FLOSS: Protecting You from Low-Cost Teeth-Whitening Services
www.ij.org Teeth-whitening services are popular and increasingly available at spas, salons and shopping malls. This has been a boon for consumers because these businesses offer whitening services at a much lower cost than dentists do, often charging less than 25 percent of what a dentist would charge for similar results. There is one group that is not smiling about these new, low-cost teeth-whitening services: the Connecticut Dental Commission. In June, the Commission ruled it is a crime punishable by up to five years in jail or 000 in civil penalties for anyone but a licensed dentist to offer teeth-whitening services, even if the customers apply the product to their own teeth. Teeth-whitening products are regulated by the FDA as cosmetics, which mean anyone—even a child—can purchase them and apply them to his or her own teeth without a prescription and without supervision or instruction. The Dental Commission's ruling has nothing to do with public health or safety and everything to do with protecting licensed dentists from honest competition
5 Easy Tips for a Clean Mouth, Fresh Breath & Healthy Gums, Austin Dentist Emily Craft
5 Easy Tips for a Clean Mouth, Fresh Breath & Healthy Gums, Austin Dentist Emily Craft In this video, Austin dentist, Emily Craft, describes 5 simple tips for improving your oral hygiene for fresh breath, healthy gums and overall a clean mouth. These practical tips and secrets will help you understand oral hygiene so you can actually improve the health of your mouth and gums. The secret to fresh breath and healthy gums is to brush regularly and to floss at least once a day. The left over food and bacteria in the mouth cannot be removed simply by brushing, and it's important to floss to maintain healthy gums and fend off bad breath. Pecan Park Family Dentistry provides patients with a relaxing, comfortable, and stress-free experience from start to finish, focusing on educating patients about their complete oral health while providing exceptional dental care for adults and children of all ages. Visit Pecan Park Family Dentistry online: www.PecanParkSmiles.com This video was produced by Psychetruth www.youtube.com www.twitter.com www.facebook.com www.myspace.com © Copyright 2011 Target Public Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Toothbrush toothbrushing teeth tooth clean health healthy toothpaste breath "bad breath" loose gum disease "gum disease" infection gross mouth "oral health" periodontitis Austin dentist bleeding blood oral hygiene gingivitis perio bacteria plaque fluoride tips secrets "how to" how to prevent cavities secrets truth fresh sugar floss flossing water drink ...
18 Month Old Health tips
This video provides 10 health tips for parents and caregivers of 18-month-olds. The recommendations presented here are based on clinical guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics, "Bright Futures", 3rd Edition. These tips are presented by Nicholas Cohen, MD. This video was produced in 2011.
Does Flossing Really Matter? Tips for Healthy Gums & Fresh Breath, Austin Dentist Emily Craft
Does Flossing Really Matter? Tips for Healthy Gums & Fresh Breath, Austin Dentist Emily Craft Does flossing really matter? Why does your dentist always hound you about flossing? In this video, Austin dentist, Emily Craft, describes the process of gum disease, gingivitis and periodontal disease and why flossing is so important. These practical tips and secrets will help you understand oral hygiene so you can actually improve the health of your mouth and gums. The secret to fresh breath and healthy gums is to brush regularly and to floss at least once a day. The left over food and bacteria in the mouth cannot be removed simply by brushing, and it's important to floss to maintain healthy gums and fend off bad breath. Pecan Park Family Dentistry provides patients with a relaxing, comfortable, and stress-free experience from start to finish, focusing on educating patients about their complete oral health while providing exceptional dental care for adults and children of all ages. Visit Pecan Park Family Dentistry online: www.PecanParkSmiles.com This video was produced by Psychetruth www.youtube.com www.twitter.com www.facebook.com www.myspace.com © Copyright 2011 Target Public Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Toothbrush toothbrushing teeth tooth clean health healthy toothpaste breath "bad breath" loose gum disease "gum disease" infection gross mouth periodontitis Austin dentist bleeding blood oral hygiene gingivitis perio bacteria plaque fluoride tips secrets "how to" how to ...
A layer of my ename/tooth chipped off?
I'm not really sure what just happened and right now I'm currently hysterical, so I'll try to sum this up.
I was sitting down and I ran my tongue over my front tooth and it felt rough on the very top. I picked at it (thinking it was something in my teeth or something) and something chipped off. It felt like an eggshell, and peeled off like peeling an eggshell. I'm guessing it was my enamel? Now there's about a 2-3 millimeter thick gap indent where it came out. It's small, but there.
I've been to the dentist recently being told that I have softened enamel due to illnesses and medicines prescribed and stuff like that. They gave me fluoride to put on my teeth but I never got around to it. I brush regularly and floss every other day. It wasn't hurting, but now it's hurting a little bit. (i'm not sure if that's just in my mind though)
What do I do? Tomorrow's Sunday so I doubt I can get an appointment anywhere. I'm also leaving for a week long school trip Wednesday and I have a full schedule Tuesday.
Please help ):
Questions about retainers? After braces.?
So, i got my braces off on Wednesday and i got my retainer then as well. Yesterday when i was cleaning my teeth just before bed i noticed my retainer had plaque on it. Also there was an odor. I cleaned it with tooth paste and it looked better and this morning the same thing happened again! Is there anyway i could stop this? I clean my teeth thoroughly before bed and also use mouthwash and floss. Thanks!
Are some people more prone to plaque build-up on their teeth?
I went to a new dentist today (I moved four years ago and hadn't arranged for a new dentist until now), and the dentist began lecturing me on how to properly brush and floss, as he said I had what looked like several days worth of plaque near my gum line on my side/back teeth, and a tiny area on one bottom tooth that might turn into a cavity (so I have to have it sealed). He also told me the gums in these same side/back areas looked slightly irritated (I hadn't noticed any discomfort before but he did a great deal of scraping near the gum line and it still hurts). He went on about how if I didn't start brushing/flossing properly then the plaque build-up could eventually turn into some serious problems causing my teeth to begin crumbling/decaying. I scheduled my cleaning (this was just a new patient exam) and was almost crying when I left (I had asked if I was extremely careful if I could avoid having these potential problems and he seemed very gloomy saying "well if you're absolutely religious and change your habits then you might be able to prevent 99% of the problems").
The problem is, I have always been extremely careful about brushing well with an electric toothbrush after meals, and flossing at least 1-2 times a day. I've never had cavities of any kind, and at all of my twice yearly cleanings at other dentists (I'm 24 years old, my last dental exam/cleaning was 4 years ago), they've always commented on how excellent my teeth are.
My question is: is it possible that something has changed (my eating habits/hygiene haven't) to make me suddenly more prone to plaque building up? I asked the dentist if something else could be causing the problem (telling him that I'm very careful about my oral hygiene and have never been told I have problems with plaque before), but he was adamant that I just "must not be brushing and flossing as well as you think". If I thought this was the real reason I wouldn't have a problem with it, but it just seemed extremely odd; I would have thought if I had been doing these things ineffectively for the past 18-20 years, and if those habits were the culprit, that I would have shown signs of this much earlier in life, rather than just now. I don't deny there is some issue now (I just never noticed in the past 4 years) but I'm afraid that if I'm already doing things right that the problem isn't what the dentist is insisting it is. For the time being (I have 3 weeks until my appointment) I've decided to use a waterpik, and a Sonicare toothbrush to try and be extra careful with my teeth. But is it possible that something else is wrong? Or is it perhaps just because I haven't had a really deep cleaning at a dentist in 4 years? I'm extremely nervous now because I felt as though the dentist didn't believe me when I said I did brush/floss, and it made me afraid that something could be wrong and they won't catch it because they just believe I don't know how to brush my teeth.
I apologize for sounding extremely paranoid, but my mother has horrible teeth problems because her family couldn't afford dental work when she was little, and I'm terrified of having anything similar happen.
Why am I coughing up this… Plaque?
Ive been coughing up random bits of plaque. I asked my mom why, and she said because I don't floss my teeth enough, so Im swallowing the plaque... And then like phlegm when you swallow it, it just accumulates in your throat. What can I do to stop it? Is it really plaque?