Great Ideas To Make Getting Great Dental Care Easier

Everybody would love to have that bright white smile, but getting there can sometimes be very tricky. If you are confused and don’t know how to properly care for you teeth, then keep reading to get excellent tips on dental care in the following article. Look below for helpful advice so you can that white smile you’ve always dreamed about.

To help whiten your teeth brush using baking soda. Baking soda is known for its disinfecting and cleaning properties. To use simply sprinkle a small amount of baking soda in your hand and dip your wet toothbrush into the baking soda. Then, gentle brush your teeth for at least two minutes.

Take care when choosing a toothbrush. You will want to avoid a harder bristled brush to avoid gum irritation from harder brushing. Consider using a toothbrush that also incorporates a tongue cleaner. This can be of great use when you have had the occasion to drink beverages that stain easily.

It is important that you go to the dentist to have your teeth cleaned every six months. Having a professional cleaning helps to get rid of tarter build up and polishes your teeth so that they look their best. It can also help to spot cavities that might be hiding where you can’t see them.

The way you hold your toothbrush plays a major role in whether you are properly brushing your teeth or not. For a proper brushing, your brush must be held at an angle. Start moving it in circular motions. If you brush too hard, your gums will become irritated.

It’s just as essential to see to your tongue’s health as it is your gums and teeth.

Use a scraper on your tongue every time you brush your teeth. These tools aren’t expensive and can get all the bacteria off of the tongue. If you don’t have a scraper, just brush your tongue with your toothbrush.

Are you prone to tartar? If so, you need effective anti-tarter products. Tartar often shows up on upper molars and and lower teeth, so make sure to brush and floss these areas well. Regularly visit the dentist to remove tartar.

Regular dentist appointments ensure good oral health. You should be scheduling visits twice a year (once every six months) in order to maintain your teeth and catch any problems before they become to serious. Overall, you will be saving money.

Floss, floss, floss! Sure everyone brushes their teeth like they’re supposed to, but how many of them actually floss. Flossing cleans the area between your teeth where food can get stuck and bacteria can spread. This will also prevent the onset of possible infections that can occur if you don’t floss.

Having a white smile is now within reach after reading the informative article about dental care. There is no reason why you can’t achieve that pearly white smile by following these few simple tips. Eventually you will get there, just practice good dental habits each day. Take it slow, and stick to the tips.

Author :

Prof Dr Ashish Gupta is a senior Consultant Orthodontist with specialisation in Invisalign and Lingual Orthodontics .

He is available at Gupta Dental Centre – The Multispeciality Centre at South Delhi , India , a 49 year old dental centre , providing all dental services under one roof .

Tips for Eating With New Dentures

Dentures are man-made appliances used to replace missing teeth and they’re sometimes known as ‘false teeth.’

Dentures are made from plastic and molded to fit your mouth but they can feel uncomfortable and awkward for several weeks while you’re getting used to them.

You’ll make more saliva, they’ll slip around just a bit and you may have a few sore spots while your mouth is healing.

Adjusting to life with dentures may take some time while your facial muscles adapt to the new sensations, changes in your ability to taste some of your foods, plus you’ll need to learn how to chew with dentures.

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Start slowly and choose soft foods that are easy to eat until your dentures are settled in and you feel comfortable eating solid foods again.

Tips for Eating with New Dentures 

1. Start with a liquid diet that includes purees and soft foods such as apple sauce, puddings, cooked cereals, chopped boiled eggs and soup broth.

2. Be careful with hot liquids and foods so you don’t burn your mouth. You won’t be able to judge the temperatures correctly due to the insulating quality of the denture.

3. Don’t hold liquids in your mouth for a long time before swallowing. This can loosen bottom dentures.

4. You might find that foods taste different with dentures. Your sense of taste should improve over time.

5. When you’re ready to move on to solid foods, start with a mechanical soft diet. Be sure to cut your foods into tiny pieces.

6. Distribute your food evenly on both sides in the back of your mouth when you chew, this will help keep your dentures more stable while you eat.

7. Chew slowly and thoroughly before you swallow. Don’t gulp down large pieces of unchewed food because you could choke on them.

8. Slice fresh fruits and vegetables into very thin slices or chop them into tiny pieces, so they are easy to chew or cook them before serving.

9. Whole grain bread and cereals are good for you, but they may stick to your teeth. Eat them with liquids to make them easier to chew and swallow.

10. Replace tough red meats with poultry, fish, eggs, and legumes, or choose stewed or slow-cooked meats.

11. Denture adhesives may help for eating foods that require a strong bite (like corn on the cob), but you may wish to avoid very hard or very sticky foods.

Take is slow for a while and remember a little soreness is to be expected as the muscles in your tongue and around your mouth get used to keeping your new dentures in place (using the right dental adhesive is so important, too).

But be sure to keep your dentist updated if these problems don’t go away.

Eating After Healing

Once you are fully adjusted to wearing and chewing with dentures, you should be able to eat almost anything.

However, there may be some foods that will always be difficult to eat such as foods that are hard, sticky or contain small hard particles.

Even with a strong mouth and well-fitting dentures, it’s a good idea to be careful when you eat whole fresh fruits, hard crusty bread, tough stringy red meats, peanut butter or almond butter, chewing gum, sticky candy, fruits, and berries with seeds, nuts and peanuts, sunflower seeds, and coconut.

A Word from Gupta Dental Centre – The Multispeciality Centre

Prof Dr Ajai Gupta , Prosthodontist , says

Eating a healthy diet requires the ability to chew your food, which isn’t an easy task if you’ve just been fitted with new dentures, but, as long as you follow our tips, plus some time and patience, you’ll be chewing and eating normally in a few weeks.

However, if you have any problems such as mouth sores that don’t heal or continuing pain, or you just don’t seem to be able to get the hang of chewing with dentures, you can go to your dentist for help.

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Fluorides – Read to learn more

You don’t have to be a kid to have tooth decay. The Indian Orthodontic Society (IOS) isn’t “kidding” around by stating that adults benefit from fluoride use just as much as children do.

What is fluoride?

You may have heard of a good-for-your-teeth substance called Fluoride, but do you know exactly what it is? Fluoride is a naturally-occurring mineral that can be found in water sources across the globe. Fluoride is a compound that contains the element fluorine, which is found universally in water, soil, and air.

Fluoride is good for your teeth since it is absorbed easily
into tooth enamel and is effective at preventing dental caries, otherwise known as tooth decay or cavities, by keeping tooth enamel strong.

Strong enamel means strong teeth— and less tooth decay.



Fluoride also acts to repair, or remineralize, areas of the teeth that have become weakened by acid attacks.

Cities and towns that have community fluoridated water adjust the level of existing, naturally occurring fluoride in their public drinking water to an optimal level for oral health. This level is set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This type of fluoride is known as systemic fluoride, since it is ingested. Studies have shown that fluoridation of drinking water is effective in reducing tooth decay by upto 40 percent.

According to the American Dental Association, dental decay is effectively prevented by a combination of both systemic fluoride and topical fluoride—meaning fluoride that is applied directly to the teeth.

Some examples of topical fluoride include:

• Fluoridatedtoothpastes.Some mouthwashes also contain fluoride.Prescription-strength fluoride rinses or toothpastes may also be prescribed for individuals who are at a higher risk of decay. Some of these risk factors may include a previous history of tooth decay or certain medical conditions, such as dry mouth.

• Fluoride varnish is a gel that may be “painted” directly onto the tooth surface. A fluoride treatment may also consist of gel or foam that is placed in a tray and held against the teeth for several minutes.

Fluoride supplements, such as tablets or drops, are also considered a type of systemic uoride and are available by prescription for those who do not have uoridated drinking water.

 Fluoride is an important element in keeping your teeth— and your smile—healthy.

Is Fluoride Safe –

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Studies conducted for more than 65 years have consistently shown that fluoride is safe and very effective at preventing tooth decay in both adults and children. The American Dental Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Indian Paedontic Society , Indian Dental Association among dozens of other groups, all support the benefits of fluoride in reducing tooth decay.

How else can cavities be avoided

Brushing twice a day with a fluoridated toothpaste, flossing, and visiting your dentist regularly (every 6 months) can help in preventing cavities.
In conjunction with the benefits of fluoride, limiting sugary snacks and sugary drinks, such as soda and juice, is also an important step in maintaining good oral health—and reducing tooth decay.





Mouth Cancer – Risk Factors

Risk Factors

Although mouth cancer can affect anybody, and is strongly associated with the age and gender of a person, around 91% of all diagnoses are linked to lifestyle.  This means that by amending our lifestyle choices, we can help cut the chances of developing mouth cancer.  Here are the risk factors that have been shown to play a major role in contracting the disease.

Tobacco

The health implications of smoking are well documented, but mouth cancer often gets overlooked.  The majority of mouth cancer cases continue to be as result of smoking and tobacco use.  Around one in five people in the UK currently smoke, which accounts for roughly two in every three mouth cancer cases.

There are thousands of chemicals contained in a single cigarette, and their point of entry is the mouth.  Smoking helps to transforms saliva into a deadly cocktail that damages cells in the mouth and can turn them cancerous.

The danger is that smokers are three time more likely than non-smokers to develop mouth cancer and seven times more likely to be diagnosed with throat cancer, while a morning cigarette has been shown to double those chances further.  But it is never too late to make a difference….

Research has shown that ex-smokers reduce their risk of mouth cancer by more than a third.  And with around two thirds of smokers admitting they would like to kick the habit, Mouth Cancer Action Month is the perfect time to do just that.

Alcohol

Drinking alcohol to excess is another major risk factor linked with mouth cancer – associated with around a third of all cases.  The key is the excess part.  An occasional glass of wine here and there is considered much better than drinking the bottle in a single evening.  Moderation really is important.

The danger group are those who smoke and drink alcohol to excess.  These people increase their risk of mouth cancer by up to 30 times.  For those who do smoke and drink, please be aware of this risk.  It is especially important that this group visits the dentist regularly so they can examine your mouth.

If you need a guide on what the recommended units of alcohol per day are, click here.

Mouth cancer risk is not associated with use of alcohol-containing mouthwash.

The Human papillomavirus

There’s no easy way to say this, but oral sex is becoming a problem.  In fact, many experts believe the Human papillomavirus (HPV), transmitted mostly through oral sex, will overtake tobacco use as the main cause of mouth cancer within the next decade.

HPV is very common and almost every sexually-active person will get HPV at some time in their lives. Most people with HPV never develop symptoms or health problems.  90% of HPV infections go away by themselves within two years and don’t affect the health of most people.  But sometimes HPV infections persist and may cause a variety of serious problems. Including:

• Abnormal tissue growth and other changes to cells in some parts of the body, which can cause cancer.

• Genital warts, which is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the UK.

Limiting the number of partners you have and practising safe sex will reduce the risk.

Despite HPV’s impact on the health of both sexes, the UK’s HPV immunisation programme is exclusively for females due to its risk with cervical cancer.  In the UK, girls aged 12/13 have been vaccinated routinely, mostly via a school-based programme, since 2008.  We are working hard, alongside other bodies and associations to readdress this inequality and fight for a gender-neutral vaccination.

You can find out more about HPV and the gender-neutral vaccination campaign at www.hpvaction.org

Diet

Up to half of all mouth cancer cases are partly due to poor diet.  A diet rich in fruit and vegetables will not only keep your body fit and healthy, it will help to reduce the risk of mouth cancer.

Non-starchy vegetables and fruits (not salted or pickled), and foods containing carotenoids, can actually help to reduce mouth cancer risk.  Mouth cancer risk is lower in people with the highest intake of the following foods, versus those with the lowest intake, research has shown have shown:

• Fruit – 48% lower risk.

• Vegetables – 34% lower risk.

• Vitamin C supplements – 24% lower risk (versus never-users).

• Calcium supplements – 36% lower risk (versus never-users).

• Caffeinated coffee – 39% lower risk in 4 cups/day (versus non-drinkers).

• Green tea – 20% lower risk.

Chewing or smokeless tobacco

Although some believe this type of tobacco is safer than smoking, the reality is that it is much more dangerous. Like cigarettes, smokeless tobacco is a serious risk to a person’s health. Both contain nicotine, which is a very addictive drug.  In fact, there is twice as much nicotine in smokeless tobacco as in an average cigarette. As well as increasing the risk of mouth cancer by up to four times, it causes problems for the heart by tightening blood vessels and raising blood pressure.  One can of chewing tobacco can release as much nicotine into your body as 60 cigarettes.

Environmental

Second-hand or environmental tobacco smoke has been named a probable cause of mouth cancer.  Mouth cancer risk is 87% higher in those who have never smoked and that have been exposed to tobacco smoke at home or work, compared with unexposed non-smokers.  Studies have also shown that the risk of mouth cancer is more than twice as high in people who have never smoked exposed to second-hand smoke at home or work for 15 years or more, compared with unexposed never-smokers.

Budget 2018 – My take on it

A lot of talk of #Budget2018 is going on my TL .. mostly it’s critical n cynical ..

Let’s summarise it ..

1.One way to analyse #Budget2018 is to not look at in isolation but as a stunningly well planned sequencing of moves, beginning from 2014 budget and culminating in this, the 5th and last full budget of Modi Government. #NewIndiaBudget

2.This sequencing, in respect of moves through budget, can be broadly classified into what has been done on the following fronts –

A) Aspirational Class ;

B)Farmers;

C) Women;

D) Youth;

E) Jobs and

F) Overall macro economy.

3. Aspirational Class:

Ensure every family has bank account—->Direct Transfer of Benefits & Subsidies—>Basic life & accidental insurance—>Enable Formal credit without collateral—->Raise standard of living—->Ensure Medical Insurance for whole family.

4. Farmers :

Fertilizer availability ensured—->soil health improvement—->integrate all mandis into one national market—->Irrigation reach till the last mile—-> Farm Insurance to cover any loss —->Raise farm income to 1.5 times.

5. Women:

Secure financial future of every girl child—->smoke-free life of dignity for every woman—->incentivise women to stand up as entrepreneurs through collateral free loans—->incentivise employment of women in formal sector through EPF reform.

6. Youth:

Expand IITs, IIMs, Medical colleges, NITs—->Skill India —->Expanded scholarships ambit and accessible for all —->ATAL Innovation Mission for spurring the innovation culture—->Launch of RUSE—->1000 PM research fellow for high end research.

7. Jobs:

Mudra to fund every job-givers dream (10 crore+ already funded)—>Make In India (electronics manufacturing just one of many success story)—>GST push formal employment—>5% tax benefit for MSMEs (99% of Indian companies)—>Govt bears EPF expense.

8. Macro economy:

India No. 01 FDI destination in world—->low inflation—->control fiscal deficit—->GDP growth among highest in world—->ease of Doing Business—>less cash economy—>GST—>High exports—->High growth—>More formal jobs.

9. If we really think through then it is plainly obvious that despite all the noise and drama the Modi govt had a very detailed plan chalked out in 2014 and absolutely nothing made it change course.

Result: India from Fragile Five in 2013 to Bright Spot in 2018.

10. As we asses 2018 budget in historical context, remember that it will be this budget that will be remembered for mainstreaming the concept of “Ease of Living’ as a goal for governments. A concept not borrowed from abroad but, at this level, invented in India.