Archive for May 2014
Your Teeth and Cleaning
Part of great oral hygiene is teeth cleaning. While brushing, flossing, and rinsing properly are essential for everyday oral hygiene, a deeper and thorough cleaning from your dental hygienist is necessary as well. When teeth cleaning or prophylaxis is administered, the procedure is given to remove tartar that may have developed in difficult to reach…
Read MoreThe Facts about Oral Cancer
Roughly 42,000 people will be diagnosed with oral cancer in a given year and 8,000 will die from the disease. While most do not necessarily think about it, it is a preventable disease that mainly affects tobacco and alcohol users. It can also affect those that have ever been exposed to the human papilloma virus…
Read MoreWhat You Learned as a Child Carries for a Lifetime
During the development years, your childhood is a very important stage in regards to oral hygiene. As parents, so much devotion is given to offset the habits that children place into their mouths. From dirty fingers to exceedingly sugary foods, it seems as if staying a step ahead appears to be a losing battle. What…
Read MoreHealthy Oral Hygiene 101: The Early Years
A healthy mouth is just as important as eating right and exercise. Knowing what to eat and how to exercise is something that is taught or learned by perhaps a teacher, family member, friend, and the internet and so on. Learning about good oral hygiene is no different and should be explored and understood just…
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