Dental
Tips
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back to this page soon. We will be bringing you some inportant information
and tips on better dental hygiene. If you would like to be told when the
page is complete please fill in the form on the contact
us page.
Bruxism
- this is one of the major dental diseases
with a recent study demonstrating up to 50% of the population have signs
of significant wear on their teeth. The dentists at La Retraite
have attended numerous courses and have researched this disease and can
now offer a solution to this problem. A small appliance called the
MCI (Myo Health Clenching Inhibitor) can be designed uniquely for you
to address bruxism.
Dummy
do's
and don'ts
1. Keep your child's dummy
clean
1. Allow dummy sharing with other
children, as this will spread
germs.
2. Make
sure the dummy is in good
2. Put the dummy in your own
condition, poorly made dummies
mouth - bacteria in your mouth
can damage the inside of a child's
may be harmless to you but
mouth.
not necessarily to a small child.
3. Check
it has a safety approval
3. Never dip a child's dummy in
rating and no small parts that might
something sweet to quieten him/
break off and cause injury.
her. Rapid tooth decay can
result from dummies dipped in
sugary foods and drinks.
Gums
react to anger
According to a study published
by the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA, 2003 Dec., 1591-1596),
the risk of developing periodontitis can potentially increase with anger
and stress.
Harvard University researchers
examned the association between social support, anger expression and gum
disease in 42,523 male health professionals, more than half of which were
dentists.
The study found that men who
reported being angry on a daily basis had a 43% higher risk of developing
periodontitis, compared to men who reported seldom being angry
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