Author: Scott Frey
Scott Frey is a renowned Orthodontist, professional speaker, and founder of the More than Smiles Movement.
Managing Windows of Infectivity of Oral Bacteria
Simple Keys to Developing a Healthy Oral Environment for Your Child1. Moms begin chewing Xylitol Gum or Using Xylitol...
Evaluate Your Oral Hygiene Skills Using a Plaque Scoring Test
You can’t have healthy teeth without great oral hygiene, and you can’t improve what you don’t measure.
Thankfully there is a simple way for you to measure your plaque score...
How to Brush Your Teeth with an Electric Powered Toothbrush
Electric toothbrushes are more effective at cleaning teeth than manual toothbrushes, can help prevent tooth staining, and will lower your risk for toothbrush abrasion. If...
How to Brush Your Teeth Correctly with a Manual Toothbrush
The Key to Brushing Your Teeth
When learning how or teaching your children to brush effectively, the absolute most important thing is to practice brushing in the beginning...
How to Test Your Gums for Health & Track Your Periodontal Progress
Score Your Gum Health with a Self Exam
Keep track of your Healthy Gums Score with our handy table. Anything less than Good needs to be improved, the less bleeding the better....
Avoid Soy Milk for Less Tooth Staining from Your Latte
Using soy milk means more staining from coffee than regular cow’s milk, not to mention it doesn’t froth nearly as well.
Know About Post Harvest Processing to Slow Tooth Staining from Coffee
For more information about how coffee is procssed, here is a quick link to Wikipedia. If you’re wondering about the super-expensive coffee that is made from beans...
Choosing a Coffee Creamer for Less Staining
The greater the fat (lipid) content and the greater the milk protein content, the greater the reduction in staining. Remember that these same principles apply to your latte...
Types of Coffee Beans Tailored for Less Staining
I think all the studying for proficiencies is getting to me, I didn’t even mention that Robusta beans have almost twice the caffeine of Arabica beans!
If you ever...
Perfecting Coffee Preparation, Better Brewing Methods to Reduce Tooth Stains
Below is a table outlining the staining capacities of various popular coffee brewing methods. There haven’t been any studies directly quantifying staining with different...
Selecting the Right Coffee Roast to Stop Tooth Stains
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Making the Case for Mouthwashes
For more mouthwash information, check out our massive table of mouthwash pHs