The Best Foods for Good Dental Health

April 8th, 2012 by admin No comments »

“Eat to live, don’t live to eat,” I’ve been told more than once. While I do my best to watch what goes on my plate and eventually into my mouth, I don’t always consider the effect of certain foods on my dental health. Thinking about it now, I find it odd, given how we eat. As children, the dangers of eating too much sugar are drilled into our heads, and we’re warned to go easy on chewing gum (and not to swallow it). School posters of food pyramids tout which foods benefit which parts of the body, but what can we eat that also contributes to healthy, strong teeth?

Next time you hit the grocery store in order to restock the pantry, pay attention to nutrition labels, and consider adding a few dental-friendly snacks to your cart. Here are a few suggestions to whet your appetite.

1) Cheese and dairy products. If you are tolerant of lactose, try adding some yogurt, mild cheeses, and milk to the menu. Foods rich in calcium are believed to help tooth strength and brightness.

2) Lean proteins and nuts. The phosphorus found in certain protein-rich foods can prove helpful in restoring minerals to your teeth, and in turn protecting the enamel.

3) Low-acidic fruits. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, and one might argue enough apples help during dental visits. The crunchiness of the fruit helps work your teeth as you chew, and the water content acts as a buffer that protects your teeth from acid.

4) Water. You should be drinking at least eight glasses of water daily, regardless. Water hydrates the body and is perhaps the best liquid to drink for maintaining healthy teeth. If you enjoy soda, coffee, and tea, however, try to limit the consumption and don’t feel silly about bringing a toothbrush to work for use after lunch.

What About Sweeteners?

You may ask, what about diet soft drinks and pink packets for coffee and tea? Technically they are not sugar, but are artificial sweeteners as bad or worse for your teeth? You may wish to consult with your dentist about whether or not sugar substitutes are as damaging to enamel. » Read more: The Best Foods for Good Dental Health

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Dental Hygiene Prevents Fillings

April 6th, 2012 by admin No comments »

For many of us the thought of seeing a dentist fills us with dread. We worry about needing injections, fillings and other treatments that are required when we have poor dental health.

But there are ways to minimise the occasions when a visit to the dentist involves anything more than a simple inspection and polish. One good way to do this is to see a dental hygienist on a regular basis. If you’ve never considered this before perhaps now is the time to do so.

Is it really worth seeing a dental hygienist?

Yes it can make all the difference to your dental hygiene. It is particularly worthwhile if you suffer from bad breath, gum disease or discolouration of your teeth.

A dental hygienist is able to provide advice and insight into how best to look after your teeth and gums. As such their role is typically more one of prevention than anything else. They can scale your teeth and polish them so they look their best, but they can also use sealants to strengthen and protect the back teeth that are more involved with chewing.

Can you trust your dental hygienist?

Yes, most definitely – they have to go through intensive training for a minimum of two years on a full time basis, so this is not a casual role. They have in depth knowledge about how to prevent gum disease and fillings. They also know how various elements in our lives can lead us to damage our teeth, sometimes without us realising.

Does regular brushing and good dental hygiene really help prevent bad breath and gum disease?

Yes – and a good dental hygienist can advise on these matters. The prevention of fillings is an important part of good dental care; it is always better to prevent them than to have them done when a cavity has already appeared in a tooth.

The hygienist will be able to advise you on how to brush your teeth, how often and how to take care of cleaning in between your teeth as well. They can also identify signs of gum disease and give advice on how to reduce and get rid of cases of gum disease when they occur. » Read more: Dental Hygiene Prevents Fillings

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Why Should You Opt For Dental Implants?

April 4th, 2012 by admin No comments »

All of us want those beautiful and healthy smiles. Who wouldn’t want a perfect set of pearly white teeth, set perfectly in their mouth? If you have chipped tooth or have suffered from tooth extraction in the past, dental implants are the best solution for you to get back your set of perfect white and full teeth.

Your face makes the first impression about you. Whether a person would like you or not depends on how presentable you are. Smiles often help to make wonders happen. But would you feel confident enough to smile, if you are missing even a tooth? Will you have confident to make yourself presentable as you would have with a perfect set of teeth? Can you smile so carelessly with a missing or a chipped tooth? Certainly not! These are a few things that make us conscious about ourselves. But when the technology has advanced so much and effective solutions like dental implants are now available, why should we hold back on investing for those beautiful smiles that everybody envies. What if you are a model, actor, a celebrity or anybody, who earns a living with their face value? You can simply not afford to lose a tooth and then go on with your normal routine as it is. You will certainly face issues with lower confidence level and less sureness about yourself and the performance you are expected to give out. A missing tooth or dentures can have a drastic impact on your professional life. Therefore, it is important that you invest well in them.

Forget about-face value because you are confident that your skills will take you to your desired position. But, have you wondered why your teeth ache or your jaw gets sore while you eat? Missing tooth or dentures are responsible for this too. Not only do they reduce the effects, your smiles are bound to create, they are also painful while chewing food. Missing tooth may create a problem for you to chew food properly or cause other problems like bad breath and bone loss in the jaw, where the tooth is missing. » Read more: Why Should You Opt For Dental Implants?

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