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...
As a dental hygienist, guiding my patients to improve their oral health and protect the integrity of the teeth, gums and jawbones are my top priority. I often discuss using night guards to prevent...
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...
Popcorn kernel hulls are the perfect size and shape to slip between our gums and teeth. Often we may not even realize that we have popcorn stuck between our gums and teeth until a few days later,...
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...
