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How do fissure sealants prevent child tooth decay and cavities?
Everybody has teeth with fissures and pits on the top chewing surfaces. Fissures are like tiny grooves while pits are more like small hollows. If they run too deep, they can turn into areas where bacteria plaque accumulates, causing tooth decay. Fissure sealants are a...
Why are Dental X-rays so important to assess your oral health?
Your dentist is highly trained to quickly spot any teeth or gum issues you might have during a check up. However, no matter how good their eyesight is, there may be things going on below the gum line that are not visible - even to the most eagle-eyed dentist. That's...
How clean are your teeth? Find out with DIY disclosing tablets, gel or toothpaste!
If you've brushed twice and flossed once daily for months, you might think you've been plaque free for all that time. But at your next regular check-up, your dentist delivers the bad news - you've consistently missed certain hard-to-reach areas and now have major...
Is water flossing better than string flossing?
Flossing your teeth with waxed string has been an essential part of everyone's home oral care routine for decades, but is there a better alternative to string flossing? Yes, there is. It's called water flossing. Despite strong advocacy remaining for traditional string...
Warning – Orange Juice is Hazardous to your Oral Health
A new review of fruit juice under Australia's health star ratings on food and beverage packaging has resulted in the popular drink being reclassified from a 5 star rating to just 2 stars! How does Australia's health star ratings work? Australia's health star ratings...
Aussie school students start taking classes about the health risks of sugar
Australian school students have started taking a set of classes developed to address and inform them of the health risks of excess sugar consumption. This joint oral health program was developed by the Australian Dental Association (ADA) and SugarByHalf, a...
Top prevention tip for COVID-19 – don’t touch your face!
A vaccine for the Wuhan virus or COVID-19 is months away. In the meantime, the best advice we’ve been getting from health experts is to wear a mask and wash our hands with soap for 20 seconds to avoid the virus. However, there is one other hygiene tip that most people...
Why are top athletes experiencing a tooth decay epidemic?
You wouldn’t think that competitive athletes, both amateurs and professionals, would have many oral health issues. They’re usually fit, healthy, active and non-smoking individuals with healthy diets. Not only that, a whopping 94% of elite athletes brush their teeth...
If you have tartar or calculus, you may be at risk of calcified arteries and heart disease
Tartar or calculus is an oral condition where a calcified build up occurs behind or outside your teeth along the gum line. Most oral health information will tell you that tartar is the end result of plaque that has hardened because it hasn't been removed regularly...
The risks of mouthwashes
Are oral mouthwashes doing you more harm than good? There are mouthwashes and there are mouthwashes. Some are pro-biotic, some are fluoridated to help strengthen tooth enamel, while others contain alcohol and are meant to zap all the oral bacteria in your mouth to...
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