How much do you know about your teeth?
1. If you don't floss, you're missing 35% of the surfaces of your teeth! As we've mentioned before, flossing is like brushing in between your teeth to get the spots your brush simply can't reach. This means that every time you brush your teeth but don't floss, 35% of your teeth are still untouched! Don't forget to brush your tongue too to get rid of all the nasties that like to live there and cause bad breath!
2. 90% of systemic diseases have oral symptoms. A systemic disease is one that affects several different organs, or the body as a whole. Diseases such as Diabetes, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or AIDS can seriously affect the health of your teeth. Regular dental cleans not only allow for such diseases to be identified early and managed but can also help to prevent heart attacks.
1. If you don't floss, you're missing 35% of the surfaces of your teeth! As we've mentioned before, flossing is like brushing in between your teeth to get the spots your brush simply can't reach. This means that every time you brush your teeth but don't floss, 35% of your teeth are still untouched! Don't forget to brush your tongue too to get rid of all the nasties that like to live there and cause bad breath!
2. 90% of systemic diseases have oral symptoms. A systemic disease is one that affects several different organs, or the body as a whole. Diseases such as Diabetes, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or AIDS can seriously affect the health of your teeth. Regular dental cleans not only allow for such diseases to be identified early and managed but can also help to prevent heart attacks.
3. Most people under 35 who have lost a tooth lost it through fights, accidents or sports trauma. When not wearing a mouth guard to play sports, athletes are 60 times more likely to damage their teeth! This ranges from chipping to piercing through the lip to a tooth falling out. Most people who lose teeth over the age of 35 do so from Periodontal disease. "Long in the tooth" was originally used to described old horses as their gums recede with age giving the impression that the teeth are growing. Periodontal disease starts quite similarly, your gums recede exposing more and more of your teeth, leading to more infections. Make sure you're gently massaging your gums with your soft toothbrush when you brush (don't forget about that flossing and tongue cleaning I mentioned earlier!)
4. Inflation of the economy affects the tooth fairy too! In 1900 she would leave an average of 12cents per tooth. In 1998 this had increased to $1 (doesn't seem so bad) and in 2013 a lost baby tooth would get you an average of $3.50 (quite the price hike!). Your teeth are invaluable so look after them!
4. Inflation of the economy affects the tooth fairy too! In 1900 she would leave an average of 12cents per tooth. In 1998 this had increased to $1 (doesn't seem so bad) and in 2013 a lost baby tooth would get you an average of $3.50 (quite the price hike!). Your teeth are invaluable so look after them!
5. Most children are brought to the dentist for their first visit at age 3, but they should be coming from age 1! As soon as your child's teeth start coming through it's a great time to get them in for a first check up. The dentist can see if their teeth are coming through properly and help with that tricky teething period as well as stopping the fear of the dentist before it begins. Dentists are nowhere near as terrifying as they used to be and it's important that your child's first visit to the dentist is a positive one. That's why we do free first check ups for children under 7years old and we bulk bill Medicare's Child Dental Benefits so that the visit is painless for your pockets too!