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Keeping your Teeth Shining, Always
Words Of Wisdom No. 8: Practice Flossing with Your Eyes Shut Flossing is important as it helps to remove food particles that may be trapped in between the teeth. You can purchase a packet of floss, which you can use to clean between your teeth, from any drug store....
The Wide Array of Orthodontic Treatments
Is All Orthodontic Treatment The Same? Of course, not all orthodontic treatment options are the same for the simple reason that not all patients are the same. Indeed, the same patient might have different types of orthodontic treatments at different times in his or...
Freshness Matters
Words of Wisdom No. 7: Stay Fresh The main aim of brushing is to stay fresh and healthy. Staying fresh also eliminates the build up of food particles that give room for the accumulation of bacteria. Advantages of staying fresh Some advantages of staying fresh include:...
Reasons for a Prolonged Braces Treatment
Three Reasons Your Orthodontic Braces Are Still On The eagerness and expectation of waiting to finally get your orthodontic braces off can almost be overwhelming. It’s likely the most frequent question that orthodontic patients have – ‘When are my braces coming off?’...
Baking Soda: On the Verge to Replacing Toothpastes
Words of Wisdom No. 6: Brush your teeth with baking soda once a week Brushing with soda ash helps in removing of stains thus helping in whitening of the teeth, salt can also be used in place of soda ash. Soda ash is a composition of various elements, its chemical name...
Teeth Removal for Braces; Why?
Why do I need teeth removed for my braces? When a child or adult visits an orthodontist, the specialist may recommend that a certain tooth or teeth need to be removed. To a child, this may be very concerning. After all, children do not understand how quickly a tooth...
Apple Cider Vinegar & Oral Hygiene
Word of Wisdom No. 5: Gargle with Apple Cider Vinegar Apple cider vinegar helps in removing stains and also whitening the teeth, in addition to whitening the teeth it also helps in killing bacteria and also in making the gums stronger. This is ideal and should be done...
Dental X-rays and Brain Tumors: Any Relations?
Do Dental X-rays Really Cause Brain Tumors? The topic of dental health should be at the forefront of any mother's mind. Both your own dental health and the health of your children should be taken into account. Not only will they dictate social factors like self-image...
Oral Cleansing Foods
Word of Wisdom No. 4: Eat 'Detergent’ Foods This are food stuffs that helps in cleaning the teeth instead of brushing, an example is an apple which is in most cases referred to as the natures tooth brush, other foodstuffs that may also be used for cleaning purposes...
The Tongue is to be Cleaned too during Brushing
Word of Wisdom No. 3: Clean your tongue Many people tend to think that the brushing process involves the teeth and in most cases ignore brushing the tongue. A tongue scrapper is more effective than a tooth brush in this tongue cleaning process. The two major cleaning...