Many people grind their teeth and don’t realize it. Other people know, but don’t know why it’s a big deal. What you don’t know can’t hurt you, right? WRONG! Generally, when people chew they are using between 10-30 pounds of pressure on their teeth. But “clenchers” and “grinders” are exerting up to 250 pounds of pressure on their teeth according …
Baby’s Oral Health Tips
Oral health care should start long before your little one’s tooth pops up. TheacademyofGeneral Dentistryrecommends that babies never go to sleep with a bottle. Milk, juice or other sweetened liquids can cause decay especially because saliva stops flowing through the mouth during sleep stages. If a bottle is a nessesity—just use water. Another suggestion is to gently wipe your baby’s …
Sip All Day Get Decay
The truth is that we all do things that we know we shouldn’t. Yet, I think that if we all knew the facts about how easy decay can access teeth, we just might change habits. Yes I am trying to scare you into good behavior. Things you should know: An acid attack on your teeth lasts about 20 minutes. Enamel …
What Level Are You at Now? Satisfied?
No two people are the same and everyone knows that through out life we go through many stages. Yet, we are the masters of our own destiny. You have the power to choose many things in like. In regards to oral health, your first choice in this regard is how you would like to begin with dental care. There are …
Victoriuos Life Change
Victory! Yesterday, I saw something life changing for me and a patient. I never thought that I would say that about a normal dental procedure here in Roseville Minnesota, because dentistry is dentistry and Roseville is just a nice, quiet little suburb of St. Paul and Minneapolis, right? Here is the back story: a few weeks ago a patient came …
What To Consider When Choosing A New Dentist
While everyone knows they have to go to the dentist, sometimes it is the most tedious of tasks, especially when you have to find a new dentist. When that time comes to choose your next dentist, the first thing you do is ask around. You ask your co-workers, neighbors, friends and family for advice. That’s because one of the most …
Beeswax Dental Filling?!
A Beeswax Dental Filling That Lasted 6,500 Years By SINDYA N. BHANOO Published: September 24, 2012 Ancient dentistry has been discovered in a 6,500-year-old human jawbone: a lump of beeswax that appears to be the earliest evidence of a dental filling. Chris Gash The beeswax was probably applied to ease pain from a crack in the enamel and dentin layers …
Gum Disease Linked to Heart Illness
“I found this article and felt like I should just repost it”–Marija Gum Disease Linked to Heart Illness By: Tim Friend USAToday Philadelphia—the most common strain of bacteria in dental plaque can cause blood clots that induce heart attacks when they escape into the bloodstream, researchers reported Monday. Mark Herzberg of theUniversityofMinnesotasaid the findings are the first to link bacteria …