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Advances in Dental Caries Treatment

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

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Caries is a disease that mainly affects the younger population, but when we arrived at an advanced age, we start losing our teeth and oral health are also affected.

Caries has been a topic of concern to experts and research that every day is more about oral health, tooth pastes and methods which help to prevent these diseases.

Sometimes it has been to create certain types of toothbrush or products that protect enamel and gums sensitive. The latest invention, is found in the dental microscope, which allows through increasing optical decay vision and find anywhere in our mouths.

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Dental Cavities are Rare in Infants Under One Year

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

dental cavities are rare in infants under one year

Dental caries are holes that appear in the enamel of the teeth. Currently, they are considered as another disease, since they cause a disturbance of the person’s health, both short and long term.

It is rare that a baby under one year already have cavities, but to prevent them we must begin to act even before the appearance of this disease.

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Hispanic Americans with Diabetes Should Avoid Gum Disease

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

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Among the 2.5 million Hispanics in the United States who have diabetes, many are surprised to learn about an unexpected complication associated with this condition: gum disease.

According to the Center for Disease Control (Center for Disease Control, CDC), there is an increased prevalence of gum disease among diabetics, a disease that disproportionately affects Hispanics in the United States.

Did you know?
A national survey of tests, Mexican Americans are almost twice as likely as white non-Hispanics that a doctor diagnosed diabetes.
Among Hispanics, the prevalence rates of diabetes are 8.2 percent for Cubans, 11.9 percent for Mexican Americans and 12.6 percent for Puerto Ricans.

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The Choice of a Good Toothpaste

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Good ToothpasteTo have beautiful and healthy teeth should maintain good oral hygiene. The choice of toothpaste with specific properties is essential.

Antiplaque and antibacterial
The problem Dental plaque is a deposit of food debris and bacteria that is set in the teeth. The sugars are converted into acids and are wearing away the enamel, creating cavities. The gum tissue becomes irritated, causing gingivitis and teeth eventually loosen their grips natural.

The solution: use a toothpaste with high concentration of chlorhexidine, since it is a powerful antibacterial. This component purifies the mouth and helps fight bacteria, limiting the onset of gingivitis. The action is progressive and takes several hours.

Strengthen the enamel
The problem: Over time, the enamel wears out, cracks, demineralized by lack of saliva. This is the one that supplies the teeth and provides them with calcium. The gums recede causing the mobility of the teeth, which eventually lose their natural color.

The solution: a peroxide-based toothpaste calcium can mineralize and strengthen tooth enamel, while eliminating the bacteria responsible for plaque. This molecule also has a bleaching effect, attenuating the color of the surface. For greater efficiency, it is advisable to keep a time the toothpaste in the mouth after brushing and before rinsing.

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Bad breath and Oral hygiene

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Oral hygieneAgainst bad breath, and cottony mouth upon awakening, a number of tricks and rules of hygiene can not be forgotten. The ideal is to have a tongue scraping, and that it every day and every time we need a more thorough cleaning.

Bacteria and bad breath
The mouth is home to thousands of germs and bacteria, which are responsible for the plaque that accumulates on teeth. Tartar is deposited on the teeth as much about language. The bacterial flora contributes to bad breath.

This phenomenon is accentuated, generally, men in particular, since they have a language more raspy than women.

The specific attention to the language of men favor the capture and retention of all kinds and waste food particles, which are conducive to bacterial growth.

Indeed, it is these bacteria which favor the development of dental caries. But at the same time generate some malodorous gases, responsible for halitosis.

Although it is recommended brushing teeth three times a day, and after each meal, to get rid of oral bacteria, it is also necessary to have an effective scraping of the tongue.

The ideal is to do with a jet of pressurized water to remove as much waste accumulated between the teeth, or floss, and end with a special mouthwash.

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Have a Dreamy Smile

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Dreamy SmileThe mouth is not just for talking or eating. The mouth plays a vital role in the game of seduction. Just as the look is very important in the art of communication, mouth and lips are not far behind.

If our aim is to have a perfect smile, the first thing we must bear in mind is that our teeth deserve all the care and attention of the world.

The teeth are suffering daily from external aggressions such as food, and bacteria, significantly damaging tooth enamel. Therefore it is necessary to wash our at least twice daily teeth.

Ideally, brushing after every meal, and how to do this is from the gums towards the edge of the teeth. A horizontal brush damage and ends up weakening the enamel.

A toothbrush should be renewed every three months. If more than this time prolong the life of the brushes, the final stop being effective. A brand new toothbrush can remove up to 30% more plaque that if we do it with a brush used.

To complete daily brushing should floss, because it is a good tool to loosen the food waste that is stored between the teeth, and they normally do not get the brush.

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Proper Brushing Techniques

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

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The dentist is a professional who nurtured from childhood the foundations of an authentic culture of dentistry. Dentists play an important role in dental health care, strengthening the culture of prevention in children and youth.

Its activities are geared towards preventative maintenance and control of caries and other oral diseases. Essentially the work of dentists is to teach patients proper brushing techniques, which are the foundation of good oral hygiene, preventing periodontal diseases like gingivitis and periodontitis.

Cosmetic Dental Rehabilitation in Mexico City metropolitan area, offers the best and the increased provision of professional services and products of today’s most advanced dentistry, covering all specialties such as: rehabilitation aesthetics, periodontics, endodontics, tooth whitening, cosmetic dentistry, dental rehabilitation, preventive dentistry, orthodontics and implantology child, among others.

Also in recent years, our dental clinic has become one of the most recognized in the dental sector in Mexico City. Additionally, we have modern equipment and the latest techniques, technology and art materials to prevent, diagnose and treat our patients. Likewise, the attention of our dentists is direct and personal, so it provides the comfort of each one of our special treatments.

Remember, our dentists are highly qualified to be at the height of avant-garde aesthetic dentistry. Feel free to visit us, we are true to our philosophy, as demonstrated by our experience of many years dedicated to dentistry and dental rehabilitation. Therefore, we have become one of the most competitive in the field of dentistry.

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Saliva for Caries Prevention

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

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When the amount of saliva decreases or composition is altered, cause problems such as dry mouth, dental caries and calculus.

Although saliva is extremely essential for maintaining oral health, we rarely stop to think about its importance. This is why we decided to comment you the importance that really does in our body.

That saliva is not only responsible for assisting in digestion and food processing, it also protects the inner surface of the mouth and teeth because of its alkaline pH neutralizes the acids produced by plaque. In addition, it protects the inner surface of the mouth is used to diagnose diabetes, oral cancer and periodontal diseases in general, gives teeth the calcium and phosphate necessary for remineralisation; is a powerful reservoir of fluorine, and dilutes and removes sugars in the mouth.

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Fluoridated Salt Intake Reduces Decay Up To 60%

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

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Due to the high incidence of caries in the Peruvian population, Dr. Jim Romero Lloclla, the Oral Health Strategy Health of the Ministry of Health (MoH) recommends consumption of fluoridated salt in foods.

He said that diseases affecting the oral cavity by about 90% of the Peruvian population, among them being dental caries, periodontal disease and tooth bad positions, the most common.

To prevent these evils, he suggested the consumption of fluoridated salt in food, a substance that reinforces and strengthens the tooth structure; remineralising surface when decalcification by acids produced by bacteria generated.

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Halitosis Treatment

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

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The commonly called Halitosis or bad breath is a common problem in the population. There may be a mild or more severe.

In pharmacies, drugstores and hardware stores sold every day all kinds of products to prevent halitosis. Oral languages, mouthwashes, sprays cliques. The Halitosis is a problem that is concerned with the high demand for treatments for halitosis.

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