If you chew tobacco, it can affect many things inside your mouth from cancer to destroying your teeth. This is especially true if you keep chew in your mouth most of the day. Below are three ways tobacco affects your teeth and treatment options available. Tooth Decay When you chew tobacco, it rests right up against your teeth. Most tobaccos have an additive to make them taste better, which is known as sugar.
22 December 2018
If you don't visit the dentist frequently, but are concerned about the health of your teeth and gums, you might be eager to browse the internet to look for ways to care for your oral health at home. One method that you'll almost certainly come across is oil pulling — a practice in which you place an oil such as coconut oil in your mouth and swish it around. The purported reason for doing so is to remove bacteria from your mouth, thus improving the health of your teeth and gums, but it's important to accept that oil pulling isn't a viable alternative to seeing your dentist regularly.
27 November 2018
Many people who get braces are annoyed to notice that after their braces come off, there are strange white spots left behind on their teeth. If you're about to get braces, you might be curious to know if that's something you're going to have to go through. The good news is, white spots aren't guaranteed to happen, especially if you know how to avoid them. Here's what you should do if you don't want white spots.
25 October 2018
If you have bad teeth, the best option for a full mouth rehabilitation might be to pull all of your teeth and get dentures. Although you may not like the idea of wearing dentures, you may find they're not so bad when they are attached securely to implants. Implant dentures are often put in with a procedure called the all-on-4 implant. Here's a look at how implant dentures can benefit you and how the procedure is done.
29 September 2018
There is a condition that dentists call "cracked tooth syndrome," and this condition affects a lot of adults. When a person has this condition, it simply means that he or she has cracks on their teeth. These cracks are very small, though, and they are not typically risky to live with; however, they can lead to problems. Here are a few important things to know if you have or suspect that you have cracked tooth syndrome.
5 September 2018
It's common to see young children with gaps in their smile from missing baby teeth, so you might be surprised when your child's dentist recommends a space maintainer for your child. This oral device keeps space open for your child's permanent teeth to grow in properly when the baby teeth are lost too soon. A maintainer is not always needed, but when it is, it can prevent problems that might require braces to correct in the coming years.
14 August 2018
Having missing teeth can make it stressful to smile. Instead of dealing with these gaps for the rest of your life, you should consider getting dental implants. They can benefit your life in the following ways. 1. Enhance Your Self-Esteem Having dental implants put in can benefit you from a mental standpoint, particularly your self-esteem. When you look in the mirror, you won't see any gaps in your mouth. The implants look just like real teeth as well, so you won't have to feel self-conscious when smiling.
16 July 2018
If you are dissatisfied with the look of your teeth, you may have already decided to get dental veneers. The veneers, which are thin porcelain coverings for your teeth, conceal cosmetic dental blemishes, such as irregular shapes, discoloration, chips, cracks, and minor misalignments. To ensure that the veneers fit your mouth, they are constructed using impressions of your oral cavity and digital imagery. Once a dental laboratory has created the veneers, they are sent back to your dentist's office for the application.
17 May 2018
For those who are missing teeth, dentures are often what they wear in order to replace their missing teeth. However, there are several reasons why dentures are a bad option, and you should consider dental implants instead after a tooth extraction. Won't Slip Out Dentures rely on dental adhesives to hold them in place. If the adhesive does not function properly, it can cause your teeth to slip out of place.
17 May 2018
If you would like to protect the health of your teeth, there are multiple actions that you should take. Here are a few of them. Use an Oral Irrigator Brushing twice daily is an important component of your oral health regimen. However, brushing alone is not sufficient to remove plaque from all of the surfaces of the teeth, especially those in the interdental spaces and along the gum line. String floss can help complete the plaque removal.
13 April 2018