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Interesting Dental Facts About the Human Mouth

Did You Know? Interesting Facts about Teeth and Dentistry: >Americans buy more than 14 million gallons of toothpaste every year. >Coconuts are a natural anti-bacterial food and can help reduce the risk of developing gum disease and cavities....Continue reading

A Healthy Mouth is Important for Your Teenager >Tooth decay (cavities) is the most common chronic disease in young people between the ages of 5 and 17, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). >Cavities can cause pain and lead to serious health problems. ... >Cavities can impact your child’s school attendance and self-esteem. >There’s good news. You can help your teenager prevent tooth decay! https://www.healthyteethhealthykids.org/oral-health-for-//

Foods for Healthy Teeth: Limit sugar and eliminate sugary beverages such as soda or pop from your teen’s diet. Teens are drinking more soft drinks and sports beverages that contain high amounts of sugar than ever before, both in school and at home. Sugar is the jet fuel that creates cavities and drives childhood obesity. Teach your teen to drink tap water or milk instead of sugary beverages. In Maryland, most tap water contains fluoride that prevents cavities.... Make sure your teen does not chew gum that contains sugar. You and your teen should read nutrition labels so you can make good food choices that are low in sugar. Treats like candy, cake, cookies and ice cream should be only treats! Teens should eat well-balanced meals consisting of fresh foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, salads, dairy, grains, lean meats, and fish unless they have dietary restrictions. https://www.healthyteethhealthykids.org//foods-for-healthy

Smoking & Vaping: Cigarettes, vaping, and chewing tobacco are harmful to oral health as well as overall health. Tobacco products can cause: ... >Oral cancer >Stained (yellow) teeth and tongue https://www.healthyteethhealthykids.org//smoking-vaping.ht

Scaling and Root Planing"Deep Cleaning" explained: https://youtu.be/OkZLYwA_qdE

Cracked Tooth explained: https://youtu.be/CvqOHCHMbCU

Visit the Dentist >Your child should have regular dental visits twice a year. >Ask the dentist if your child is getting enough fluoride.... >Your child may need more fluoride and the dentist can prescribe fluoride for your child in the form of drops or tablets. >If your child’s teeth need more fluoride to stay healthy, a dentist can prescribe fluoride in a stronger toothpaste or mouth rinse.

4 Options to Replace a Tooth Overlooks the procedure, pros and cons of partial dentures, bridges, and dental implants. https://youtu.be/aTtfh6HKIDw

Brush with Fluoride Toothpaste Brush teeth twice a day (especially before bed) with a toothpaste that contains fluoride. Most common toothpaste brands have fluoride, but it is best to check the ingredients to make sure. For infant care, once your baby’s teeth come in, brush them with a tiny amount of fluoride toothpaste twice a day, every day, especially before bed. ... https://www.healthyteethhealthykids.org//fluoride-toothpas

Preview of 'Cracked Teeth' https://youtu.be/UdL2pKeKvmk

Diet and your dental health. Follow these nutritional tips for healthy teeth and gums. https://youtu.be/7F5rVxe4XXE

How to Care for Your Child’s Mouth with Fluoride Drink Tap Water Fluoride is added to the public water supply (tap water) to make teeth strong and help prevent cavities. The fluoride in water prevents tooth decay just like the fluoride in toothpaste. Drinking water that contains fluoride helps protect teeth from decay. Maryland residents are lucky because 94% of households served by the public water supply receive fluoridated water. Most bottled water does not contain fluori...de. It is healthier and less expensive to fill a container with tap water than to purchase bottled water. You can still reap the benefits of fluoridated water by filtering your tap water at home, as most household filters will not remove fluoride. If you must use bottled water, use Nursery Water (pink label), as it contains fluoride. If you are on well water or your water is not fluoridated and you want to make sure your child is getting appropriate amounts of fluoride to prevent tooth decay, talk to your dentist or physician who can prescribe fluoride for your child in the form of drops or tablets. https://www.healthyteethhealthykids.org//drink-tap-water.h

Teething troubles. https://youtu.be/DL3x6HD1Vw0

Preventive dental care. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj2d7p5QoG0&feature=share

Meth Mouth: How Methamphetamine Use Affects Dental Health: Methamphetamine (meth) is a dangerously addictive drug that can have severe health consequences, including stroke and permanent brain damage. It’s also devastating to your dental health, according to a December 2015 study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and published in The Journal of the American Dental Association. Meth mouth is characterized by severe tooth decay and gum disease, which often causes... teeth to break or fall out. An examination of the mouths of 571 methamphetamine users showed: -96% had cavities -58% had untreated tooth decay -31% had six or more missing teeth https://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/az-topics/m/meth-mouth See more

How To Care for Your Child's Mouth with Fluoride: >Fluoride is important for you and your child. >Fluoride prevents cavities. >Cavities can cause your child pain and serious health problems.... >Fluoride can reverse or heal early tooth decay. >Regular use of fluoride makes teeth strong and fights tooth decay. >A healthy mouth is necessary for overall health. >You can prevent cavities by caring for your mouth and your child's mouth every day with fluoride.> See more

What you need to know about Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia. Types of eating disorders: Anorexia. This typically involves an extreme fear of gaining weight or a dread of becoming fat. Even though these individuals may be very thin or even extremely underweight, they see themselves as fat. They may attempt to reach or maintain what they think is their perfect body weight by literally starving themselves. They may also exercise excessively. Others may eat excessive amount...s of food in one sitting and then attempt to get rid of the food and calories from their bodies by forcing themselves to throw up or by the misuse of laxatives or enemas. Bulimia. Like anorexia, bulimia also includes the fears of being overweight. But it also includes hidden periods of overeating (binge eating) which may occur several times a week or even several times a day. While overeating, individuals may feel completely out of control. They may gulp down thousands of calories often high in carbohydrates and fatin amounts of food that would be greater than what an average person would eat at one sitting. After they overeat, the individuals try to undo the fact that they ate too much as quickly as possible by forcing themselves to throw up or by the misuse of laxatives or enemas. This is often referred to as binging and purging. Binge Eating or Compulsive Overeating. This may affect almost as many men as women. In the past, these individuals were sometimes described as food addicts. They overeat (binge eat) as noted in bulimia above, but do not regularly try to get rid of the food immediately by throwing up or by misusing laxatives or enemas. Feelings of guilt may make it easier for the person to overeat again. https://youtu.be/00AUOGzQf_0 See more

Fluoride Prevents Cavities. Fluoride is important for you and your child. Fluoride is a common element found on the earth’s crust. It is found in soil and in fresh and ocean waters. Fluoride can be thought of as nature’s way to fight cavities. It helps prevent cavities in children and adults by making teeth strong and more resistant to decay. Dentists and scientists have known for more than 70 years that fluoride strengthens teeth, prevents cavities, and is safe to use. Fluor...ide prevents cavities! https://www.healthyteethhealthykids.org//understanding-fl/ See more

Teen Boy: Preteens and Teens https://youtu.be/_r9V4YbnQd0

Drool to School ! Did you know kids miss 51 million hours of school each year because of issues with their teeth? It's important to know that as children grow, dental needs change -- and "From Drool to School" video provides some great tips for babies all the way up to elementary school-age kids.... https://youtu.be/dHG775evCNg See more

Oral Cancer We Need To Talk About It. As the sixth most common cancer worldwide and potentially the most expensive to treat in the nation, only about half of those diagnosed will survive in the next five years. Even more concerning is what used to be considered an old man's disease, is no longer the case today. The new face of oral cancer is getting younger and younger and sadly, the fastest growing segment of newly diagnosed cases in non-smoking, young adults. Why is this? https://youtu.be/QJeT_N2M7_c

Family Guardian: Preteens and Teens https://youtu.be/20bq7qgBa1Y

Dental Crowns and Onlays EXPLAINED: Dental crowns are used to repair teeth which are so badly damaged or decayed that they require a solid encasement to hold the tooth together. Crowns can be made of metal or a tooth-colored ceramic. Tooth-colored crowns must be thicker than metal crowns to withstand bite stress, so the tooth needs to be reduced more for those. If only a portion of the tooth is damaged, it may be an option to cover only the damaged areas. A partial crown or o...nlay can be designed that covers enough of the damaged tooth, yet minimizes the amount of healthy tooth structure that needs to be removed. Advances in adhesive dentistry allow ceramic onlays and crowns to be bonded to teeth with less tooth removal than was once possible. Some crowns and onlays are now created with a computerized milling machine. https://youtu.be/AABGV8riKTs

The 12 Best Foods to Eat in the Morning https://www.healthline.com//12-best-foods-to-eat-in-morning