Dental Blogs

Chewing Sugarless Gum Might Reduce Oral Plaque Acids

Excess plaque, food particles, sugar residue and bacterial matter in your mouth can increase the presence of plaque acids in your mouth. Over time this can affect the mineral strength of your tooth enamel, which could increase your chances of suffering from cavities. After a meal your mouth’s natural saliva production helps to loosen food particles and plaque buildup. If you suffer from chronic dry mouth you might find some help from periodically chewing a sugarless gum that has been approved by the American Dental Association.

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Scaling and Root Planing Can Ward Off Advanced Gum Disease

When you visit the dentist for a routine dental appointment, you typically receive a teeth cleaning to remove plaque, especially from your gum line. This cleaning is performed to ward off gum disease, a gum inflammation caused by a buildup of tartar and bacterial plaque. If gum disease occurs, we can perform a deep cleaning called scaling and root planing to prevent the disease from becoming advanced.

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Understanding the Causes of TMJ Disorders

The temporomandibular joints, commonly called TMJs, are important ball and socket joints located on either side of the jaw to connect it to the skull and enable full mouth movement. The purpose of the TMJs is to help you speak clearly, chew up food to be digested properly, and open and close your mouth in general. Your TMJs can also experience a lot of discomfort from TMJ disorders that require professional treatment.

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Enamel-Friendly Foods for Your Teeth

When it comes to protecting your teeth, your first line of defense against tooth decay and cavities is tooth enamel, as it is the outermost covering that protects the more vulnerable dentin and tooth pulp below. Your enamel comes equipped for the job as the hardest substance in your body. However, because it doesn’t have living cells it can’t grow back once it is lost.

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Dental Detective: Toothpaste Ingredients Uncovered

There are so many toothpaste choices available on the shelves of the drugstore these days. There seems to be a toothpaste for every kind of issue, from whitening, to tartar removal, to gum inflammation, and sensitivity. But, the main reason you brush your teeth is to clean them and fight decay. So, what exactly is in toothpaste that does that? Fluoride

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Healthy Diet Tips for Your Teeth

Did you know a healthy diet can help your teeth too? Having a healthy and beautiful smile is important because a smile can make lasting impressions and is vital in our everyday life. To help you learn more about your diet, our dentist, Dr. Nathan Owens in Pulaski, Tennessee, has provided you with healthy diet tips for your teeth.

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Halitosis: A Common Problem

Halitosis, also referred to as “bad breath,” afflicts up to 50% of adults at some point in their lives. There are a number of possible causes for bad breath, which range from the mild to the very serious. Before assuming the worst, however, consider these common causes of halitosis.

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How Routine Dental Checkups Help Your Smile in the Long Run

When you come in for dental exams and we have cleaned your teeth and gum line and removed any hardened plaque, our dentist can look at them for any signs of trouble, such as cavities, loose or broken teeth, damaged fillings, and evaluate your risk rate of certain diseases which might also take into account your family history. We will look for swelling in the gums or redness and bleeding and even measure the depth of gingival pockets signaling gum disease.

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