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Flossing And Teeth Whitening

Dental Article, Dental Checkups, General Dentistry, Oral Health, Preventive Dentistry, Teeth WhiteningBy Dr. Janette Candia (Dentist)August 7, 2014

Flossing, along with brushing and rinsing with dentist recommended mouthwash, is an integral component of a truly comprehensive home dental healthcare regimen. Regularly flossing your teeth mainly removes bacteria buildup and loose food particles in the hard to reach corners of your mouth.

Just as importantly, thanks to recent technological advancement that modern dentistry has seen over the recent years, a growing number of dental floss products are now proving to be effective tools to whiten your teeth.

How Flossing Works

It is important to note that unlike traditional whitening products and procedures, dental floss doesn’t rely on bleaching to whiten your teeth. Instead, higher end teeth-whitening products whiten dental surfaces by thoroughly removing miniscule food particles and plaque buildup that typically cause visible dental discolorations

Dental floss cleans the teeth in pretty much the same fashion that vacuuming works, in the sense that a vacuum doesn’t actually whiten floor surfaces but instead makes surfaces appear whiter by removing dust and dirt.

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What Are Canker Sores

Dental Article, Dental Checkups, General Dentistry, Preventive DentistryBy Dr. Janette Candia (Dentist)August 1, 2014

Medically referred to as aphthous ulcers, canker sores are characterized by shallow lesions that affect your oral tissues. Remarkably similar to cold sores, canker sores are generally uncomfortable. But unlike cold sores, canker sores are typically isolated only to the soft tissues of your mouth and to the base of your gums.

Most episodes of canker sores do note require medical treatment, as it goes away on its own, within a 10-15 day period. Professional dental help is required, however, when an unusually prominent canker sore develops, or in cases when canker sores fail to heal even after 2-3 weeks time.

Symptoms

Canker sores usually appear as yellowish oval-shaped patches within mildly inflamed red borders. These patches usually appear on the inside surfaces of your mouth, on your tongue, cheeks, gums, and even on your soft palate.

People who are afflicted with canker sores typically feel a tingling or burning sensation, most commonly on their inner cheeks, the inside of the lips, and the surfaces of the tongue. Each patch of canker sore usually takes to 2-3 days to form and fully develop. These patches are most painful in their first 3 to 10 days.

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Wiser Choices In Food And Drinks For Healthier Smiles

Dental Video, General Dentistry, Oral Health, Preventive DentistryBy Dr. Janette Candia (Dentist)July 31, 2014

For more tips on keeping your teeth and gums free from concerns, consult your trusted Gold Coast dentist here at Main Beach Dental. We can provide you with high quality dental service and helpful advice for the dental and oral health needs of the entire family. Call us today on (07) 5503 1177 or book an appointment online to claim your FREE dental consultation.

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Bruxism: Signs, Symptoms, And Implications

Dental Article, Dental Checkups, General Dentistry, Oral Health, Preventive DentistryBy Dr. Janette Candia (Dentist)July 25, 2014

If you wake up in the morning with soreness in your jaw and a case of throbbing headache, then it is very possible that you are suffering from bruxism. More popularly referred to as teeth grinding, bruxism is just that— the often unconscious grinding and clenching of the teeth.

Bruxism is a serious oral health condition in the sense that it can cause teeth to become loose from the gums and painful. Furthermore, frequently recurring episodes of bruxism can literally result to gradual ground away of the teeth. It is also not unheard of for cases of teeth grinding to eventually cause temporomandibular disorder.

Stress

Bruxism results from a variety of causes. Experts from both the medical community believe that bruxism is more than a habit. At present, there is a growing belief that bruxism is largely related to stress or anxiety. As such, it is also possible that bruxism could possibly result from medicines that are prepared to treat depression. Dental experts are also convinced that bruxism results from the improper alignment of the teeth.

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Want Fresher Breath? Check Your Eating Habits

Dental Infographic, General Dentistry, Oral HealthBy Dr. Janette Candia (Dentist)July 23, 2014

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Lifestyle Choices And Overall Health

Dental Article, Dental Checkups, General Dentistry, Oral Health, Preventive DentistryBy Dr. Janette Candia (Dentist)July 17, 2014

Your daily dental habits significantly impacts not only your oral health, but also your overall health and general well being. Neglecting good oral practices can result to things worse than sore teeth and bad breath. Growing bodies of research are starting to comprehensively connect the once undiscovered link between unwanted oral health anomalies to systemic diseases such as heart disease, bacterial pneumonia, and stroke.

In line with this, experts narrowed down a number of all too common lifestyle choices that typically compromise the overall wellbeing of your oral health. These include:

High Sugar Consumption

Regularly consuming high-sugar foods largely contribute to dental decay and periodontal anomalies. Simply put, a sugar laden diet allows for the perfect oral environment where dental decay-causing bacteria to exponentially and aggressively multiply.

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How Gum Disease Puts Your Total Well Being In Peril

Dental Video, Gum Disease Treatment, Oral HealthBy Dr. Janette Candia (Dentist)July 16, 2014

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Refreshments That May Harm Your Teeth

Dental Infographic, General Dentistry, Oral Health, Preventive DentistryBy Dr. Janette Candia (Dentist)July 11, 2014

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Dental Health In The Stone Age

Dental Article, Dental Checkups, General Dentistry, Oral HealthBy Dr. Janette Candia (Dentist)July 10, 2014

Despite all the modern advancements in the field of nutrition and modern dentistry, recent bodies of research acknowledge the possibility that ancient humans might have had healthier teeth than most modern humans.

Researchers believe that the significant oral health decline over the past 7500 years can be attributed to several factors. The most prominent of which being human evolution in the face of aggressive industrialization. Researchers say that these unnatural changes have brought about the evolution of oral health bacteria, along with a wide range of unwanted oral health problems.

Methodology

Lead author of the study and professor-director of the University of Adelaide’s Australian Centre for Ancient DNA reports that since the introduction of processed sugar in the Industrial Revolution, people have suffered a dramatic lack of diversity in oral bacteria. This decrease in diversity allowed for cavity-causing strains of oral bacteria to run rampant and dominate both the modern man’s dental and periodontal surfaces.

The international team of researchers that conducted the study examined the ancient DNA samples that have been preserved in calcified dental plaque. The DNA samples were harvested from 34 prehistoric Northern European skeletons. Using these samples, the researchers of modern dentistry were able to analyze how oral bacteria have changed over the course of time— from Stone Age, to the time of hunter-gatherers, to medieval, and to present-day that came about after the industrial revolution.

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Television Food Ads And Your Kid’s Oral Health

Dental Video, General Dentistry, Oral HealthBy Dr. Janette Candia (Dentist)July 4, 2014

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Calcium, Vitamin C, and Dental Care

Dental Article, Dental Checkups, General Dentistry, Gum Disease TreatmentBy Dr. Janette Candia (Dentist)July 1, 2014

Your diet directly affects your mouth and your oral health. If you eat right, the nourishment you receive helps build a better body, and therefore healthier teeth and gums. It is not an exaggeration to say that the food you eat can ultimately prevent dental decay and periodontal disease.

While a healthy diet, especially one that is rich in fruits and vegetables, generally improves the wellbeing of your mouth, there are a few standout foods that can bolster your oral heath.

Calcium

While most vital during the physically formative years of childhood, the value of calcium doesn’t diminish even as we get older. A daily diet with adequate calcium levels help prevent otherwise unnecessary cases of dental decay.

A study that saw publication in the Journal Of Periodontology reports that people whose daily calcium intake are at 500mg, or about half the recommended dietary allowance, were at a significantly higher risk of suffering from periodontitis than people who meet the recommended calcium intake.

Vitamin C

Foods rich in vitamin C are essential both in repairing connective tissues of the body and in fighting off viral and bacterial infection. Researchers at the State University of New York at Buffalo publish a study that reports that people whose daily vitamin C consumption are at 75 mg per day are approximately 25% more likely to develop early stage gum disease that those whose daily diet meet the average vitamin C requirement.

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What You Should Know About Gum Disease

Dental Article, Dental Checkups, General Dentistry, Gum Disease Treatment, Preventive DentistryBy Dr. Janette Candia (Dentist)June 27, 2014

Technically referred to as periodontal disease, gum disease is a chronic infection that affects the soft periodontal tissues. Gum disease typically results to a number of unwanted dental anomalies such severe soft tissue damage and tooth loss, among many others.

If left untreated for a significant amount time, chronic infection of the gums is known to negatively impact the heart, overall health, and general wellbeing, altogether.

Types Of Gum Disease

Gum disease typically falls under 2 basic classifications. Gum disease is either in its earlier age, which is referred to as gingivitis, or in its more advanced stage, which referred to as periodontitis.

Gingivitis

Typically characterized as early stage gum disease, gingivitis often manifests as swollen gums that bleed easily. For the better part of it, most cases of gingivitis are still easily treatable and even reversible.

All it takes to treat gingivitis is the rigorous practice of good dental habits such as brushing with fluoride toothpaste, flossing with good quality mouthwash, and rinsing with dentist recommended mouthwash. These, of course, are to be complemented with regular visits to your dentist.

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