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Green tea – Benefits to Dental Health

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Green tea

With origins back more than 4000 years, green tea has always been a popular beverage in Asian culture, and has gained popularity in the West. As an ancient Chinese medicinal raw materials and Japan declared that consumption of this tea can cure diseases and heal wounds, recent studies have begun to build the potential health benefits of green tea consumption, especially in weight loss and heart health cancer prevention.

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Home Remedies for Gingivitis

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Gingivitis

Remedies swelling in the mouth

Use of products made from essential oils help heal gingivitis. Gargle twice a day with a homemade saline solution by putting a little salt in a glass of warm water. This will reduce swelling in your mouth. Rub your gums with garlic oil or you can hold the garlic clove in your mouth. Use antibacterial mouthwash to reduce swelling of the gums.

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Know the teeth

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

toothWhat are teeth?
Teeth are hard calcified tissue organs located inside the mouth. It is the hardest tissue in the body.

How the teeth are formed?
They consist of two parts:
a) Crown is the part that looks white.
b) Root or root, which is the part that is inside the bone.

The crown consists of:

  • The enamel. It is the white part that covers the crown. Composed especially calcium salts .
  • Dentin. That’s the part under the enamel on the crown and cementum on the root. Tissue is softer than enamel and yellow.
  • The nerve or pulp. It’s the soft stuff that is inside the tooth, a cavity formed by the dentine. Tissue is responsible for nurturing and defending the tooth, it has blood vessels. It also has nerves that react to any painful stimulus.

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