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Pediatric Dentists Educate Kids: National Children’s Dental Health Month

Pediatric dentists feel that there is an increasing need to spread awareness amongst the people by marking February as National children’s dental health month. Many pediatric dentists across the country educate children about good dental habits, importance of oral health and offer free dental services.

10 Tips to Deal with Dental Emergencies

Nowadays, dentists have many options for dealing with dental emergencies. We can benefit from advancements in dentistry, like pain management and techniques to restore teeth. Teeth can be restored with synthetic materials that resemble the natural teeth and are strong enough to bear any amount of load.

5 Steps to Good Oral Health

Good oral health is not only important to our appearance but also to our overall health. Cavities and gum disease may contribute to many serious conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, respiratory diseases, and premature and low weight babies. Untreated cavities can also be painful and lead to serious infections.

Alarming Signs of Periodontal Disease

Periodontal disease or Periodontitis is an infection of the tissues that support the teeth. It is the inflammation of the supporting tissues of the teeth caused by specific microorganisms, resulting in progressive destruction of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone with pocket formation, recession or both.

Oral Hygiene and Teeth Cleaning Tips for Busy People

It’s better to clean your teeth after every meal but it is not possible for those who have busy schedule, such people can chew sugarless gums in order to increase salivation and reduce bacterial activity.

Bad Foods for Teeth: Improper Diet can Cause Dental Cavity.

Dental cavities are a very common dental health problem, which is caused by improper and imbalanced diet and poor dental hygiene. Diet also plays an important role at the time of teeth development and eruption as any deficiency could affect the tooth formation and make it more prone to dental caries. But generally it’s the diet we eat that makes us more susceptible to caries; therefore in such condition maintaining a good dental hygiene plays a vital role to prevent caries. Just by brushing your teeth after every meal, you can stop dental caries.

Prevent and Stop Tooth Decay

Tooth decay is considered one of the most widely met dental disease and persons spend a lot of their income on its treatment. A good way to economize money and time is to prevent tooth decay as soon as possible. There are many functional ways to do this, most of them connected with personal hygiene and nutrition style.

Avoid Tooth Decay with Dental Chewing Gum

Our mouth is like an open door to all kinds of bacteria and infection. It is highly important to have healthy teeth, because this guarantees that our body will always receive only clean and qualitatively chewed food. One of the modern and largely used method of keeping teeth healthy is the sugar-free dental chewing gum.

Tooth Enamel In-Mouth Regeneration

Nathan Cochrane has discovered a new way of treating tooth decay without using traditional fillings and extractions. The main idea consists in reversing the tooth decay and making the enamel re-grow. The whole process takes place at night, while the person sleeps.

Avoid Periodontal Disease, When You Should See Dentist Immediately

Many researches and studies reported a great importance of periodontal care and recommended an evaluation with the periodontist if a person is experiencing any of the following symptoms that may be signs of periodontal disease

Women Has A Greater Risk Of Having Bad Teeth Compare To Men

American Academy of Periodontology said women has still a greater risk of having dental problems compare to men due to hormonal basis. According to anthropologist, the primary reason why women has poor dental health is hormonal and the increase of food intake during pregnancy.

Avoid Tooth Decay And Smile More

If you want a beaming smile but your all important brushing and flossing still leaves you frowning, take advice from Chief Dental Officer, Barry Cockcroft, on keeping your teeth and gums healthy.

Natural Cure for Bad Breath, Halitosis

A diet for a healthy body is also a good diet for bad breath cure. It’s not hard to get dietary advice these days - we hear about what makes up a healthy diet almost daily. A healthy diet that’s right for you may be the only natural cure for bad breath that you need.

How To Avoid Tooth Abrasion and Tooth Erosion

Tooth abrasion and tooth erosion refer to a loss of part of the tooth’s outer covering, the enamel, and sometimes deeper parts of the tooth. Some cases may require specific restorative procedures, while others will not require treatment.

Dental Floss - Best Tooth Cleaner Ever?

Did you know that failing to floss means up to 35% of your tooth surface goes uncleaned? The most common way to clean between teeth is with dental floss or tape. Many people prefer tape to floss, as it is wider and can be gentler on the gums.

Baby Teeth Are Important

Despite an overall decline in dental decay rates over the last thirty years, recent data highlight the need for more rigorous early oral assessments and prevention efforts, beginning with maternal education. A national survey revealed a 15 percent increase in dental decay among young children (ages 2 to 5). More than one in four pre-school age children have experienced the disease.

Tips and Techniques for Eliminating Bad Breath

Millions of people suffer with bad breath. The good news is that with proper understanding and proper dental care bad breath can be virtually eliminated! Bad breath or halitosis usually originates from certain foods we eat or bacteria in our mouths that feed on left over food particles. Find out these easy tips and techniques for preventing and eliminating bad breath.

What is this small, fairly hard, growth just under my tongue?

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Its small. No pain. Annoying, because always playing with it. Gets big and small thruout the day. What is this? I’ve had it for a month now or so. I’m a 35 yr old male.
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Personally this is a guessing game since I can't see it. I don't like the idea that it has been there for a month. At first I thought it was a Tori, which is bone that develops under the tongue, in the palate or even around the teeth over years of time. Since you said it changes in size, that rules out the Tori. It could be a Sialoth, which is a blocked salivary duct. Sometimes they have to be removed for you if it doesn't pop. Normally those aren't very big, but if they never get popped or unblocked it could continue to grow. Another possibility is cancer. See a dentist and have it looked at.
Nancy, hygienist 22 years

Most likely if the size fluctuates it is a blocked saliva duct. It may be a salivary stone, similar to a kidney stone. If it becomes completely blocked, it will only grow. Go see your dentist and show him/her.
S., dental hygienist

Dental Filling Placement. Why and How

When tooth decay has destroyed a part of the tooth a hole remains. The dentist needs to fill this hole produced by the tooth decay; a dental filling is thus placed. Fillings are also used to repair cracked or broken teeth and teeth that have been worn down from misuse.

If Bad Breath Remains After Good Oral Hygiene

But bad breath isn’t always the result of choosing the wrong mouthwash or toothpaste, a University of Iowa dentist says. The cause of bad breath might be the food you ate for lunch, out-of-control diabetes, or perhaps postnasal drip.
If you have a good oral hygiene and have a bad breath it can be halitosis. Halitosis is the medical name given to those who suffer from chronic bad breath.

How to Chew Right, With Less Harm to Your Teeth

First, it is important to note that our teeth are subject to daily stresses such as chewing and teeth grinding, which wear away at our teeth and put a great deal of pressure on the tooth structure. These stresses put tremendous strain on our teeth, sometimes resulting in hairline stress fractures that eventually break teeth if left undetected.