June 8, 2021

All Things Dental

The Mindful Mouth

5 Ways to Becoming Dentally Zen Have you ever wanted to reach that dental state of enwhitenment? Here are 5 ways to reach your dental Zen goals. 1 – Watching what you eat and drink. The mouth is the gateway to the digestive system. What you eat and drink can not

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Why is saliva so important?

Saliva is so important and necessary for oral health. Healthy functioning saliva helps to prevent decay, gum diseases and overall maintain good oral health. Functions of saliva Acts as a lubricant (protects against irritation, air flow, speech, chewing and swallowing) Remineralisation (as it has calcium and phosphate, essential minerals for

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Toothpaste

What’s in my toothpaste? And why? Toothpaste is a necessity. Not only does it assist in disturbing the plaque biofilm and freshen your breath; it also helps promote remineralisation to prevent tooth decay, prevent calculus build up, clean stains and prevent issues like gum diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis). There are

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How do I know if a food/drink is healthy or not?

Did you know that dental decay has been ranked the highest diet related disease in Australia in terms of both total costs and health care costs? Tooth decay occurs when conditions within the mouth in relation to the interactions between plaque, saliva, fluoride and dietary components become unfavourable for oral

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My teeth are yellow

Reasons why my teeth may be turning yellow Grinding our teeth or acid wear/erosion As we grind our teeth, the outer layer of the tooth (the enamel) starts to wear down. The inner layer of our tooth (the dentine) is a lot more yellow in colour. This is similar to

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General Dental Health
Sara

The Mindful Mouth

5 Ways to Becoming Dentally Zen Have you ever wanted to reach that dental state of enwhitenment? Here are 5 ways to reach your dental Zen goals. 1 – Watching

Read More »
dentist frenchs forest
General Dental Health
Sara

Why is saliva so important?

Saliva is so important and necessary for oral health. Healthy functioning saliva helps to prevent decay, gum diseases and overall maintain good oral health. Functions of saliva Acts as a

Read More »
General Dental Health
Sara

Toothpaste

What’s in my toothpaste? And why? Toothpaste is a necessity. Not only does it assist in disturbing the plaque biofilm and freshen your breath; it also helps promote remineralisation to

Read More »
General Dental Health
Sara

My teeth are yellow

Reasons why my teeth may be turning yellow Grinding our teeth or acid wear/erosion As we grind our teeth, the outer layer of the tooth (the enamel) starts to wear

Read More »