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Showing posts with label preventive dental care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label preventive dental care. Show all posts
Flossing helps control plaque. It can reach where a toothbrush can't, like between the teeth. Floss daily with floss and interdental cleaners that carry the American Dental Association (ADA) seal. Ask your dentist for tips if you're not sure how to floss. Like everything else, flossing gets easier with practice. The above article is from: WebMD.com
A few years ago, a dental newsletter published what seemed like an unusual story. A boy snagged his teeth on a basketball net while doing a slam-dunk. A freakish accident? Not quite. After the article appeared, nearly 40 dentists wrote in with their own stories. They all told of would-be Michael Jordans who sacrificed their front teeth in pursuit of the perfect dunk. In older children and adults, sports injuries are common. Dentists estimate that between 13% and 39% of dental injuries occur while playing sports. About 80% of all dental injuries affect at least one of the front teeth. Damage to the tongue or cheek is common, too. Basic Protection Even if a tooth has been knocked out, it often can be saved if you get to a dentist quickly enough. Minor chips and cracks can be repaired. Dentists use tooth-colored materials that are nearly as strong as the original tooth. However, even "minor" injuries can cause serious and costly damage. If you enjoy sports or other high-risk activities, protect yourself. The use of mouth guards among football players, for example, is believed to prevent about 200,000 mouth injuries a year. Depending on the sport, two types of protection are available:
Helmets- A helmet is a must for activities that involve speed or impact. These include football, hockey, skating and bike riding. The helmet should fit correctly. It should also be appropriate for the sport you are playing.
Mouth guards - Wearing a mouth guard is one of the best ways to prevent injury to your teeth, tongue and lips. A custom-fit mouth guard from your dentist is recommended. This type of mouth guard usually fits better than a ready-made one (found in sporting-goods stores). That means it may protect your teeth better.
If a custom-fit mouth guard isn't an option, try a "boil-and-bite" mouth guard. You can buy one in a sporting-goods store. You place the mouth guard in boiling water. Once the plastic is soft (but not too hot), you bite down on the mouth guard and mold the softened plastic around your teeth. If the mouth guard doesn't fit comfortably the first time, you can reheat it and do it again.
Increase Your Athletic
Capabilities If
you participate in sports, your athletic performance should
be at its best. Many athletes do not realize that a properly
aligned jaw will add power and strength to their
capabilities. We are very pleased to offer athletes at every
level and for every sport the Under Armour ArmourBite™. It
is a custom-fitted mouthguard tried and tested with 40 years
of neuromuscular dental research. It will help to give you
better balance, endurance, and more strength and power. Let
us be on your team with ArmourBite.
Preventing
Child Tooth Decay – the Easy Way!
Children do not always do a good job of brushing their
teeth. It may be difficult for them to brush and clean all
the grooves in the back teeth. Bacteria that cling to a
tooth forms plaque and eventual decay. With even a small
amount of decay, the tooth is permanently damaged and will
need a filling.
Let us introduce to you a preventive technique with dental
sealants to keep this from happening.
Here’s the easy and quick procedure:
1. All the teeth are cleaned and sterilized.
2. A clear, thin coating of the sealant is applied to each
tooth.
3. A curing light is used to bond the sealant to the tooth’s
surface.
It is that simple and takes just a few minutes. No shots or
drills are necessary, there is no pain, and best of all,
this treatment will help to keep
teeth healthy.
Flossing helps control plaque. It can reach where a toothbrush can't, like between the teeth. Floss daily with floss and interdental cleaners that carry the American Dental Association (ADA) seal. Ask your dentist for tips if you're not sure how to floss. Like everything else, flossing gets easier with practice.
If
you participate in sports, your athletic performance should
be at its best. Many athletes do not realize that a properly
aligned jaw will add power and strength to their
capabilities. We are very pleased to offer athletes at every
level and for every sport the Under Armour ArmourBite™. It
is a custom-fitted mouthguard tried and tested with 40 years
of neuromuscular dental research. It will help to give you
better balance, endurance, and more strength and power. Let
us be on your team with ArmourBite. 
Preventing
Child Tooth Decay – the Easy Way!