Tag: cleaning
How to brush your child’s teeth
Good oral hygiene should begin at an early age. Teeth need to be cleaned properly on a daily basis because germs or bacteria in your mouth grow on teeth and around the gums every day. If you keep your child’s teeth clean...
Sports Gluttony
Gluttony is another word you don’t normally associate with the super-fit and sporty! But certain habits such as snacking and grazing put our teeth at risk! Tooth decay is caused by how frequently we snack and how long you are exposed to...
When should my child first see the dentist?
Earlier than you think! Just because your baby doesn’t have a full set of teeth doesn’t mean they are not at risk. As a general rule, you should book an appointment with your dentist when your baby’s first tooth becomes visible or...
Fizzy and Sports Drinks
Most of the soft drinks we sip throughout the day contain a large amount of sugar and all of them contain tooth-eroding acid. Fizzy, sports and energy drinks contain acid that attacks your tooth enamel, (including the sugar-free and ‘zero’ varieties) and...
Tooth-Friendly Foods
Most people think that sweets and lollies are the main foods to blame for tooth decay but bacteria not only use the sugar in sweets to create acid but can also use any food that contains sugars and other carbohydrates. This includes...
Are you brushing properly?
Most of us are rushing our brushing. Do you know how to do it correctly? In an average lifetime you will spend 38.5 days cleaning your teeth. But how do you know you're doing it right? Seven in 10 Australians admit they...
Causes of oral cancer
You don’t have to be a smoker. You don’t even have to live an unhealthy lifestyle to be at risk of oral cancer. While there are certain lifestyle choices that definitely increase the chance of developing it, there are a number of...
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