Category: oral hygiene
Is Your Nicotine Habit Masking Gum Disease?
It comes to no surprise that nicotine is harmful to your health. You may associate nicotine with chewing tobacco or smoking a cigarette. However, nicotine is also found in the latest e-cigarette trend as well. Regardless of how it is delivered, nicotine can wreak havoc on your oral health, especially your gums. Nicotine is known…
How Important Is Mouthwash?
Does your oral hygiene routine end after brushing and flossing? While you are certainly checking off the two most important steps recommended by the American Dental Association, you may be missing out on another beneficial addition. Mouthwash, or mouth rinse, is a great way to boost your brushing and flossing efforts and add preventative profits…
Acid Reflux and Your Oral Health
Is acid reflux ruining your smile? The uncomfortable and damaging effects of an acid reflux condition can extend beyond your chest and throat. This condition involves the frequent travel of stomach acid back up into your esophagus. If this highly acid fluid reaches your mouth on a regular basis, your dental health can be compromised.…
Plaque and Tarter: What You Need To Know
Plaque and tartar. We hear these terms often, but do you know exactly what they mean or understand the difference between the two? Once you do, you are sure to gain important answers to questions about your dental care, including how to prevent gum disease and cavities, why we need to brush twice a day…
Watch Your Tongue
When it comes to your oral hygiene, you probably consider your teeth and gums. While this should certainly be your focus area inside your mouth, there is another area that you need to pay attention to: your tongue. Your tongue, just like your fingerprint, is a one-of-a-kind feature and it can hold powerful information about…
5 Brushing Habits That You Need To Stop
Your dental hygiene routine is very important; your dental health directly impacts your overall health. However, there may be a few habits you engage in when it comes to brushing that need to stop. Although your intentions may be good, be sure to avoid these five harmful brushing habits for a healthier smile: Brushing too…
Cavities: What’s Your Risk?
When it comes to tooth decay, we are not all on the same playing field. You may brush and floss just as diligently as your neighbor, yet have a higher threat for cavities. There are several reasons that can make your fight against cavities more challenging. Most causes are within your control, yet there are…
Is Your Sports Drink Sabotaging Your Smile?
Sugars and acid are two things your smile could do without. Unfortunately, your favorite sports drink is likely delivering both. People of all ages consume sports drinks under the assumption that it is overall good for them, hydrating and improving athletic performance. However, what most people do not realize is that sports drinks like Gatorade…
What Is Burning Mouth Syndrome?
Imagine a constant painful, burning sensation on your lips, tongue, palate, gums or inside of your cheek. That is what sufferers of Burning Mouth Syndrome (BSS) face on a daily basis. It is considered one of the most complicated and poorly understood oral health conditions. Although professionals do not understand the burning mouth syndrome in…
Halloween Candy: For Better or For Worse
Only a few short days until pounds of sugar will enter your house, all within reach of your children. Halloween candy threatens the health of many young smiles across the nation each year. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend $2.2 billion on Halloween candy in 2014. It may be unrealistic to take…
