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As part of my work, I get to talk to a lot of people about dental health and from listening to their stories of pain, suffering, solutions and treatments that do not provide long-term relief is something I find very frustrating! I think that by now, in our modern age, better answers should be provided to us from ‘professionals’ and ’scientists’.

Unfortunately, I am convinced that we have been sold a ‘bill of goods’ in the notion that brushing and flossing are all that you need to maintain your dental health and prevent problems.

My proof that is not true is self-evident. People still get cavities, their teeth still crack or break and they still get gum disease. In relation to the last term, the stats say it all! Most dental professionals agree that up to 75% of people have some form of gum disease right now.

Therefore, you tell me, is it sensible to believe that merely brushing and flossing is enough for the majority of people to maintain their dental health? The reality of today’s state of dental health is very frustrating because the lack of knowledge about what dental disease is and what you can do about it is insidious.

In addition, I challenge you to ponder these simple questions. Dentistry has been with us for a very long time, yet why do so many people still need cavities filled, root canals, crowns, gum grafts, and other ’special treatments’? Do you think that no one has ever come upon good answers to prevent these problems in all the years that ‘modern’ dentistry has been around?

I certainly do not claim to have all of the answers, but I do think that I might have some of them. I was able to avoid one of those popular ‘deep cleaning’ treatments. Even if you have not heard that term from your dentist before or the terms, ‘SRP’ or ‘Scaling and Root Planing’, the chances are pretty good that someone you personally know has!

For an oral irrigator, I  believe that the hydrofloss is the best.

Chew xylitol gum for the healthy dental benefits discovered by Finlanders 6 decades ago.

Try a pH balanced, oxygenated mouthwash! 

I would further challenge anyone reading this article to dig deeper and discover the knowledge, understandings, tools and products that can truly help promote better dental health and save you and your loved ones from unnecessary expense, pain and prevent the need for harsh treatments!

David Snape is the author of the book: What You Should Know about Gum Disease, ISBN: 978-0981485508 available at ToothyGrinsStore.com and other online book retailers.

Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes only and does not intend to suggest diagnosis, treatment or suggest dental health advice. If you have or think you might have a health problem of any sort, including but not limited to dental health, visit your doctor or dentist for advice, diagnosis and treatment. The USFDA has not evaluated statements about any products mentioned in this article.

Many people believe that having periodontal (gum) disease is a problem of old age.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  You can be a young child and have a problem with the health of your gum tissue.  The reality is that damage builds up over time and it is only when people are older that they start to see the accumulated problem. 

Because they only start to recognize it later in life, it is often associated with the later stages of life.  But in reality, up to 80% of people may have some form of gum disease right now.  Your chances do increase over time.  I saw a statistic on the Mayo Clinic’s website that up to 95% of people have some form of gum disease after age 65.  Such stats do little to dispell the myth that this is a disease of aging.

So, what do you do when the majority of people will not consider that they  might have some level of gum disease right now?  Well, there is really nothing you can do. Yet, the individuals themselves could choose a different path. There are ways that go beyond brushing and flossing to improve your dental health.  If brushing and flossing were enough, would so many people end up with gum disease and need expensive treatments to mitigate the effects of the disease?  The answer is: probably not. 

I hope that everyone can understand the truth about this problem and save their teeth as well as thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars on dental work that could have been prevented!

*Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes only and does not intend to advise upon, diagnose or treat any health problem whatsoever, including but not limited to gum disease. If you have or think you might have a health problem, visit your doctor or dentist for advice, diagnosis and treatment The USFDA has not evaluated statements about products in this article.

Many people, myself included, like to drink coffee. However, when it comes to the health of your teeth and gums, there are a few things you should know. The most obvious is the staining effect of coffee on your teeth. But this, in and of itself, does not necessarily pose a true risk to the health of your teeth or your gums – unless you consider staining to be indicative of plaque build up.

One thing that has helped many to reduce plaquing is the hydrofloss The power of this device has helped many people!

Coffee has some other problems to consider, however. Coffee is an acidic drink. You know that if you have ever felt the effects of coffee on an empty stomach. This acidity is harmful to the health of your teeth. When the environment in your mouth becomes more acidic, calcium and phosphate can be pulled directly out of your tooth enamel thereby weakening the tooth structure and perhaps eventually leaving you open to a cavity.

Therabreath mouthwas is a pH balanced rinse.  It might be able to help rebalance an acidic mouth envirionment. 

The mouth can naturally repair this damage, but it requires the environment to become more alkaline or basic to facilitate the process of rebuilding enamel through your saliva. When you consider how many people drink soda or coffee all day long, you begin to imagine how complicated this problem becomes. If you are always putting acidic things into your mouth, when will the enamel have a chance to repair.

Oramd might be helpful in killing bacteria. Many types of anaerobic bacteria may have a hand in causing dental disease.

Perhaps at this point you are suddenly realizing the reason you have spent so much money at your dentist’s office. If this situation remains chronic, where do you think this path will lead to in the end?

*Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes only and does not intend to advise upon, diagnose or treat any health problem whatsoever. If you have or think you might have a health problem, visit your doctor or dentist for advice, diagnosis and treatment The USFDA has not evaluated statements about products in this article.