By now you probably know the cornerstones of a healthy smile: daily brushing, flossing, and dental visits twice a year. Did you know that a nutritious diet also impacts the health of your teeth? According to the Canadian Dental Association, a balanced diet helps maintain oral health. Thankfully, choosing food that’s good for your teeth
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As parents, we naturally want the best for our kids. The first years of their lives are an incredible opportunity to form dental hygiene habits that make a positive difference to their entire lives. Children can be easily influenced and providing them with the skills and knowledge to take care of their teeth is the
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Let’s rerun a scenario from your past—your mother tells you to make your bed and you grudgingly do it. You’re thinking, what’s the point of making your bed if it’s going to be slept in again? You might have the same feeling towards removing your wisdom teeth…I mean, what is the point of having wisdom
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Diet sodas, 100 % real fruit juices and other sugar free drinks are surprisingly bad for your teeth. The acids that are found in these drinks can cause dental erosion and cavities. Although they contain no sugar, diet sodas usually cause about the same amount of dental erosion as regular sodas. Besides exposing teeth to
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This is a problem that many people face. You haven’t flossed your teeth in a long time and when you decide to start doing it, your mouth quickly fills up with blood. Although it can be a scary sight, don’t be too alarmed, however it is something you should take seriously. Bleeding gums can be
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No matter what it is you happen to be doing in life, in order to be a master at it you need to develop a certain set of skills. This is achieved by learning what the best techniques are and making sure you practice them over and over again. Take for instance learning how to
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In a perfect world we’d all be able to eat whatever we wanted without there being any type of health consequences. Of course, this isn’t the reality we live in as there are many issues to consider (ex: dietary conditions, allergies, etc.). However, what if there was a line of candies that not only wasn’t
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It’s been ingrained into most people through educators, media and even pop culture influences that eating healthy will yield a healthier body and better and longer life. Knowing the right foods to eat for your body can also help to make for a brighter and healthier smile (combined with a regularly maintained dental regimen that
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