Tag: fluoride
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Learn how breastfeeding affects your baby’s dental health and risk of early childhood caries in Glen Iris
Breastfeeding and Dental Health: What Parents Should Know According to the World Health Organization (WHO), exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life provides extensive nutritional and health benefits. Continued breastfeeding until two years of age or beyond, alongside complementary foods, is recommended to support healthy growth and development. While the benefits of breastfeeding…
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Charcoal Toothpaste: Hype vs. Facts in Oral Care in Glen Iris
Charcoal has taken the oral care industry by storm—ads, social media posts, and articles claim that charcoal-infused toothpaste whitens teeth and freshens breath better than any other product available. But what’s the real story behind the trend? Activated charcoal is a fine-grained powder made from wood, coconut shells, and other natural substances oxidized under extreme heat. Its…
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Is tooth paste needed for good oral hygiene?
What’s In Your Toothpaste? How Ingredients Affect Oral Health Standard (non-organic) toothpaste usually contains: Abrasives to clean bacterial film and debris off teeth. Common abrasives include calcium carbonate, dehydrated silica gels, hydrated aluminum oxides, magnesium carbonate, phosphate salts, and silicates. Silica is often the whitening agent in most whitening toothpastes. Detergents that create the foamy sensation, like sodium lauryl sulfate…
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How does your diet impact your oral health?
Diet and Your Dental Health: Smart Choices for Healthy Teeth and Gums Everything you eat and drink affects your teeth and gums—especially when it comes to the risk of tooth decay. Tooth decay is driven by bacteria that feed on sugars in your food and drinks, producing acids that attack the outer enamel layer. To keep…
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What Is Fluorosis? Glen Iris Dental Guide from Tooronga Family Dentistry
What is fluorosis? During the formation of our teeth and bones fluoride can become embedded in them as part of their mineral content. Normally the mineral content of the teeth and the bones is hydroxy apatite which is made of calcium, phosphate and hydroxyl ions. But if fluoride ions are present, during the formation of…