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When you don’t brush your teeth, you are contributing to the accumulation of plaque buildup on your teeth. You may ask “What is plaque?” Plaque is the biofilm of hundreds of bacteria that colonize the surface of your teeth, which should be removed through brushing teeth and flossing. As the plaque feeds more on the food particles, especially sugary foods and drinks, it produces acid. Then the acid destroys the enamel structure of your teeth and teeth will decay over time and wear down, leading to cavities and finally tooth loss. If plaque is not removed through brushing and flossing,…

If you have You are more likely to see a sharp bone that appears out of gums and soft tissues in your mouth. This doesn’t usually happen but bone spur exists in the location of your previous oral surgical procedure. What is a bone spur (bone spicule)? Bone spur, also called bone spicule, is the appearance of bony parts in your gum’s soft tissue. Bone spicule is like an extra piece of bone that is trapped in your gum and can cause pain, infection, and swelling in its site in your gum. It is caused due to diseases, oral surgery…

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Lip color changes can indicate health issues. Dark blue or purple lips may have various causes, from serious conditions requiring medical attention to minor injuries. Learn about the common causes of blue lips and skin discoloration in this article.

What are plaque disclosing tablets? Disclosing tablets are chewable tablets that you use to show the plaque buildups on your teeth. Dental plaque causes tooth decay and you need to find this biofilm, as dentists say for plaque, to better locate and eliminate them on the teeth. With the help of plaque disclosing tablets, invisible plaque formation becomes visible through red or purple colors. Disclosing agents are also available in liquid forms. It helps you and your child to see the accumulation of plaque and control it on your teeth. Therefore, the next time you want to clean your teeth,…

Piercing tongue among teenagers and young adults has been a common practice. There are other body piercing types which involve the skin and usually in the outer body parts like the nose. Tongue piercing is different from dermal piercing or skin piercing in that tongue piercing is in your mouth, a moist place and an environment for breeding bacteria. You may find tongue piercing, categorized as intraoral piercing, attractive or just a change to appearance, but It is worth knowing about it a little more. According to ADA (American Dental Association), tongue piercing is an invasive procedure that is followed…

It’s just the face and mouth you see, but just under the skin, you will find facial veins, artery to carry blood, facial nerves, muscles and yes let’s not forget our salivary glands. What are salivary glands? Salivary glands are the organs that produce saliva into the mouth. You may want to ask ‘What is saliva?’ saliva is what makes your mouth moisturized and lubricated. Saliva contains mucus or serous or combination of both. Mucus is slimy and sticky and serous is watery and contain protein, which has enzyme to help with the digestion of our foods. Salivary glands consist…

What is transient lingual papillitis? Transient lingual papillitis (TLP) also called lie bumps is an inflammatory tongue condition that causes irritation and pain and appears as small red or white bumps on the surface of the tongue. Transient lingual papillitis bumps appear and go away on their own quickly, but they can be painful and irritating. Lingual papillitis bumps will show up on the tongue tip and side of your tongue with inflammation. You will have difficulty in your eating especially eating spicy and acidic foods. One big factor in both causing and irritating transient lingual papillitis is eating hot,…

Myofunctional therapy is the series of physical activities of your tongue and orofacial (oral and facial) muscles to correct tongue thrust, mouth breathing, bite problems, swallowing and many more negative impacts that have been causing problems for a normal oral and facial look and function. Myofunctional therapy uses tongue exercises to retrain the muscles in your mouth and face to help you with a better resting tongue position, lip position and teeth occlusion. Orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs) negative impacts You may have developed some bad habits from your childhood that have impacted your teeth and appearance of your face. Thumb…

sulfur burps is the bad-smelling burps or the smell of “rotten egg” when you have eaten foods and vegetable that release hydrogen sulfide gas. The food and drinks during the digestive process sometime release excessive gas into your esophagus tube, which connects mouth to stomach. These gases trapped in the esophagus and then come out into your mouth with a sound which is called burping or belching.

In our modern day, eating patterns have changed dramatically and sweets play a major part in these recent eating changes. Sugar is in variety of natural foods we eat and found in large number of consumer products. The rise of marketing competitions between the food and drink companies have made sweetened and process foods even more attractive to buy and accessible to get. This makes you choosy and selective among all these sugary foods and drinks. And this when people say “I have a sweet tooth”, which they mean they love sweets a lot. But over-consuming sugar and eating sweet…