Top Ten Reasons To Visit Your Dentist Regularly
People like to avoid the dentist for many different reasons. They had a bad experience. They are embarrassed, they are afraid they will be yelled at, made to feel guilty or they don’t like pointy things in their mouth. Others simply don’t think they have the time,...
Your Mouth, Is The Portal Into Your Body
Just how can your mouth affect your body, to start you need to understand what happens in your mouth. Plaque and bacteria buildup on teeth, the longer the bacteria go undisturbed the more they multiply. When you eat or drink you feed them creating an acid-making...
9 Things You Should Know about Baby Teeth and Mouth Health
It is a significant milestone when your baby goes from gummy grins to that cute toothy smile. Newly erupting baby teeth serve an essential role in the development of your baby’s teeth and mouth. How to care for your baby's gums and new teeth Start by wiping your...
WHAT IS BOTTLE MOUTH ?
Bottle Mouth is a term used to describe tooth decay that results from putting a baby to bed with a bottle that contains anything except water. When baby teeth have frequent and prolonged contact with too much sugar from milk or juice in a bottle. Children at risk...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
This is my interview with Dr. Meghna Dassani, where we discuss sleep apnea. Dr. Dassani talks about pediatric sleep apnea, who is at the greatest risk, and what parents need to be on the lookout for to protect their children – especially in a post-pandemic world....
Lip-Tie
What is a lip-tie? To put it simply it is a condition that restricts the upper lip. You are born with it. You either have it or you don't. A lip tie is when the band of tissue under the baby's upper lip is too short or tight and is tethered, limiting the upper...
Vitamin D
Vitamin D Vitamin D has several important functions. Getting a sufficient amount of vitamin D is important for the normal growth and development of bones and teeth, as well as improved resistance against certain diseases. It helps fight depression and boosts...
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
Here are a few things you should know about hand foot and mouth disease and the recommended treatments. The coxsackievirus is the known cause for this common childhood ailment. While hand, foot, and mouth disease is more common in children, adults can become...
1 Habit – To Thrive In A Post Covid World
We are going to talk about habits. A habit is a routine or behavior, an automatic response to a specific situation, in many cases it is subconscious. We are not even aware you are doing it most of the time that is how automatic habits become. We all face...
Mind Body Mouth
Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Tiffany Ludwicki is a dental hygienist, a health coach, and a myofunctional therapist who resides in Newfoundland Canada. She obtained a diploma in dental hygiene from Dalhousie University with awards for the greatest...
New Year New You
Depending on who you ask the new year has a different meaning. One thing I think we can agree upon, I think many of us are ecstatic to see 2020 end. The beginning of a new year represents starting over fresh, with a clean slate. There is a whole lot about the old...
Self Care Is Different For Everyone
When we think of Self-care we should think about what it means to be healthy, we typically think of physical health, exercising regularly, eating healthy foods, and avoiding things we know are harmful to our bodies. Learning about what we may not know is harmful to...
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