Cavities are NOT made in one night!
Dental Trivia
- The electric toothbrush was first introduced in 1939.
- The first toothbrush was made by William Addis of Clerkenwald, England.
- The Florence Manufacturing Company of Massachusetts, was one of the first companies to produce toothbrushes in America in 1885. The first model was the Pro-phy-lac-tic brush. This company was also the first to distribute the toothbrushes in boxes to prevent any cross contamination.
- The first American to gain a patent for a toothbrush was H. N. Wadsworth.
- The natural bristles of early toothbrushes were taken from the necks and shoulders of swine, especially pigs living in colder climates like Siberia and China.
- The first nylon bristles were introduced in 1938 and soon replaced the
- natural swine bristles.
A tip
Some people think tooth decay is just for children, but did you know you are at risk your whole life? Untreated dental disease can lead to serious health problems such as infection, damage to bone or nerve and tooth loss. Dental infections that are left untreated can even spread to other parts of the body and, in very rare cases, can be life threatening.
Dental Tips
Don’t eat ice cubes. It is the season for this refreshing pastime, but it can result in fractured teeth. The dentist adds that many older fillings are made of silver, which doesn’t bond to teeth like the white amalgams and can cause tiny cracks because of the stress of chewing hard items like cubes, candy or unpopped popcorn kernels. “The older we get, the more brittle our teeth become."
To clean the sulcus (the space between the gumline and the point where gum attaches to the tooth), turn your toothbrush at a 45-degree angleand get the bristles in there.
A normal depth for the sulcus is 2-3 millimeters, but if it reaches 7-8 it’stime to start worrying.
To clean in a particularly deep pocket, try tying a single or double knot in your floss to catch any food particles.
When flossing the back teeth, curve the thread around the tooth and push it underneath the gumline.
When the outer bristles of your brush start to flare, it’s time to change it.
If you eat a sweet snack and can’t get to your toothbrush for a while, rinse with water to delay the sugar’s activity.
Stop smoking. Joel said smoking is so destructive to teeth and gums that many periodontists won’t even treat them because the prognosis for recovery is so poor.
To clean the sulcus (the space between the gumline and the point where gum attaches to the tooth), turn your toothbrush at a 45-degree angleand get the bristles in there.
A normal depth for the sulcus is 2-3 millimeters, but if it reaches 7-8 it’stime to start worrying.
To clean in a particularly deep pocket, try tying a single or double knot in your floss to catch any food particles.
When flossing the back teeth, curve the thread around the tooth and push it underneath the gumline.
When the outer bristles of your brush start to flare, it’s time to change it.
If you eat a sweet snack and can’t get to your toothbrush for a while, rinse with water to delay the sugar’s activity.
Stop smoking. Joel said smoking is so destructive to teeth and gums that many periodontists won’t even treat them because the prognosis for recovery is so poor.
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