Category: Teeth Whitening

How Gluten can Impact Oral Health

Gluten is something that is found in grains. it’s a protein that holds all foods together. Since it can’t be broken down by the body, it’ll be absorbed. However, for those with celiac disease, they can’t eat gluten since it triggers an autoimmune response. A healthy diet that is gluten free can sometimes benefit you, …

All About Dental Infection Control

Infection control refers to measures that clinics will take before, during, and after dental care in order to make sure patients are safe and healthy. You need to have the utmost dental care in order to prevent injury and infection. There are three things that are mostly focused on, and they are the sterilization of …

How to Fix a Cracked Tooth

A cracked tooth is never fun, and it’s important to get it fixed. As we get older, our teeth tend to have little lines and cracks, and while at first, they may seem concerning, usually they’re craze lines, cracks in the tooth enamel, which is limited to the outer layer of where the tooth is, …

Why dental Professionals Shouldn’t Neglect Talking about tobacco

Tobacco is one of the major causes of death in the US, taking almost half of a million lives, with 15% of adults and 20% of youth using to tobacco, and about 40% of children are regularly exposed to tobacco smoke. Smoking and tobacco exposure actually puts you at a much higher risk for oral …

Tooth Removal and Tooth Extraction

You may be asked to have a tooth removed.  The reason varies, but it can mean because of many thing.s for example, the decay has reached the bottom of the tooth, and is deep, the infection has destroyed a portion of the tooth that’s around the bone, and there isn’t enough room for all the …

What is a Filling?

Fillings are essentially a way to restore a tooth that’s been damaged by decay to bring it back to normal function. When you get a filling, chances are you’re getting decayed tooth material removed first, and then the area is cleaned up, and then the cleaned area is then fixed up with a filling material. …

Tips for Preventing Oral and Mouth Injuries

njuries to both the mouth and the teeth are very common, with about 60% of dental injuries happening to the front teeth, and can damage the cheeks, lips, and the tongue. Injuries to baby teeth can happen when learning to walk, and it can damage the permanent teeth as well. Sports injuries are the main …