November is national diabetes month; an important time to understand the effect that diabetes has on your oral health. Diabetics know the importance of a proper diet to maintain appropriate blood sugar levels. There is also a connection between diet and oral health. When a diabetic does not eat properly, it affects his blood sugar...
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Protect Your Oral Health on Halloween
We all know candy can cause cavities, but some types of candy are better or worse than others. Whether you are choosing candy for your child, a party, or trick-or-treaters, think about candy and its effect on oral health. Chewy candy and popular fruit-flavored candies are tasty and appealing, but they are especially bad for...
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Flossing: A Key Ingredient To Oral Hygiene
Flossing may be a difficult habit to cultivate, but well worth the effort to help preserve the health of your teeth. In addition to making your mouth feel cleaner, flossing can help prevent cavities, alleviate breath odor and protect you from gingivitis. Daily brushing is a must to remove food particles and bacteria from teeth....
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Gums and Your Oral Health
Oftentimes when people think of oral health and hygiene, they overlook their gums and think only of their teeth. Gums serve a very important purpose in the mouth. They are an important protective barrier that protects your teeth and their support structures. Healthy teeth depend on healthy gums to be strong and thrive. Most gum...
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Dental Bridges Can Restore Your Smile
Dental bridges are a proven way to help those with missing teeth regain their smile, improve their ability to chew and speak, and keep other teeth from drifting. The device installed in the mouth is known as a “bridge” because it actually bridges the space left by one or more missing teeth and fills it...
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Practicing Good Oral Hygiene While Wearing Braces
Wearing braces can take a lot of adjusting, in more ways than just getting used to how they look and feel. People that are prescribed braces will have to make some minor adjustments in how they care for their teeth and gums. The oral hygiene routine used while wearing braces is similar to the routine...
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Modern Dental X-Rays
It is hard to imagine how dentists and specialist orthodontists performed their duties before the invention of dental X-rays. X-rays are vital to the proper diagnosis, treatment and management of dental problems. Dental X-rays are images of the teeth, gums and surrounding tissues The purpose of dental X-ray is to find out if there are...
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Dental Sealants: Protecting Your Teeth
The application of Dental Sealants has been touted as an effective means of protecting teeth. It is particularly designed to protect the back teeth, or molars, which have depressions that can retain debris and food particles. This is one area where cavities commonly form. Sealants are typically applied in the dentist’s office. The surrounding areas...
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Cavity Treatment In Hilliard Ohio
The human mouth is filled with bacteria. Even though some types of bacteria are helpful, some types of bacteria can cause tooth decay. A cavity occurs when the harmful bacteria inside of the mouth use the sugar from the foods that one eats and creates acids. These acids will eventually begin to create holes inside of the...
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Tooth Whitening Solutions
Your smile is often a large part of the first impression that you make to others. That is why tooth whitening is essential for many individuals in both their personal and professional lives. At Dana Walters DDS in Hilliard and Upper Arlington, Ohio, we are happy to provide tooth whitening solutions that will serve you...