Dental health refers to all aspects of the health and functioning of your mouth, especially the gums and teeth. Aside from enabling you to speak, eat, and laugh, your teeth can speak volumes about your overall health. Dietary habits can and do play a role in oral health.Eating disorders can affect a person’s oral health. Eating disorders occur when people ...
Dental sealants are one of the highly effective options and a safe and painless way of protecting your child’s teeth from decay. A child’s newly erupted permanent teeth are not as resistant to decay as adult teeth are. The hard enamel coating that protects the teeth changes as it ages to become stronger. Dental sealant is a thin invisible protective ...
Bad breath, medically referred as halitosis, is brought on by excessive bacterial activity on the tongue in most cases (85%-90%), and gum disease which produces high levels of foul odors mainly due to the breakdown of proteins into individual amino acids, followed by further breakdown of certain amino acids to produce sulfur compounds. The stomach is considered one of the ...
Healthy teeth and gums are vital to children’s general health. Baby teeth are very important to your child’s health and development. Good healthy baby teeth will pave the way for good healthy adult teeth. And by helping children to take good care of their teeth, you are starting habits that will last them all their lives. Good dental care should ...
Saliva is certainly an integral component in the oral environment and an extremely vital fluid in the maintenance of oral health. It is derived from blood and acts as the bloodstream of the mouth. Saliva helps build and maintain the health of soft and hard tissues. Saliva plays an essential role in maintaining the integrity of the oral structures, in ...
When it comes to brushing, most people focus solely on their teeth. However, without realizing you might be neglecting another important habit to keep your mouth healthy. Your tongue is regarded as the most forgotten place to get cleaned. We are taught the importance of brushing and flossing our teeth from a very young age, but more often than not, ...
It is normal for the children to have to unhealthy oral habits. Some of such habits include thumb sucking, nail biting, lip biting, tongue thrusting, mouth breathing etc. In order to control such routines, separate appliances are designed and manufactured. These appliances are known as habit breaking appliances. These appliances can either be of removable or fixed type. The importance ...
What Is Mouthwash? Mouthwash is a liquid that can be swished around in the mouth to improve the health of the teeth, gums, and tongue. Mouthwash can do more than just freshen your breath; it can actually help fight plaque (thin film of bacteria that forms on teeth) and gingivitis (an early stage of gum disease), prevent or control cavities, ...
DONOT IGNORE PLEASE! Globally Oral Cancer is the sixth most common cause of death with India. Oral habits like tobacco chewing in the form of betel quid areca nut, smoking and alcohol consumption are most prevalent in Indian population. India accounts for 86% of the world's oral cancer cases. Chronic tobacco quid consumption (betel quid chewing or areca nuts) results ...
There is nothing as beautiful as a shiny white smile. Yet many of us fail to give our teeth the attention they deserve - or are unwittingly brushing them in the wrong way. Failing to do this properly can lead to a build-up of plaque - which causes tooth decay and can lead to gum disease. And gum disease has ...
