Dietary Changes to Relieve Dentin Hypersensitivity
Limit Erosive Foods & Drinks. Acidic foods and drinks activate sensitivity by stripping the protective proteins...
What is Dentin Hypersensitivity?
What Causes Sensitive Teeth?
Tooth dentin contains thousands of tiny fluid filled pores called dentin tubules. When these pores are exposed to the oral enivronment,...
Does Rinsing with Water After Sugary Snacks Prevent Cavities?
Alternatives to Swishing with Water that are Actually Effective
Swish with a re-balancing mouth rinse to correct drops in oral pH.
Target your oral bacteria...
Floss, Brush or Mouthwash First?
The Correct Order of Brushing, Flossing and Using Mouthwash
Floss or Use a Waterpik to completely clean between teeth. This allows your toothpaste to have complete...
What is the Best Kind of Dental Floss?
Testing your Teeth to Pick the Best Floss
Buy some unwaxed Woven Floss at your pharmacy. Don’t be fooled by look-alikes, the real woven floss is a lot like yarn...
How to Treat & Heal Canker Sores Fast
Mouth ulcers are more common than many think. The incidence of aphthous ulcers (the most common form of oral ulcers) is 20%, which is one out of every 5 people. In...
What Causes Mouth Ulcers?
People use lots of different names to describe recurring aphthous ulcers (canker sores, recurring aphthous stomatitis, oral ulcers etc.), but they all describe the same...
Beating Canker Sores with a Food Elimination Diet & Food Diary
Recurring oral ulcers inside the mouth, or canker sores, are extremely common, and all of you who have experienced them know how painful and annoying they can be.
There...
Better Breakfast Choices Mean Fewer Cavities & Stronger Teeth
Better Breakfast Choices
1. Eat a high protein breakfast and avoid sugars and acids in the morning.
2. Brush your teeth before breakfast to remove bacteria before they...
Where Cavity Causing Bacteria Come From
Main Sources of Cavity Causing Bacteria
1. Primary Caregivers aka Mom & Dad
Parents are the biggest determinants of oral health in their children.
2. Siblings &...
A Timeline for Guiding Your Child Toward Dental Health
Managing Windows of Infectivity of Oral Bacteria
Simple Keys to Developing a Healthy Oral Environment for Your Child
1. Moms begin chewing Xylitol Gum or Using...
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...










