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How Quickly Can You Get A Cavity?
This question can depend on a cornucopia of different reasons. You can be more susceptible to getting cavities depending on your: age, dietary habits, saliva production, genetics, medications, and the list goes on. The more susceptible you are, then theoretically cavities can attack your teeth quicker. So if you are more at risk for cavities,…
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Three Major Plaque Theories for Caries(Cavities)
Dental Caries, also known by the general public as cavities in teeth, is still one of the most common diseases globally. The World Health Organization estimates that 2.3 billion adults and 560 million children are affected by dental caries. The WHO also notes that caries is to a great extent preventable with a diet very…
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Toothbrush Review: Oral-B iO Series 9 Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush
It’s here…the Ferrari of the Crest Oral-B toothbrush lineup and this thing is slick. Granted, I received this tooth brush directly from Oral-B and after a little over a month of usage there are a few things I would like to share. First Disclaimer: As mentioned before in my previous blog post, https://teethandchiefshome.wordpress.com/2021/01/31/doc-what-kind-of-toothbrush-should-i-be-using/, it’s not…
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Turner Tooth, Not Timmy Turner
This blog page has tried diligently to advocate for oral health and the prevention of dental cavities. This post will reiterate again why good hygiene is important even during the younger years. A Turner Tooth is an enamel defect, a type of hypoplasia, on the outside of the tooth that results from either inflammation(caused by…
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How Much is a Tooth Worth?
To preface a tooth is only worth as much value as you put into it, but that is beside the point. But if you asked the tooth fairy how much a baby tooth is worth the answer is $3.70, but that was back in 20181. So, if you account for inflation a baby tooth is…
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External Root Resorption
Hopefully everyone knows that cavities can destroy tooth structure from the crown down. But there are two different types of tooth resorption that can destroy teeth below the bone level, internal and external resorption. Internal resorption is much more rare and usually occurs after some type of injury to the pulp. External resorption of a…
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How Important is Saliva?
If you have ever taken an intro to human biology class, you probably understand that saliva is important for the first part of digestion and breaking down carbohydrates. But saliva has so many more functions and is even more important to your health than that little tidbit. Protection Against Cavities: Saliva can interfere with the…
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Do You Get Canker Sores??
If you haven’t had one yet, consider yourself blessed. Canker sores a.k.a. Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis affects 20% of the general population. These little suckers can pop up anywhere there is non-keratinized tissues of the oral cavity (usually anywhere except on your gums where the teeth are). So you should not see these on the little…
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What Is Combination Syndrome?
The study of prosthodontics allows us to create appliances for those who are missing teeth, and give those who are edentulous a chance to speak and chew properly again. Edentulism (the process of losing teeth) comes with it a host of issues – the syndrome we are going to discuss today has a ‘combination’ of…
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ToothPaste Review: Baking Soda Toothpastes
The question has been posed: Do toothpastes that contain Baking Soda work? The immediate answer is this: Whatever toothpaste is going to get you to brush twice a day is going to be better than nothing. But besides that, let’s get into it. What is Baking Soda?: Sodium Bicarbonate, (NaHCO3) for the nerds, is usually…
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