Category — senior health

If spring cleaning has hit you, include an inside job. Get your teeth cleaned to brighten your smile and avoid gum disease.

Take this opportunity to make a dental appointment for yourself and your family. Get your teeth as clean, fresh, and sparkling as your home.

If you have one denture or partials, you must have your remaining teeth cleaned. Take care of the teeth you still have.

Keep smiling.

Saundra Goodman
Got Teeth? A Survivor’s Guide
How to keep your teeth or live without them.
www.gotteethguide.com

 Beets are nature’s simple, unassuming, deliciously sweet, deep dark ruby red, low fat delivery system for calcium, potassium, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and sugar with an earthy flavor and enough nutritional value to make them vital for our oral and overall health.

They are a colorful winter root vegetable that have become available all year in red, yellow, orange, white, and variegated. First documented in 8^th Century BC, Mesopotamia, beets were used in folk medicine for the treatment of fevers and constipation in Ancient Greece and Medieval Europe.

As I wax poetic about the beet, I recall homemade bowls of borscht on my mother’s dining room table with dollops of sour cream in their middles. Pickled beets, beet juice, and beets in salads and curries are popular in America, South America, Europe, Eastern Europe, India, and some parts of Africa. [Read more →]

If a serial killer with a family and a job can take time to floss, so can you.

Keep smiling. 

Saundra Goodman
Got Teeth? A Survivor’s Guide
How to keep your teeth or live without them.
www.gotteethguide.com

I hope 2012 will be a bright, shiny, healthy, happy year for all.

My goal is to return to blogging in spite of my unfortunate spine,  and in your best interests. I remain a dental patient, a health blogger, and a patient advocate.

Saundra Goodman
Got Teeth? A Survivor’s Guide
How to keep your teeth or live without them.
www.gotteethguide.com

You know what to do.

Make an appointment to get your teeth examined and cleaned. Your dental hygienist will give you a new toothbrush and floss and another lesson in brushing and flossing.

Make an appointment for your kids and parents, too.  And make your next appointment before leaving your dental professional’s office.

Keep smiling.

Saundra Goodman
Got Teeth? A Survivor’s Guide
How to keep your teeth or live without them.
www.gotteethguide.com

I had surgery on my left arm Tuesday and I’m left-handed. That is not an acceptable excuse to avoid brushing my teeth so I discovered 3 reasons to love my electric toothbrush.

1. You can use an electric toothbrush with either hand without getting hurt.
2. Your electric toothbrush does a good job even if you don’t feel well or you’re not in the mood.
3. Your electric toothbrush works when you don’t.

Leave a comment and tell me why you love your electric toothbrush.

Keep smiling

Saundra Goodman
Got Teeth? A Survivor’s Guide
How to keep your teeth or live without them.
www.gotteethguide.com

If you have gingivitis or periodontal disease, your toothbrush can transfer oral bacteria back into your mouth after every use. To avoid bacterial transfer, do this:

1. Dip your toothbrush into a small amount of undiluted Listerine after every use.
2. Buy a new toothbrush every 2-3 months.
3. Do not share your toothbrush.

Cleaning your toothbrush and replacing it on a regular basis will help keep your mouth free of bacteria.

It’s all connected.

Saundra Goodman
Got Teeth? A Survivor’s Guide
How to keep your teeth or live without them.
www.gotteethguide.com

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Wuuhoo! The Daily Reviewer ranked www.gotteethguide.com in the Top 100 Dentistry Blogs. Thank you.

What I know for sure is that it’s all connected.

Saundra Goodman
Got Teeth? A Survivor’s Guide
How to keep your teeth or live withouth them.
www.gotteethguide.com

Bad breath is often caused by bacteria that remains on your tongue after brushing and flossing. The bacteria that causes problems inside the mouth is the same bacteria that causes heart attacks.

Removing bacteria from your tongue may prevent it from entering your bloodstream and promoting blood clots or damaging heart muscle tissue. Using a toothbrush to clean your tongue is ineffective. It only moves the debris around without removing it. I recommend using a tongue scraper.

Stumbling upon my blog, the people at Tung Brush contacted me and asked for my opinion of their product. They sent it to me, I tried it, and I continue to use it. This is my opinion. [Read more →]

Teeth grinding or clenching (bruxism) is a common condition once considered harmless, or at least annoying.

Today’s doomsday financial news is causing increased teeth grinding that can cause serious damage to your teeth, your health, and your bank accounts in the form of gum disease, bite relationships, bridges, crowns, or dentures if the case is severe enough.

Common causes of teeth grinding include:

1. Inability to deal with stress or anxiety (economic or financial).
2. Lack of sleep.
3. Anger and frustration.
4. Aggressive or hyperactive personalities
5. Alcohol and/or drug consumption. [Read more →]