Bleeding gums when brushing is not normal.
Bleeding gums means they are inflamed. This could be a sign of gum disease. Be sure to visit your dentist if your gums bleed when you brush them.
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1 August 2013
26 July 2013
The only tooth safe drinks are milk and water.
Milk and water are the only non-sugar/ non-acidic drinks. Diet fizzy drinks are acidic, dissolving enamel. Squash, fruit juices and other fizzy drinks are both sugary and acidic, causing both decay and enamel erosion. Tea and coffee without added sugar are safe.
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19 July 2013
It is not what you eat but when you eat that causes decay.
Sugary foods such as puddings or chocolate are fine at meal times but such things eaten between meals will increase your risk of decay. Cheese and meat contain no sugar so are safe snacks between meals. They also satisfy your hunger for longer than a sugary snack.
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8 April 2013
Fluoridation
Results show that adults with more than a 75 percent lifetime exposure to water fluoridation have significantly reduced tooth decay ( up to 30 percent less) when compared with those less than 25 percent lifetime exposure. “Those people who have had longer exposure to fluoride in water obviously will have a greater benefit. However, and this is an important aspect of the study, even those people who were born before water fluoridation existed have since received some benefit in their lifetimes,” Professor Roberts-Thomson says. Dental Tribune March 18-24th 2013
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8 April 2013
Oral Cancer
Education is the key to raising awareness about the risks of mouth cancer. “Research shows that three in four people who have mouth cancer have smoked at some point in their lives.” Most people are now aware that smoking carries serious health risks but they assume is means lung cancer. They do not always associate it with lesser known head and neck cancers. The mouth cancer screening accreditation scheme which aims to educate both dental practices and patients that thorough head and neck cancer screening can be carried out at
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