You have to picture this moment to understand the gravity of the situation. The time I wish I had my tooth brush was paramount to my chances of ever achieving lift off. Similar, in some ways to He Died with a Felafel in His Hand because tabouli was involved. You know,...
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The Jaw-Dropping, Teeth-On-Edge Impact Emotions Have on Oral Health
Losing teeth has a dramatic impact on the lives of some people. Statistically, 45% of loss or extraction patients experience difficulty accepting that one or more teeth are gone, and it seems confidence goes with them. Many are also unprepared for the inevitable...
Bad Teeth Shaming: The Tales Teeth Tell and the Great Dental Divide
Other than Steve Buscemi, people with bad teeth don't get to stay famous unless they no longer have imperfect teeth. If you were raised in poverty, it’s inadequate nutrition and limited access to healthcare that’s more responsible for the level and stability of oral...
Probiotics and Periodontal Disease
Between all the probiotics that come with healthful living, and the bacteria that creates periodontal disease, there’s no guarantee it’ll be the good bacteria dwelling your mouth…
Stress Affects Your Teeth: Life In The Age of Stress
Stress. The slithering, hissing, contemporaneous basilisk advancing loftily and upright spurred on by horrendous habits of scrolling social media, newsfeeds, and pandemic fatigue. It withers life-scapes with its breath and kills joy with a glare. The constant...
Sustainable Dentistry – Is It A Green Dream?
Being green. The modern-day dichotomy. Can you really be green? You might want to be, but without its envious eyes and inexperience. And nobody would ever admit to wanting green teeth. But your dentist might. Humans have never really been green. Maybe as foragers, but...
Dental Deep Cleaning: Is It Ever Necessary?
In the 1970s when hair was long and everywhere, the public perception of dentists ranked them second only to clergy in the trustworthy stakes. In some ways your dentist was more mysterious and authoritative than your GP. Certainly, he (because female dentists were...
Why It Is That We Have Issues With Our Teeth?
Disorders. We live in a disordered world of disorders. Depression and anxiety ones, bipolar, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus all at epidemic levels amid a pandemic, and now orthodontic disorders make that list. It’s a bit like the 27 Club for disease. Ninety...
Do Teenagers Take Care of Their Teeth As Much As Their Dentists Wish They Did?
Some parents may be rolling their eyes already after reading the title of this article. Teenagers taking care of their teeth: Do they or don’t they? Hygiene can be an issue at various stages of an adolescent’s life. Sometimes they seem hardwired to neglect some of the...
World Cavity-Free Future Day is in October: Will It Achieve Anything?
World Days. There are plenty of them. Not only do we have World Days, we have International Weeks. We also have recognised Years, even aside from the Chinese zodiac ones. This year is the Year of the Water Tiger, if you’re interested. And you might be if you’re open...