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The foods and beverages you consume daily have consequences on your teeth. Therefore it’s important to maintain a daily maintenance routine. By discussing your dietary habits with your dentist, they can help you to understand how certain beverages and foods can stain your teeth and offer ways to get your teeth back on track.
A lifetime of chewing, grinding, and general wear and tear can take its toll on your teeth. Add complications from certain medical conditions and medication side effects, and oral health becomes more important than ever for senior citizens. Prevention, by way of daily brushing and flossing and regular trips to the dentist, is the best defense.
However, proper oral care can become more challenging with age, leading to minor or major dental problems. Here is a list of common dental procedures for seniors and how they help address common geriatric dental concerns.
Summer is actually the best time for kids and teens to start orthodontic treatments. Here are a few reasons why:
As an adult, you understand the importance of good oral hygiene. Children, on the other hand, do not, and therefore need our help in establishing good oral health habits. The team at Sedation and Implant Dentistry of Tehachapi in Kern County shares five dental tips all parents should know.
Toothache pain can be excruciating. This pain can be sharp, dull and sometimes aching. It can even bring on flu-like symptoms. You usually feel this pain when the nerve inside your tooth is irritated. Your toothache can cause a strong reaction to hot and cold food and beverages.
Cavities are damaged areas in teeth that develop into tiny holes. When harmful bacteria enters the mouth, it uses the sugars in the foods and drinks we consume to make acids. The acids, if left in the mouth, eat away at the tooth’s hard outer enamel, eventually causing tooth decay and cavities to form.
Being scared of the dentist is a worldwide problem. Fear can take many forms, from nervousness to all-out panic. For mild sufferers, visiting the dentist is an unpleasant experience. But for a significant minority of acute phobics, anxiety can be intense enough to deter visiting the dentist altogether.
To help you maintain a long lasting brighter smile without using bleach and chemicals, here are some safe and natural tips.
Kids might not keep their baby teeth for long, but that’s no reason to ignore proper dental hygiene. Aside from the risk of getting cavities, untreated gum disease compromises kids’ ability to eat well, sleep properly, and function at home and school. Plus, healthy baby teeth keep jawlines straight and hold the space for adult teeth to grow in.
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