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Category: Dental Hygiene

What is Dental Sealant?

The application of dental sealant is a relatively inexpensive and painless treatment process that helps protect back teeth from cavities and tooth decay. Sealant is essentially a thin layer of plastic coating, and it is placed on the chewing surface of teeth in the back of the mouth, usually...

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Flossing: Your Dental Care Routine is Incomplete Without It!

Every single time you’ve stepped into your dentist’s office, among the first questions you are asked is, “Have you been flossing your teeth every day?” And the only answer you have is to shift guiltily in your chair, grin sheepishly, and mumble something about how you’ll get around to...

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Mouthwash: Completing the Holy Trinity of Dental Hygiene Routine

You’ve been brushing and flossing your teeth regularly and it is with a lot of enthusiasm that you are congratulating yourself on being so diligent with your oral hygiene routine. But wait a minute; you’re still leaving something out. What? What? What? Mouthwash! Rinsing with a mouthwash is important...

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Plaque: The Invisible Enemy

You’ve just finished eating and are lying back in contentment reminiscing about the wonderful meal you’ve just enjoyed. While you revisit the flavors that sent your taste buds into a tizzy, there is a whole lot of activity going on inside your mouth that you might not be aware...

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Teach Your Kids to Clean Your Teeth the Fun Way

For us brushing is almost second nature. After we wake up and get out of bed, we just reach for the toothbrush and brush away, sometimes half-groggily, and even so manage to get it almost right every single time. However, brushing doesn’t come that naturally to children. In fact,...

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Oooh, Bad Breath. What Causes It?

I am sure that all of us are aware of the distasteful experiences (pun intended) that bad breath can cause. Halitosis, as the condition is medically known, is both unhygienic and embarrassing. There are many potential reasons for foul smelling mouths, some of which are commonly known, while others...

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10 Most Important Things in Dental Hygiene

You’ve got to start paying attention to your dental hygiene before you become a social pariah. And if you think that hurriedly brushing your teeth just before you tear off to work amounts to proper dental hygiene, let’s put you on the right track, shall we?

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