10 Tips to avoid getting tooth decay

Avoid eating sweets too often. When eating sweets, eat them all at one time rather than spread out across the day. Avoid drinking fizzy drinks. If you do, drink through a straw. Brush your teeth twice a day, with a fluoride toothpaste. Floss or use inter-dental brushes at least once a day before brushing to. Continue reading >>

Women are the most likely to break one of the three golden rules for clean and healthy teeth, with nearly six out of ten (59 per cent) regularly skipping brushing their teeth at bedtime, compared to just over a third of men (35 per cent). In contrast, relatively few people skip brushing their teeth in. Continue reading >>

The Chief executive of the Foundation, Dr Nigel Carter, warns that smokers are at a higher risk of developing gum disease, the most common cause of tooth loss in adults. Smoking and alcohol are also the two predominant causes of mouth cancer, and, when combined, increase the risk of getting the disease by up to. Continue reading >>

Considering it’s one of the major causes of tooth loss, it’s pretty difficult to spot the signs of gum disease. Links between gum disease and, in some cases, life-threatening illnesses are constantly developing, so taking care of your gums is vitally important. As we all have gum disease at some point in our lives, it’s. Continue reading >>

Recent studies have shown that treatment of periodontal disease in pregnant women significantly reduced the risk of premature birth. The research showed that women with periodontal disease were over three times more likely to give birth prematurely than women with good oral health and had a one in four chance of giving birth before 35. Continue reading >>