Before you had your braces fitted, your dentist may have recommended that you chew sugar free gum regularly after meals. While chewing this kind of gum can help keep your teeth and gums in good nick, you may have heard that you shouldn't chew gum when you're wearing braces and may be unsure whether to carry on chewing or not. What do you need to know?
Teeth Benefit from Sugar Free Gum
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You may not automatically associate your rheumatoid arthritis with your oral health. After all, the main problems you must deal with are likely to be in other areas of your body rather than your mouth. However, if you've recently noticed that your gums are not in as good a shape as they used to be, your dentist may talk to you about the connection between your arthritis and your gums. What are the links between rheumatoid arthritis and gum health?
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Dental bonding involves applying a resin or dental adhesive to your teeth. The resin and adhesive are then hardened and set in place using a special high-intensity light. Below is a guide to everything you need to know about dental bonding.
Reasons you may need dental bonding
Dental bonding can be used to fix a number of dental issues. If you need to have crowns attached to your teeth to improve their appearance, your dentist may use dental adhesive to attach the crown to the damaged or broken tooth.
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By brushing and flossing every day, you can keep your teeth and gums healthy -- but are you using the right brushing tools? Whilst manual toothbrushes are the traditional choice, electric toothbrushes are rapidly gaining in popularity. Read on to learn how manual and electric toothbrushes compare in three crucial categories so you can decide which is right for you.
Which Type of Toothbrush Works Better?
In most cases, electric toothbrushes are more effective than their manual counterparts.
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When you look closely at your teeth, you can easily imagine the role played by each one during the mastication of food. The only teeth that do not possess cusps are incisors, the four upper and four lower teeth in the front of the mouth. The further back you go into the mouth, the more cusps each tooth has.
Cusps Tear and Break up Food
Canine teeth, or eyeteeth, have one cusp.
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