How Long Should You Brush Your Teeth For?

If you're concerned about keeping up with good oral hygiene, you may be wondering how long to brush your teeth for the best results. You want to be sure that you're getting your teeth clean enough. So how long is good enough?

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Main Causes of Tooth Sensitivity

If you are wincing when eating a frozen yoghurt, when brushing or flossing your teeth, you could have tooth sensitivity.

There many reasons as to why this tooth sensitivity may arise. We will discuss here why is it happening and what can we do to ease the sensitivity pain.

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Dentist invents new technique to treat gum recession

While painful surgery used to be the only way to treat receding gums, one dentist is trying another way.

Dr. John Chao has developed a new, nearly painless procedure called the pinhole surgical technique to help those with gum recession.

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Stop bathing your teeth in sugar

Back in the day, I remember my mom marvel at the fact that my grandmother -- almost 90 at the time -- still had all her own teeth.

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Bacterium That Causes Gum Disease

The newly discovered bacterium that causes gum disease delivers a one-two punch by also triggering normally protective proteins in the mouth to actually destroy more bone, a University of Michigan study found.

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How and why to treat periodontal disease

As he scrubbed his teeth, Joe Furgal would notice blood on his tooth brush. His gums were bleeding. What Furgal, a Lee resident and active community member, did not know back in the late 1990s was that his bleeding gums was a symptom of periodontal disease, or gum disease.

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How a dentist assesses your gum disease.

You may be unaware of your gum disease. Most of the times, you may have no symptoms until it has reached advanced stages. In fact it may be too late when you have one. Hence it is very important to visit your dentist regularly who will examine your gums during routine check-up. Your dentist assesses the severity and extent of your gum disease by checking the following:

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