We all love a cup of coffee — but not the stained smile that comes with it. Here, dentists give preventative tips to prevent teeth stains.
With proper home care and professional maintenance, your new teeth can last for life. How do I care for my dental implant? Just like with natural teeth, it’s important to clean all surfaces of the implant. For your daily oral care, we offer regular toothbrushes, floss and interdental ...
Polishing teeth is an important step that should never be overlooked, since the process of removing calculus creates microscopic scratches on the surface of the enamel. Just as an overheated ultrasonic scaler tip can cause thermal damage to a tooth, excessively high RPMs of the prophy cup can ca...
Learn what plaque is, how to remove plaque from teeth, and how to prevent it from damaging your teeth with this guide. What is Plaque? The Indian Dental Association explains that dental plaque is a sticky film that constantly forms on teeth. Each time you eat or drink sugary food or ...
When braces come off, the next step involves wearing retainers. Thesecustom-made devices help keep your teeth in perfect alignment. They are necessary to prevent your teeth from returning to their previous misaligned positions. When you wear retainers, they help your teeth maintain their new, stra...
Periodontal debridement is the term used to describe removal of hard and soft deposits from supragingival and subgingival surfaces of teeth, along with disruption of nonadherent bacteria within the sulcus. The goal of periodontal debridement is to remove bacterial endotoxins, plaque and calculus, restor...
Prevention of periodontal disease: Oral care products also help to prevent early periodontal disease (gingivitis). They can achieve this by effectively cleaning teeth by the action of toothbrushing with toothpaste – removing plaque/bacteria from the teeth, and by delivering therapeutic antimicrobial and...
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The gum pocket, also called the gingival sulcus, is the small space between the gum line and the tooth. Without daily brushing, plaque buildup develops on a cat's teeth and in the gum pocket. The plaque hardens when not removed by brushing, forming calculus. The hard surface of calculus...
Finding the best toothbrush for braces is ideal to keeping the teeth and gums healthy during treatment. Here are a few things you can look for.