Category — teeth

It’s Earth Day, 2012, and as trustees of natural resources, we must protect our water supply to survive on this planet. Protect Planet Earth for yourself and generations to come by encouraging your family members and friends to turn the water off while they’re brushing their teeth (at least twice a day).

That’s all you have to do to Make Every Drop Count and be a good environmental citizen.

Depending on where your water resources come from, turning off the water while brushing your teeth can have a positive impact on springs, rivers, and wetland habitats for wildlife that would otherwise be damaged by water treatment plants. The impacts from taking water out of processing can be lessened in small ways that will positively affect the future of Planet Earth. [Read more →]

 Fun Fact:

One in every 2,000 babies is born with a tooth!

Keep smiling.

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

 This is a cautionary report. Redheads are back in the news. This week NBC reported that redheads are more sensitive to pain that people with other hair colors. People with red hair need 19 percent more painkillers than the greater population.

Research published in the Journal of American Dental Association (July 2009) found that painful experiences at the dentist might cause more anxiety for men and women with red hair, who were twice as likely to avoid dental care than people with dark hair. People with red hair need larger doses of anesthesia and are twice as likely to avoid going to the dentist than those with other hair colors.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! For some of you, the occasion calls for the illustrious “green beer” enjoyed at your favorite Irish pub, but if you are in the process of whitening your teeth, you may want to rethink the color of your beverage.

During the whitening process the pores of the enamel are opened from the use of bleaching agents, allowing the hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide to enter the dentin layer of the tooth. It is very important that during this time you avoid foods and beverages that contain high levels of pigment, such as yellow mustard, grape juice, red wine, tomato sauce… you get the point. [Read more →]

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

It’s Earth Day 2010. Please take action to protect Planet Earth for the rest of your life. Encourage all of your family members and friends to turn the water off every time they brush their teeth (at least twice a day). Run the water to rinse your mouth.

That’s it. That’s all you have to do to be a Water Warrior and a good environmental citizen.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says, “The average bathroom faucet flows at a rate of two gallons per minute. Turning off the tap while brushing your teeth in the morning and at bedtime can save up to 8 gallons of water per day, which equals 240 gallons a month!”

Depending on where your water resources come from, turning off the water while brushing your teeth can have a positive impact on springs, rivers, and wetland habitats for wildlife that would otherwise be damaged by water treatment plants. The impacts from taking water out of processing can be lessened in small ways that will positively affect the future of Planet Earth. 

Applying this practice will equal a savings of 2,880 gallons of water each year for every individual in the United States who takes this simple step. [Read more →]

Happy Chanukah.

Please forgive the lateness of my Chanukah wish. I have a very bad cold, but I have been lighting my candle – 1 giant Chanukah/Hannukah (the spelling keeps changing) candle that was a gift last year.

Blessings to all.

Saundra Goodman
www.gotteethguide.com

Everyone I know is complaining about the color of their teeth. They’re too yellow, they’re too brown, they’re not white enough.

When I ask, “When was the last time you had your teeth cleaned?” they can’t remember.  A friend said, “The teeth cleaning strips aren’t working and if they work at all, they leave vertical whitish lines on my teeth.”

1. Get your teeth professionally cleaned just before you get a whitening treatment.
2. Whitening a decaying tooth can allow the peroxide to sink into a cavity, causing nerve damage.
3. If your teeth are professionally cleaned first, there’s no tartar or plaque to interfere with the bleaching process.
4. Your teeth might be so white after a professional teeth cleaning that you won’t need a whitening treatment.

If you haven’t had your teeth cleaned this year, make your appointment now and make your next appointment before leaving the dental office.

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 without them.
www.gotteethguide.com

This is a true story told to me by the wife of a dental patient with a heart murmur (mostly in her words).

Three months ago my husband lost part of a filling and used a temporary fix he bought at a Drug Store. What he didn’t realize was the need to have this looked at by a dental professional. He assumed no pain, so why rush to the dentist? Especially when he feared the dentist!

1. At 40-years old,  no medical or dental professional had ever told him he would more susceptible to blood infections because he was born with a heart murmur.

2. He started sleeping a lot more, not wanting to do too much. He just assumed he stayed up too late.

3. Then he started getting low grade fevers that would only go away with aspirin.

4. He went to the doctor and was diagnosed with the Swine flu. He was told to rest and that the virus seemed to be near its end.

5. Another week went by and the doctor told him to go to the hospital to get a blood culture. That’s what they do when they can’t figure out what is causing a fever.

6. Yet another week went by and the blood culture results confirmed that he had a strep (streptococcus) infection of the blood that may have infected his heart valves. He was admitted to the hospital on a Friday where IV antibiotics were administered immediately. [Read more →]

Who doesn’t like Halloween candy? Your teeth and your body hate it, your dentist loves it. America’s annual Halloween sugar festival tab is almost $2 billion.

This year give healthy Halloween treats. Be prepared to duck if the kids throw them back at you.

1. Edible treats include mini-packs of chips, pretzels, goldfish crackers, cereal bars, nuts, cheese crackers, and trail mix; all safer alternatives than pure sugar hard candies and candy bars.
2. Sugar-free gum is a healthy choice, just not for toddlers.
3. Vampire teeth, wax lips, small containers of bubbles, small cans of playdoh, plastic sunglasses, pencils, notepads, temporary tattoos, and stickers are fun treats. They still make those, right?
4. Tell the kids you want to see a trick before giving them treats. It’s a lost “trick or treat” tradition.

Refined sugar in candy wreaks havoc with you and your kid’s energy levels, causing mood swings, stress, and fatigue. Too much sugar from candy can lead to gum disease, tooth decay, headaches, digestive disorders, a malfunctioning immune system, Type 2 diabetes, and childhood obesity. [Read more →]