Are Your Teeth Looking Their Best for National Smile Month?
It’s National Smile Month from 19th of May to 20th June, so is your smile looking its best? If not this could be the month to decide to make a change. National Smile Month has been running for 40 years …
What are the Quickest and Easiest Ways to Improve Your Smile?
With spring almost here, it is a great time to look at how to improve your smile, and there are lots of quick and easy cosmetic dentistry techniques that need not cost a lot of money.
Basic Everyday Hygiene
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Getting Your Smile Ready for the Holiday Season
It is almost the party season when most of us want to make sure we look our best. It is likely that part of your preparations may include a few extra sessions in the gym, and a shopping trip for …
Research Shows an Annual Scale and Polish Could Be Enough to Keep Your Gums in the Pink
If you are diligent about keeping your teeth and gums in the very best of health then you’re likely to visit your dentist twice a year for checkups. You’ll almost certainly have a scale and polish at the same time …
New Changes to Way Dental Treatment is Provided
Professional teeth cleaning is well known to be an excellent way of helping to improve and preserve oral health, and is something that is generally provided by a dental hygienist. Up until recently the need to see a dentist prior …
Gum Disease May Be Influenced by Genetics
Gum disease is an extremely serious condition that is not only the major cause of tooth loss in the world, but which also has serious ramifications for overall health. The importance of avoiding this common disease is always being stressed …
Resolve to Have Better Dental Health This Year
Nearly one month into the New Year, many of us will have already slipped up on keeping those New Year’s resolutions, so how about making a new one? How about doing something to improve your dental health this year? This …
Could a Wireless Tooth Tattoo Detect Dental Disease in the Future?
It looks as if the answer is quite possibly yes, as researchers at Princeton and Tufts University have been developing a tattoo that can be placed on teeth. The research team consists of bio-engineers and nano scientists, and it’s hoped …
Kissing Your Dog Could Increase Your Risk of Gum Disease
Lots of people have pretty affectionate relationships with their pet pooches, letting their dog ‘kiss’ them on the mouth and lick them as a sign of affection. However some new research might just change their mind. Researchers in Japan carried …
New Study Shows Smoking Kills Healthy Mouth Bacteria
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A recent study has shown smoking tends to kill healthy bacteria in the mouth, leaving it vulnerable to the invasion of harmful bacteria. Bacteria begin forming in the mouth a few hours after birth and the healthy bacteria …
