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You can't overestimate the importance of good oral hygiene -- not only for good oral health, but for your overall wellbeing. Gum disease is a major risk factor for the development of serious health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes.
Ronel Van Der Spuy
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From keeping you pain-free to telling the best jokes, we’re grateful for everything dentists do. Here are five reasons to thank your dentist on March 6, National Dentist Day.
What are amalgam fillings?
Dental amalgam has been used as a dental filling for more than 150 years in hundreds of millions of patients around the world. Dental amalgam is a mixture of metals, consisting of liquid mercury and a powdered alloy composed of silver, tin, and copper. 50% of dental amalgam contains elemental mercury. The chemical properties of elemental mercury allow it to react with and bind together the silver/copper/tin alloy particles to form the amalgam. Dental amalgam fillings are also known as “silver fillings” because of their silver-like appearance.
Children's teeth begin developing in the womb. Therefore, nutrition during pregnancy is important in the development of your child's teeth. A mother's diet should contain adequate amounts of calcium, phosphorus, vitamin C and vitamin D.
Dental Erosion is the superficial loss of enamel by a chemical process. If left unchecked, it may proceed to the underlying dentine.
Seven million of us in the UK regularly give cleaning our teeth the brush-off and admit to not brushing for two minutes twice a day.
5-Steps how to care for your teeth
Run your tongue along your teeth. What do you feel? That “fuzzy-toothed” feeling is the buildup of bacteria called plaque. Following the 5 steps is the best way to look after your teeth to re move plaque to avoid damage to your te eth and gums.
When you have diabetes, high blood sugar can take a toll on your entire body — including your teeth and gums. You are 3 to 4 times more likely to develop gum disease, with a higher rate of severe bone loss and gum infections.
