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Leeds Dentist has Solutions for Bad Breath

Sunday, July 8th, 2012

Bad breath strikes everyone at some point in their lives. You can significantly reduce the chances of it occurring by following the dental health routine suggested by your Leeds dentist. Known medically as ‘halitosis’, bad breath is unpleasant for yourself and for those around you. If it is persistent it can be a sign of more serious underlying problems and you should speak to your dentist about this.

The major cause of bad breath is the breaking down of food particles, that remain in your mouth after eating, by naturally occurring bacteria. The best preventative measure for bad breath is to have a regular process of cleaning your teeth. Brushing should be done at least twice a day, a third time is can also be beneficial. Using a fluoride tooth paste this also combats the onset of tooth decay which can cause pain, discomfort and the loss of teeth. Many people find that brushing is not enough to combat bad breath, flossing alongside brushing will also have a significant impact. Flossing is particularly effective because over time food particles become stuck between your teeth where your brush simply cannot reach. Over time this food decomposes and creates the unpleasant odour associated with bad breath. Tongue cleaning can also help to remove any excess bacteria or food that builds up on the tongue.

Bad breath can ruin your social life and destroy your self-esteem. Make sure you continue this simple dental routine and you will most likely prevent bad breath. If it is persistent, try altering your diet to blander foods for a while and see if this makes a difference. If the bad breath is accompanied with any other symptoms, such as inflamed gums, toothache, or any others, makes an appointment with your dentist and they will be able to check for any other causes.

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Keep Bad Breath at Bay with Tongue Cleaning from City of Leeds Dentist

Saturday, July 7th, 2012

Is your breath starting to smell? A major cause of bad breath is the build up of food particles and bacteria on the surface of the tongue. Your City of Leeds dentist recommends tongue cleaning regularly in order to reduce the nasty side effects of a dirty tongue. Having bad breath is unpleasant enough; there are other serious consequences to not cleaning your tongue. Any bacteria or fungi that breeds unhindered on the surface of the tongue can spread to the gums causing gum disease and major consequences.

There are different types of tongue cleaners available, your dentist will be able to suggest one that would be suitable for you. One type is a nylon or plastic wire, like a stronger version of dental floss, which is held in a plastic prong. Placing this at the back of your tongue and running along the surface all the way to the front will scrap much of the build up of material. Other tongue cleaners are simply plastic scrappers that can be run along the tongue to remove excess food and bacteria. Some tooth brushes have a simple tongue cleaner on the back of the head in order to clean your tongue when brushing your teeth.

Stop the spread of bacteria and other harmful material to the rest of your mouth today by regularly cleaning your tongue. Do this alongside brushing your teeth, flossing and maintaining a healthy diet and you should prevent the majority of dental and oral health problems.

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Talk to Your Central Leeds Dentist About Interdental Teeth Cleaning

Friday, July 6th, 2012

Just from everyday use, your teeth will gather all manner of food particles and plaque in between your teeth. Cleaning between your teeth, otherwise known as interdental teeth cleaning, will help to remove these materials and help keep you free from tooth decay, gum disease, bad breath and all manner of dental problems. If it isn’t already, interdental teeth cleaning should become an important part of your regular oral care routine.

The most commonly used tool for interdental cleaning is floss. Coming in many different varieties and available from all good pharmacies and supermarkets, floss is thin strips of nylon or plastic that you can run in between your teeth to clean out the areas where your tooth brush will not fit. Floss can also safely be used to clean above the gum line. Just gently run the floss along the tooth and carefully push it above the gum line, being sure not to put excessive pressure on the gums. If you struggle to hold the floss in a comfortable position, flossing ‘wands’ are available that will hold floss tautly on the end of handle. For an even more thorough clean, ask your Central Leeds dentist about the use of interdental cleaning brushes and other methods of interdental cleaning.

Alongside brushing, flossing is one the most effective ways to combat gingivitis, the inflammation of the gums. Regularly using floss will remove any plaque or food that is trapped and may become infected. Left untreated gingivitis can cause a lot of pain and eventually the loss of teeth. Tooth decay will also be prevented by the removal of plaque from around the teeth.

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Brushing Teeth Twice a Day Necessary for Bright, White Teeth Says Leeds Dentist

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Brushing teeth is the most basic and also the most vital element of good dental hygiene. At minimum you should be brushing at least twice a day, an extra brush in the middle of the day wouldn’t be a bad idea. For most people you want to find a soft bristled tooth brush that will not cause any damage to your enamel or gums when brushed. Many dentists have reported increased damage done by the use of hard bristled tooth brushes; only use these if your dentist has especially recommended one. Recent studies have also found the brushing more frequently than three times a day is unlikely to have much impact on your dental health, in fact over brushing can be an issue and cause more damage than help.

Throughout the day and night food and plaque can build up on your teeth. Plaque will gradually degrade the enamel of your teeth, this is called ‘tooth decay’. The most common effect of tooth decay is the development of holes, or ‘cavities’, in your teeth. Cavities will continue to increase in size without proper treatment. Not only will the diameter of the cavity increase, allowing more plaque to build up inside, but the hole will become deeper until the inner core of ‘dentin’ and ‘root’ are damaged and destroyed.

Tooth decay will cause serious pain and discomfort and can lead to the need to remove your teeth. While your dentist will be able to offer you treatments if tooth decay occurs, the best option is to take preventative care. The best form of prevention is brushing your teeth. When brushing you remove all the food particles and plaque that can build up over time, reducing the chances of tooth decay. Ask your Leeds dentist for advice on the most effective way to brush your teeth.

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City of Leeds Dentist Recommends Regular Flossing

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

While most of us having brushing firmly set within our daily dental health routine, flossing is something that we often know we should be doing but perhaps forget to be quite so vigilant about. Throughout the day food can build up between the teeth, these food particles can then in turn develop into plaque. Plaque is a film of bacteria that can eat away at the enamel of your teeth, eventually damaging the central root of your tooth until the tooth is beyond repair. Flossing is the best preventative measure for removing food and plaque from in between your teeth before damage can occur.

Regular flossing, of course alongside brushing, can help stop gum disease, tooth decay, bad breath and a wide range of dental issues. Gum disease is the infection and inflammation of your gums caused by the build up of bacteria in the lining of the gum. The infection can eventually kill the tooth root (requiring its removal) if left untreated. Carefully flossing above and below of the gum line can removing the bacteria that may cause infection. In places inaccessible to your tooth brush, plaque will build up and damage your teeth. Flossing can reach these places in the tight spaces between the teeth and removing any damaging plaque or food particles before they damage anything. The breakdown of food by the bacteria in your mouth is a common cause of bad breath, flossing will remove these materials and possibly eliminate any bad breath.

Floss comes in a wide range of different shapes, sizes and forms. If you are at all unsure about the best type ask your City of Leeds dentist for advise, they will be happy to suggest what would work best for your personal needs.

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Dental Bridging in Leeds

Friday, June 1st, 2012

Once you have got other the initial shock of tooth loss, on any level, then you are confronted with the problem of finding a way to replace the tooth, which isn’t always necessary but generally a  good idea if you want to prevent further complications cropping up in the future. You should first seek advice from your dentist who can guide you with a professional hand over the options and then between you, settle on the best one for you. One of best, tried and tested way of getting the job done in Leeds right now is the dental bridge; they take on many disguises, depending where the tooth/teeth have been lost, but generally, they can be adapted to any situation. The most common technique is to fill a hole with a replacement tooth that is moulded between two crowns and then cemented onto adjacent teeth; this can be also done over a gap of several teeth, although, this may require a mini-implant to ensure a long bridge is secured firmly in the middle. Other bridges use wires and resins to bond the new fitting to adjacent teeth. Bridges are great and looked after, will give you a good 20 years of service but if they do have one drawback it’s cleaning them; food can easily get stuck under the bridge and so they require special brushes to ensure you keep your teeth free from bacteria.

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The Scourge of Tooth Decay in Central Leeds

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

It is a never ending battle that we fight in central Leeds in order to keep our teeth in our mouths and at the heart of every single issue in the mouth lies plaque, for these fires off all manner of problems in the mouth, one of them being tooth decay. Plaque develops from bacteria that hasn’t been removed from the mouth correctly and then soon starts to form acids on the surfaces of the teeth (among other things). Soon this acid will start to eat into the enamel and then spots will start to appear. This may cause some discomfort in the form of toothache, but if it is caught at this point, the dentist can solve the problem with a filling. If however, the problem is ignored and the acid manages to infect the pulp and roots inside the tooth, you are into serious tooth decay. This is a big crisis; do nothing and you will lose the tooth and risk gum disease and further decay in other teeth and a probable tooth abscess. The only way you can save the tooth is by having a root canal which involves clearing everything from inside the tooth, filling it and the topping it with a crown. Even then, the longevity of the tooth has been vastly reduced because of this. The best way to avoid tooth decay is to prevent it from happening in the first place- only by having a good oral hygiene program that is backed up by visits to the dentist can you avoid the peril of tooth decay.

 

 

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The Gravity of Gum Disease in the City of Leeds

Friday, May 25th, 2012

One of the most undesirable conditions to suffer from in the mouth is gum disease and at some point in life, most people in the city of Leeds will suffer from it in some form. It really is a destructive menace not only to your teeth and gums, but to your body too. The early signs of it are bleeding and weeping gums. At this point, it can (and must) be brought under control quite easily but quickly. Conferring with your dentist and embracing herbal remedies should overcome the problem. But the warning shots have been made and it will be ready to strike again unless you are attentive to your oral hygiene. If however it is allowed to develop further, the gums will begin to recede and you will be in danger of losing your teeth. Again, even advanced gum disease can be halted and even reversed and by getting advice from a herbal specialist, you can turn the condition around. But during this time, the disease will have already started to infect the bloodstream with toxins and over a prolonged period, will have started to affect the heart and other vital organs and too much poison will cause them to fail altogether. This is a condition not to be taken lightly and should never be ignored- if you have the symptoms, seek immediate help.

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Caring for Your Mouth Every Day in Leeds

Friday, May 25th, 2012

Although people ‘bang on’ about oral hygiene everywhere you go in Leeds- from shops to TV- it is for a reason and if you get it right and do it well, you will not only save a packet by avoiding treatments, but you should keep your teeth for a very long time. Some of us get a little lazy overtime and we often forget how to do things properly, especially if we are doing them over and over again. So from time to time, it is important to refresh your daily oral hygiene program as newer, more remarkable products are coming onto the market all the time. First though, you should pay a visit to your dentist and get an update on how your teeth and gums are and remind yourself the correct way to care for your mouth- your dentist will only be too willing to give you advice as they would rather not have to work on you if things get out of hand. Then with all this information in your head, it’s time to get to the shops and invest in the latest and the best. Your toothbrush is essential and seeing as you will using it at least three times a day, it’s important to get one that is sympathetic to your teeth and gums yet gets the job done; and all of that applies to your toothpaste too. Then you need back-up: inter-dental brushes and flosses are the only way that you can get up close and personal with your teeth and gums in a way your normal toothbrush can’t. And too cap of the cycle of goodness for your mouth, you can’t go wrong by having a suitable mouth-wash in the bathroom cabinet either.

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Herbal Recommendations in Central Leeds

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

For all its bluster and technology, modern dentistry also recognises the value of herbal options when it comes to oral care in central Leeds. There have been several cases of people that have turned around some pretty awful situations in their mouths by using ‘alternative’ treatments. For a start, vitamin C and D rejuvenates the mouth so you should at least try to get your five-a-day by eating lots of fruit and getting natural sunshine on your body. Then you have a whole range of options to choose from; many shops around the city can supply you with all the necessaries to fix your mouth up. Coenzyme 10, Aloe vera, Echinacea, tea tree oil, calendula and clove oil work wonders for people with gum problems and in some cases have reversed the process of gum disease. These herbs can be found in specialist health food outlets; herbal toothpastes, tinctures and mouthwashes contain at least one or two of these elements that are healthy for your gums, and with oils like tea tree and aloe, they work well if they are soaked into toothbrushes, dental floss or inter-dental brushes before use. Other natural products such as salt help to fight gingivitis, but the release of stress too is important as it has been linked quite strongly with tooth decay and gum disease because it reduces the saliva in your mouth. You should ask your dentist or a herbal hygienist about the options to choose.

 

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