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Spring Break Travel Tips for your Dental Health
Vacations are a great way to leave it all behind for a little while. It’s also easy for some people to take a vacation from their oral health habits, which can be dangerous. Long car rides or busy airports can prevent us from maintaining good care of our teeth and … Read More
Posted in Dental Health
Tagged oral health, spring break, travel tips
Natural remedies for bad breath
So there are few things as socially embarrassing as halitosis (bad breath), especially on a first date or a business meeting. You may not even know you have it. There’s one way to check, and no, breathing into your hand isn’t an effective way to tell if you do. If … Read More
Posted in Dental Health
Tagged bad breath, halitosis, natural remedies for bad breath
Little ways to eat a lot less sugar and salt
It’s no secret that too much salt and sugar in your diet can do damage to your health. Reducing your salt and sugar intake can be difficult at first, but it is possible to cut back without feeling like you’re missing out. Here are some simple ways to keep salt … Read More
Posted in DC Dental, Dental Health, Health
Tagged health issues, healthy lifestyle, salt
Things to think about when you floss
Flossing your teeth correctly is extremely important to good oral hygiene. Flossing removes plaque on and between your teeth. If the plaque is not removed, the bacteria attacks the enamel in your teeth, causing cavities, halitosis (bad breath) and even tooth loss. Flossing effectively removes plaque and should be done … Read More
Posted in DC Dental, Dental Education, Dental Health, Dental Tips
Tagged dental health, Flossing
Weird ways to keep your teeth healthy and clean
We’ve all been urged since we were young to build and maintain strong oral hygiene habits. Of course, brushing and flossing regularly is crucial to keeping your mouth healthy, but there are some extra things that most people haven’t heard of that you can do throughout the day that also … Read More
Posted in DC Dental, Dental Education, Dental Health, Fun stuff, Health
Tagged clean teeth, heathy teeth
Our Favorite Teething Remedies
While some babies don’t seem to be affected by teething, others are fussier than usual when the first symptoms of teething appear. This usually happens right around the six-month mark, but it’s perfectly normal for the first tooth to come in anywhere between 3-12 months. By the time your little … Read More
Posted in Dental Health
Tagged kids, pediatric dentistry, teething
Does gum really help teeth stay clean?
It has been a long-held belief that chewing gum can help clean your teeth, especially after a meal. It makes sense that the act of chewing increases saliva flow, which washes away food and other debris, and also neutralizes acids produced by bacteria. That is true, but it’s the type … Read More
Posted in Dental Health
Tagged gum, sugar, Xylitol Gum
When should you see a dentist about a toothache?
Modern life can be taxing on our minds and bodies, and often times, in the midst of working and playing we have minor aches and pains that we can usually ignore, but sometimes, they’re severe or persistent enough that they demand our attention. Especially in regards to your teeth, it … Read More
Posted in Dental Health
Tagged pain, Should you see the dentist?, toothaches
Are electronic cigarettes bad for your teeth?
It’s no secret that cigarettes pose a risk to our oral health. The smoke in a traditional cigarette contains ammonia, carbon monoxide and acetone among several others, which cause discoloration, plaque buildup and bad breath. E-cigarettes don’t produce smoke. Instead, they produce vapor from the liquid inside them. That liquid … Read More
Posted in Dental Health
Tagged dental health, e-cigarettes
What to do with a chipped tooth
Our teeth are made to withstand lots of wear and tear. Tooth enamel, the outer surface of your teeth, is the hardest substance in the human body, stronger than our bones even, but as we live longer, and expose our teeth to stress from clenching, grinding or chewing on hard … Read More
Posted in Dental Health
Tagged broken tooth, chipped teeth
