Your mouth is full of bacteria. Many of these bacteria are beneficial, while others are harmful. Harmful bacteria feed on the sugar you consume and create acids. These acids attack and damage your tooth enamel, the protective, shiny outer layer of your teeth....
If a person experiences pain when chewing food, or if teeth suddenly become sensitive to hot and cold, one tooth may be a cracked. Any pain associated with a cracked tooth tends to come and go. This can make it more challenging for a dentist to locate the crack,...
Oral hygiene and health go hand in hand, when one is in good condition, usually so is the other. But you may be wondering, what exactly is oral hygiene? Briefly stated, it is the practice of keeping one’s mouth clean and free of disease along with other problems....
The health of the gums is closely related to overall general health. When a person has gum disease, they are more likely to have health issues like heart disease respiratory issues, dementia, complications with pregnancies and diabetes. Here are a few ways to keep...
Caries is a dental disease that occurs when specific types of bacteria begin to produce acids that destroy first the tooth enamel and then the dentin beneath it. Once caries starts, it is impossible to go back the whole process, at least we are all so convinced. But...
We all love to eat sweets. When we try something sweet, our sense of taste sends a direct message to our brain: This is really delicious! And dopamine begins to be released in the body, which makes us happy and satisfied. However, according to scientific research,...
