- 21. What Dental Procedures to Avoid When Pregnant
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... to visit your dentist for a thorough dental examination. Expecting mothers must take care of their teeth. Using fluoride based toothpastes and floss will help them keep their teeth clean and healthy. A ...
- 22. Checklist for the Dental Deviant
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... a day? You may love the taste of soda, but anything too sugary-sweet and acidic can promote tooth decay. Meanwhile, too much coffee and iced tea can cause teeth discoloration in the bargain. It may be ...
- 23. Dental Tips for Pregnant Women in Shanghai
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... procedures that cannot be administered on pregnant women. These include a tooth extraction, tooth filling, x-ray, root canal treatments, and some others. Why? These procedures, especially the tooth extraction, ...
- 24. How to Prevent Dental Problems Early-On
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... teeth, eat healthy and taking them to see a dentist early-on may prevent dental problems in the future. Dental concerns for very young children. Decay: This is the time to prevent "baby bottle tooth ...
- 25. Fluoride and Your Kids Teeth: How Much do They Need?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... of developing teeth to strengthen the enamel. There are three basic ways to get fluoride into a child: fluorinated tap water, fluoride toothpaste and fluoride treatments from the dentist. If your child ...
- 26. What Foods are Good for Your Teeth?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... reducing the risk of cavities and bad breath. Some green teas also contain fluoride that can further prevent tooth decay – check the label before you buy. 2. Dairy products such as milk and yogurt ...
- 27. Smoking and What It Does To Your Teeth
- (Dental Shanghai)
- Imagine buying a new tube of toothpaste and squirting the following out onto your toothbrush: Tar, acetone, cyanide, lead, formaldehyde, ammonia, arsenic, butane, chloroform, carbon monoxide and nicotine. ...
- 28. Drug Abuse and What it Does to Our Teeth
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... chair with all their roots exposed; this leaves just one option for the dentist—to pull out what remains. Drug Abuse and Tooth Decay: Let’s face the facts: the use of prescription and illegal drugs ...
- 29. Teeth Whitening in Shanghai
- (Dental Shanghai)
- In a world where people often put their appearance in the forefront, having white teeth is a personal priority for many. With all of the teeth whitening options out there, we thought it was best to learn ...
- 30. Should You Use an Electric or a Traditional Toothbrush?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- When electrically powered toothbrushes were introduced in the 1960s they turned out to be ineffective, and prone to mechanical failure. During the years that followed, they tended to be used only by people ...
- 31. All About Brushing--How to Brush and What to Use
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... origins of brushing come from “chewingsticks," which were used by the Babylonians as early as 3500 BC. Eventually these stick began to morph into what we know today as a toothbrush. Yet, it wasn’t ...
- 32. How to Choose a Dentist in Shanghai
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... What happens if you break a tooth or have severe oral pain in the middle of the night or over the weekend? Does the office you are considering have an on-call dentist? Perhaps they even share ...
- 33. What is your Dentist Looking for During a Check-Up?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- In Shanghai, during a visit, dentists will perform a thorough examination of your teeth, gums and mouth to help identify any potential signs of disease or tooth decay. The dentist’s goal is to help patients ...
- 34. Why You Should Visit Your Dentist Every Six Months
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... a year in Shanghai in order to maintain proper health and hygiene for your teeth. Reasons to visit dentist every six months: 1. Early diagnosis for tooth decay: The very first reason to visit the ...
- 35. What is Flouride and Why Do We Need It?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- Fluoride—the earth’s 13th most abundant element—is found naturally in soil, plant life and processed foods. Fluoride has been added to our tap water since the 1940s to prevent common tooth decay. Research ...
- 36. What is the Proper Way to Floss?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- Most people in Shanghai consider flossing as an alternative to using a toothpick. The misconception is that it is only done to remove large particles of food that get stuck in between our teeth. Although ...
- 37. Braces: How Do They Work?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... straighten. For this, teeth must be temporarily loosened, allowing the tissues surrounding the particular teeth to stretch into the loosened socket. Once the tooth starts moving into the loosened socket ...
- 38. How Composite Bonding Works to Repair Teeth
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... often less traumatic than bridges, crowns, implants or a tooth extraction. Types of Dental Fillings: While stronger amalgam fillings may be preferred where our back teeth are involved, dentists opt ...
- 39. Myths About X-Rays and Your Health
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... to take an x-ray of your mouth and you'll be exposed to radiation. Dentists, however, are well trained in making sure that their patients aren't in pain, and although a tooth scraping may be accompanied ...
- 40. What are Ultrasonic Cleanings in Shanghai
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... the tooth. Not only will an ultrasonic cleaning remove plaque, but it will get rid of tarter and a hardened, calcified form of tarter called calculus that is difficult to remove with a mere scraping. The ...