Pregnancy affects all of your body, including your teeth. Pregnancy can make it more likely that you’ll get gum disease or tooth decay. Keep reading to find out the dental problems women often get during pregnancy and how to avoid them. Dental problems you might experience during pregnancy Pregnancy can cause a lot of changes
It’s important to take care of your teeth. If you look after your teeth, they can last a lifetime. But if you don’t, then a dentist might be fitting you for dentures at some point in the not-too-distant future. In this month’s post, we’ll give you ten tips on how to take care of your
Teenagers: it’s hard being one and it’s hard being the parent of one. Yes, the teenage years can be tough. There’s puberty, mood swings, peer pressure and exams to deal with for a start, as well as something else you wouldn’t normally think of: tooth decay. Tooth decay is a very common problem in teenagers.
Diabetes is a disease where blood sugar levels are too high. When blood sugar levels go out of control, it can cause a wide range of problems. Almost 4 million people in the UK have diabetes and 700 new people a day are diagnosed with it. That’s about one person every two minutes. Diabetes often
Everyone loves a good cuppa. In fact, tea is the second most frequently consumed beverage in the UK. Only water is more popular. But with all the tea we drink, should we be worried about whether it affects our teeth? In this post, we’ll answer this question. Ways that tea is bad for your teeth
Christmas is a time for being with your family and friends, relaxing from work, and watching old repeats on the TV that probably should have stopped being shown years ago. But it’s also the time when people eat foods high in sugar, such as mince pies, Christmas pudding, gingerbread men, chocolate yule logs, selection boxes,
Plaque is a problem that we’ve all had at one time or another. The first time we get plaque is usually during childhood. Most of us will have a childhood memory of the dentist telling us to brush our teeth better. But what is plaque exactly? And what does it do to our teeth? In
When you’re feeling peckish, it’s tempting to reach for a biscuit or chocolate. We all have a craving for chocolate from time time, after all. But the problem with snacks like cake and biscuits is that they can cause cavities in your teeth. It’s much better to eat a snack that’s good for your teeth
Has this ever happened to you? You wake up one morning, look in your mouth and you notice white patches on your tongue that weren’t there before. What could it be? Chances are it’s something called “oral thrush”. But what is oral thrush? And is it dangerous? Don’t worry, because, in this blog post, we’ll
Energy drinks are popular among athletes as well as the general public. It’s estimated that 3.8 million people in the UK use Red Bull, while 3.4 million use Lucozade Energy and 3 million use Lucozade sport. Energy drinks like Red Bull and Lucozade are designed to give you a boost in energy. They do this
