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How Often Should You Clean a Night Guard? Hygienist Explains
I wear a night guard every night, and every day I preach their importance to preventing damage to the teeth, gums, bone and jaw joints to my patients. I have patients who come in with their night...
How to Remove Tartar From Teeth Without Going to the Dentist?
Tartar (also called calculus) is the hard deposit of calcified food debris and bacteria that adheres to the tooth, often confused with plaque, a soft deposit on the teeth. As a dental hygienist, my...
As a dental hygienist, I often find popcorn kernel hulls/pieces underneath the gumline of my patients, and once I have found one, I make sure to educate my patients will all the info I've listed...
Often when my patients who smoke try to quit, they use a nicotine replacement. Nicotine gum can be looked at as being a safe alternative to cigarettes. However, there are some surprising effects that...
Making money on the internet, having the internet actually send me a cheque in the mail, and depositing that first cheque into my bank account seemed like a dream to me when I first started my blog a...
Having white teeth and a "brilliant white" smile is portrayed as the ideal, stemming from social media, celebrities and even our dental professionals! I have both patients who are going through...
