So you have bad breath. Whether a family member pointed it out at breakfast or a colleague at work embarrassingly whispered to you under their breath. You’re now self-conscious about your bad breath every time you open your mouth. Well, you’ll be glad to know you’re not the only one. In fact, bad …
As a child, I was always told to chew my food properly and I never really understood why. Apart from choking on large bits of food, my mother’s voice has been instilled in me forever — ‘chew your food properly and eat with your mouth closed’. Well, it turns out mum was teaching …
Continue ReadingAre You Paying Attention to How You Eat — Is there a right way to chew your food?
By now, we all should know just how important it is to look after our teeth. Afterall, if you lose an adult tooth, sadly there won’t be another that grows in its place. From as early as I can remember, I was taught how to brush my teeth and eventually, learn to floss. …
Find yourself waking up with a headache? Or experiencing tight jaw muscles? These are just some of the symptoms of you might be grinding or clenching your teeth (also known as bruxism). Our teeth have been designed to help us eat, talk and smile with confidence, they aren’t however, designed to be forcefully …
Our teeth are the hardest substances in our body. Besides being the first step in the digestive process, our teeth play an important role in our ability to speak. As humans, we have 2 sets of teeth. We develop a set of baby teeth from as early as a tiny embryo inside the womb. …
Continue ReadingWhat Are The 4 Types of Teeth and Why Do We Have Them?
If a shark loses a tooth, no biggie. Sharks can have over 50,000 teeth in their lifetime. Elephants can replace four of their main teeth up to 6 times in a lifetime. So why do humans only have 2 sets of teeth? We develop a set of ‘baby’ teeth only for our adult …
If it’s been awhile since you or a loved one has seen a dentist, here’s what you can expect.
There are many uses of activated charcoal, from water filters to health products that help with flatulence, kidney health, and more recently toothpaste and toothbrushes. But how does it help your teeth? Activated charcoal is said to whiten teeth and freshen breath better than any other toothpaste you can find in your supermarket. …
Continue ReadingActivated Charcoal: Is It Safe To Use On Your Teeth?
As parents, it’s essential to help our children form good oral habits that last them well into adulthood. Sometimes that means overcoming myths we’ve been told over the years or being more proactive about daily habits. 1. Unhealthy baby teeth impact the adult teeth coming in behind them. If a baby tooth …
Your dentist has suggested having your wisdom teeth removed, but they aren’t causing you any issues. Do they really need to be removed? Have you heard conflicting stories about needing to have your wisdom teeth removed? On one hand, you’ve got friends telling you they still have their wisdom teeth and it’s …
Continue ReadingEverything You Need to Know About Your Wisdom Teeth
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