If you recently received a professional teeth whitening treatment at your dentist's office, you likely feel more self-confident about your smile. However, if you want to maintain your results for a long time, you may need to change some of your current habits.
Here are some useful tips for maintaining teeth whitening results.
Limit Teeth-Staining Foods and Beverages
Dark-colored foods and beverages can stain your teeth over time. If you want to maintain your teeth whitening results for a while, you should try to limit your consumption of coffee, tea, red wine, pasta sauce, and other stain-causing foods and drinks.
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When your child is too young to openly tell you they have dental pain, it's up to you to watch for the signs they're trying to give you. From drooling to only eating certain foods, your little one may be telling you that they have problems with their teeth. The only thing you have to do is pay attention.
Here are signs your young one is telling you they have dental pain.
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Discrepancy is hardly a pleasant word. There might be a discrepancy between your and someone else's memory of an event. There might be a discrepancy between the amount of money someone earns and the amount of taxes that they pay. What about tooth size discrepancy? As you might have guessed, this is a dental condition that involves your teeth being different sizes that are not proportionate to each other. If this describes your teeth, what are your options for correcting this discrepancy?
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If your child has a very narrow maxillary palate, then your dentist may have recommended a palatal expander. This orthodontic device slowly widens the bones that make up the roof of the mouth. While some older children and adults may use expanders, it's usually better to have this orthodontic treatment earlier since younger children are still growing. Here are just a few ways your child can benefit from this treatment.
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Having ragged-looking teeth can make you feel self-conscious about your oral hygiene and health. If the edges of your teeth are ragged, you're certainly not the only one who's going through this kind of thing. But how did you get to this place? If you're not sure how this happened to your teeth, consider the following three reasons why your teeth look ragged.
Nail Biting
Nail biting, however infrequent, is one of the leading causes of ragged teeth.
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