Archive for the ‘Oral Health’

  • Herbal Remedies for Teeth Sensitivity
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    Herbal Remedies for Teeth Sensitivity
    If you feel discomfort in your teeth while having an ice cream or drinking a hot cup of coffee, you might be suffering from teeth sensitivity, a condition marked by sharp pain in the teeth. The factors responsible for causing teeth sensitivity may include the habit of tooth grinding, nerve damage, tooth decay and plaque formation. Herbal remedies work best in healing this discomfort. Below, we have discussed some of the most effective herbal remedies for teeth sensitivity: The most widely used herb for treating teeth sensitivity is neem. Neem is a herb with antimicrobiaol properties. It is an excellent remedy to dental problems like periodontal disease and plaques. Make a paste of neem leaves and apply it onto the sensitive teeth twice every  [...]
    Posted at November 14th, 2011 in Oral Health
  • Symptoms of Strep Throat
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    Symptoms of Strep Throat
    Strep throat is a bacterial infection wherein irritation and inflammation develops in the throat leading to abrupt, intense soreness in the tonsil & throat areas. Though definition-wise step throat arises due to the offender Streptococcus pyogenes bacterial form, there are other intruders like Haemophilus influenzae, stap neisseria which could sporadically assault the throat causing analogous signs & symptoms. Being stressed out, overworked, exhausted & tackling viral infection could compromise the immune system & trigger assaults of strep throat. Analogous to several types of throat infections, strep throat additionally has the tendency of occurring in the wintry climatic conditions. Individuals generally contract strep throat  [...]
    Posted at December 9th, 2010 in Oral Health
  • Tonsillitis – An Acquaintance
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    Tonsillitis – An Acquaintance
    You might have experienced some or the other time, during the seasons that bring soreness to your throats, that your food becomes difficult to swallow and when you try drinking loads of water, it just leaves something choking up the throat. You might try gargling with warm salt water, but that just brings a temporary relief. What is this pathetic condition? Well, it is called tonsillitis. It is the inflammation of the oral organs called tonsils. Tonsils are nothing but oval- shaped pads, 2 in number, in the oral cavity that lay at the back of one’s throat. There is one tonsil on each side of the throat. The common and typical symptoms of tonsillitis are swollen tonsils, difficult swallowing and sore throat. Below can be encountered the specific  [...]
    Posted at October 19th, 2010 in Oral Health
  • Amalgam Fillings – Know Its Potential Benefits and Risks
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    Amalgam Fillings – Know Its Potential Benefits and Risks
    Dental amalgam fillings are materials employed to seal cavities that have developed due to decaying tooth. These Amalgam Fillings have been used since over a century on scores of patients. Dental amalgam fillings are additionally known as silver fillings due to their silvery appearance. These fillings are a blend of metal types comprising of liquefied mercury and a powdery alloy made of tin, copper and silver. Nearly fifty percent of dental amalgam fillings are in fact elementary mercury by weight. Prior to the dental amalgam being placed, a dentist would initially drill the tooth for removing any traces of decaying and then would shape the cavity of the tooth for snug placing of the Amalgam Fillings. Subsequently, under apt safety scenarios,  [...]
    Posted at May 18th, 2010 in Oral Health
  • How safe are Amalgam Fillings
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    How safe are Amalgam Fillings
    In the span of the last several years, apprehensions ride high over silver-colored dental fillings or amalgams whose mercury component is believed to gradually leak inside the body and probably contribute to autoimmune conditions and cancers developing. As amalgams have mercury as a component believed to be toxic, a number of individuals consider that amalgams fillings are the reason behind the occurrence of several diseases inclusive of autism, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyiotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis (MS). The outcomes of a number of printed studies have associated mercury exposure with these diseases. The ADA or American Dental Association, FDA and several public health organizations state that there  [...]
    Posted at January 27th, 2010 in Oral Health
  • A Comprehensive Safety Guide to Teeth Whitening
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    A Comprehensive Safety Guide to Teeth Whitening
    Sparkly whites appear to be well within attainable reach of all with due credit to the roaring business of teeth whitening products that range from whitening strip treatments to dental care experts offering professional treatment sessions. There are commonly no apparent side effects experienced when such whitening products are rightly used according to prescribed directions. A number of valuable teeth whitening safety pointers when followed assist in maintaining good oral health. Having a Dental Visit Prior to Whitening Teeth It is important to get one’s teeth professionally cleaned and have an oral examination even when one decides to get one’s teeth whitened at home with the non-prescription whitening strip or gel forms. A cleanup session  [...]
    Posted at January 21st, 2010 in Oral Health
  • What to do when you get dental injury : Safety tips and treatment.
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    What to do when you get dental injury : Safety tips and treatment.
    Dental injuries are occurred usually when there is a strong blow. The dental trauma may lead to breakage of teeth or they me loosened or removed out completely. You need not worry about this if you give immediate treatment which can save the tooth in a best possible manner. Now let’s come to the actual discussion regarding the things to be remembered when there is a dental injury. So here are those points and make a note of it: 1) By using your finger or by just looking you check your teeth following an accident to your mouth/face. 2) Identify if there is any missing teeth or fragments of teeth nearby. 3) Remember that you must only touch the crown (visible part) of the tooth. 4) Never rinse or wash the tooth or its fragment with anything  [...]
    Posted at November 17th, 2009 in Oral Health
  • Take care of your mouth and teeth with these tips.
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    Take care of your mouth and teeth with these tips.
    Mouth is a kind of dustbin where every thing is dumped into for chewing and swallowing .Even the air we breathe travel through the mouth and being exposed to all these conditions mouth and teeth are prone to several health problems and diseases quite often. Smoking, eating junk foods, not washing teeth properly and chewing tobacco (especially in rural areas in countries like India and Pakistan) are the major activities causing damage to the mouth and teeth. The infections caused to mouth and teeth will enter other parts of the body so easily because they are at the main entrance for food and air we take in. Here in this post i am going to provide you some useful tips and suggestions to take care of your mouth and teeth.Lets divide this discussion  [...]
    Posted at July 1st, 2009 in Oral Health