by Norma Chew
According to the American Heritage Dictionary of English Language, dental hygiene is defined as the practice of keeping the mouth, teeth and gums clean and healthy to prevent disease, as by regular brushing and flossing an...read more
by JC Campbell
Dental hygiene can make all the difference to your general health and outlook, as it has a direct bearing on how you feel physically and affects your self-esteem. A clean, healthy mouth gives us the confidence to enjoy rel...read more
Proper hygiene not only keeps you from having embarrassingly bad breath and a less-than-sparkling smile; it can yield a healthier body too. Your smile is most likely the first thing people will notice about you. With this ...read more
Forrest Gump's mama told him that you can tell a lot about a person by their shoes. I say you can tell a lot about a person by their teeth. When face to face with another it is difficult not to notice the condition of the...read more
Dental hygiene is taken for granted because many of us do not know the facts about it. A good oral health is required for a good general health. There are a number of infections that are caused by poor dental hygiene, whic...read more
Dental hygiene is a must for everyone. One of the first things a person noticed about someone is their smile. There are plenty of good benefits from taking care of your teeth and seeing your dentist regularly compared to n...read more
by Gretchen Lorraine Hillcrest
There is a Chinese saying that your teeth will fall out if you have been telling lies. I can't say whether there is any truth in that or not, unless you are lying about practicing good dental hygiene. In which case, you ...read more
One of the key aspects of dental hygiene involves the prevention of tooth decay, which is also known as dental caries. To fight this miserable condition there are two complementary approaches, both of which involve creatin...read more
by Ray Fauteux
Just one visit to dentist will give you a pretty good idea what dental hygiene is all about. I think there are many things that the lay person really never considers when it comes to the health of their teeth. When it c...read more
Tooth decay: few words, short of "colostomy bag", conjure up as disgusting a mental image. Brown or black teeth, loose and gnarled. And the smell of the breath that accompanies rotten teeth is like a dead rat on steroids -...read more
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