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Does Genetics Affect Your Oral Health?

Modern Family Dental

However, not all dental problems are hereditary and must not be blamed solely on your genes. Other factors can also affect your oral health more than genetics , like oral hygiene. . In this post, discover the role of genetics on your oral health and the other factors that impact your healthy smile.

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The Importance of Chewing

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Little did you know, chewing is critical for helping the jaws, bones and faces grow properly and to their full genetic potential. Baby does not NEED “baby food” – that pureed mushy stuff that comes in pouches or glass jars. Your temporomandibular joint can also be affected and cause jaw joint pain.

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Fluoride-the-Destroyer: See the Dark Side

Queen of Dental Hygiene

From the beginning of dental hygiene school, I learned all about how “wonderful” fluoride was for dental health. Problem was, there was so much fluoride out there, yet dental decay was and still is a major health problem. Fluoride does not live up to all its promises. Just because it is natural does not make it safe.

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The Truth about Toxins in Toothpaste

Queen of Dental Hygiene

And, really, how effective is it in doing the job of keeping your mouth healthy? Madison avenue has convinced us we need toothpaste for all these issues, when really, the thing toothpaste does best is help remove plaque from teeth. Toothpaste is in every bathroom and used at least once but better yet twice daily.

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The Trouble with Sippy Cups, Pacifiers, and Bottles

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Happy Healthy and Developing Properly Do you want your child to be healthy? Yes, something so simple could be the root cause of a lot of health problems such as crooked teeth, bed wetting, sleep apnea as well as gum disease and cavities. Which do you want for your child? The face grows incorrectly- long and down.

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Mind Your Oral Microbes for Your Best, Healthiest Self

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Today’s post will talk about how your efforts at oral hygiene reach far beyond those teeth/gums. What you do in the mouth affects your entire body and in particular, brain health. It’s time to get to know what is really going on in your mouth and mind your microbes. Chronic Disease.

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Do Genetics Influence Oral Health?

Brookside Dental

We’ve all heard about growing scientific evidence of the effects our genetic makeup may have on a predisposition for certain diseases such as diabetes or heart disease. Have you inherited a genetic inclination for cavities, periodontal disease, crooked teeth, or oral cancer? But what about dental diseases? Yes and no.