Dr Jodie

Want to keep your teeth? Watch Your Gums.

Hello everyone...The following is another tidbit from an article in the AARP Magazine March/April edition. Page 23, Cherish Your Chompers. "Want to keep your teeth? Follow these surprising tips: Watch Your Gums-Insist that your dentist examine your gums with a probe. If the gum pocket surronding a tooth is deeper than 3 mm, you might have gum disease.

Those of you who are patients of Dr. Jodie are familar with this process. Dr. Moreland's hygienests do this type of probing once a year at your dental cleaning visit. They also look for infection (bleeding) in the gums which is also an indicator of gum diesease. Bleeding is never a good thing.....

Curious, those of you who are not patients of Dr. Moreland. Do you get this type of evaluation of the gums at your dental visits?

So long for now......and keep smiling!!!!

 

Want to keep your teeth? Wait To Brush.

Hello everyone...The following is another tidbit from an article in the AARP Magazine March/April edition.

Page 23, Cherish Your Chompers. "Want to keep your teeth? Follow these surprising tips:

Wait To Brush-It takes 30 minutes to an hour for saliva to neutralize the acids in food. New York City periodontist Greg Diamond, D.D.S says "Brushing right after eating can brush the enamel away".

If you can't wait 30 minutes to brush then rinse well with plain water. Rinsing with water is good to do after your mornng OJ or other acidic foods and beverages.

(Rinsing with water instead of brushing is also a good idea after vomiting)

So long for now......and keep smiling!!!!

Want to keep your teeth? Go Beyond Floss.

Good morning everyone...The following is another tidbit from an article in the AARP Magazine March/April edition.

Page 23, Cherish Your Chompers. "Want to keep your teeth? Follow these surprising tips:

Go Beyond Floss-If your gums recede(as even healthy gums can) interproximal brushes, which look like tiny pipe cleaners, may work better than floss, which can miss plaque on the root.

There are many types of tools to help you floss, which is very important for healthy gums. Plastic toothpicks, toothpick type interproximal brushes, floss holders just to name a few. Curious, does anyone have some favorites that help you keep up with flossing?

So long for now......and keep smiling!!!!

Want to keep your teeth? Use a high quality electric toothbrush.

Good morning everyone...The following is another tidbit from an article in the AARP Magazine March/April edition.

Page 23, Cherish Your Chompers. "Want to keep your teeth? Follow these suprising tips: Power Up-Use a high quality electric toothbrush with a small head, says New York City periodontist Greg Diamond, D.D.S.: "They're optimized to remove plaque."

At Dr. Jodie Moreland's general dentistry office we sell two levels of Oral-B electric toothbrushes. The base model (Vitality,$24.00) has no bells and whistles and has a less powerful motor but still very effective. Also, we carry the Oral-B top of the line model(Truimph,$109) with a wireless monitoring system that alerts you when you are brushing too hard, amoung other things. Other models and brands are very effective as well. Studies have shown over and over that an electric toothbrush is much more effective than a regular manual one. However, brushing your teeth with a manual toothbrush is much more effective than not brushing at all :-)

So long for now......and keep smiling!!!!