Factual Friday: How diet affects your teeth
That troublesome thing - Plaque Plaque. We’ve all heard of it. We know from the humanoid representations of plaque that you see on the toothpaste commercials that it’s mean and nasty, and that it wants to take over our mouths. But beyond that, do you really know much...
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Factual Friday: How diet affects your teeth
The Helping Hand of Fluoride Today we are talking about fluoride, showing you just how beneficial it is for your oral health. Fluoride, without wading too deeply into the murky waters of chemistry, is the simplest anion of Fluorine. Its minerals and salts are chemical...
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Factual Friday: How diet affects your teeth
Periodontal (Gum) Disease It’s a thankless task being gums. Like the base of a trophy, they hold our teeth firmly and proudly, only for the fangs to take all of the limelight. ‘Wow, what a great set of gums you have’ is a compliment that is all too rare. But having...
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Factual Friday: How diet affects your teeth
10 Foods and Drinks to Avoid Teeth are strong. And I mean STRONG. Can you tell me what the strongest naturally occurring substance is? Diamonds? That spider silk that the FBI put in bulletproof vests apparently? No, it’s limpet teeth. Studies have shown that human...
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Factual Friday: How diet affects your teeth
Denture Do’s and Don’ts What with big name discoveries like fire, the wheel, and the internet, there are a few human breakthroughs that perhaps don’t get quite the limelight that they deserve. When all is said and done, how lucky are we that we live in an age which...
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Factual Friday: How diet affects your teeth
The Importance of Alkaline Foods If there’s one thing most of us remember from high school chemistry class, it’s that Bunsen burners shouldn’t be left in the hands of people whose brains have not yet fully formed. Another thing that you might remember is the pH scale,...
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Factual Friday: How diet affects your teeth
Bad Breath (Halitosis) It’s the embarrassing condition that has many of us reaching for the chewing gum, or, if you’re a 1980s sitcom actor that is about to go on his first date, the breath spray. Halitosis, or bad breath as it’s more simply known, is a condition...
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Factual Friday: How diet affects your teeth
Acid Wear Congratulations! Being a human who is able to read these words, you most likely own a set of teeth, or ‘chompers’ as the kids say. They are super useful things. They allow you to not only easily digest delicious food, but also give you the ability to deliver...
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Factual Friday: How diet affects your teeth
Tooth Decay It is something you don’t often think about until it happens - tooth decay. Dr Rene Nobrega explains how your diet is affecting your teeth in this 11-part series. What is tooth decay? Tooth decay happens when sugar reacts with the bacteria living in dental...
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Flash Those Pearly Whites! Teeth Whitening at Buderim Dental
Teeth Whitening is not just for Movie Stars! Most people that come to our dental practice will tick in their medical history form, that they will like to have teeth whitening. Teeth whitening is one of the most sought after cosmetic procedures in dentistry, not only...
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