Dental Blog

6 important vitamins for teeth and gums

by Dr. P.Senthilkumar M.D.S.,

Healthy eating accompanied by regular physical exercise is the key for good health and protecting ourselves from various non-communicable diseases. Right? Similarly, maintaining a dental-friendly diet along with oral hygiene activities are essential for healthy teeth and gums. In essence, impeccable oral care should include eating foods, drinks, and supplements enriched with essential vitamins & … Continue reading 6 important vitamins for teeth and gums

The link between oral health and respiratory system

by Dr. P.Senthilkumar M.D.S.,

Do you know that poor oral health can infect every aspect of your body? On average, your mouth is a habitat of 6 billion bacteria that belong to different species. When you ingest those microbes, they enter the bloodstream and can easily intrude on the internal organs.

Pulp Stone – Causes, Types, and Removal

by Dr. P.Senthilkumar M.D.S.,

  Pulp Stones are typical structures that develop with calcified concentrations in the pulp chamber of your teeth. The pulp is the innermost layer located in the hollow center of a tooth and it holds the nerves, and blood vessels to supply periodontal ligaments with nutrients. The calcifications inside the pulp cavity are hard to … Continue reading Pulp Stone – Causes, Types, and Removal

6 Key causes of jaw bone loss

by Dr. P.Senthilkumar M.D.S.,

Jaw bone is the strongest bone in your facial skeleton and it provides the essential framework to your facial features. Besides forming the mouth structure, the jaw bone helps us in speaking, chewing properly. The loss of bone in one or more parts of the jaw will affect various aspects of your oral health.

How does your tongue indicate bodily disorders?

by Dr. P.Senthilkumar M.D.S.,

You might wonder why physicians are looking at your tongue. Right? Tongue is one of the strongest muscular organs in our body. Apart from doing basic mechanical functions such as speaking, swallowing, our tongue serves as an indicator of our health. This is because the tongue is having an extensive anatomical relationship with most of … Continue reading How does your tongue indicate bodily disorders?

5 things to consider while buying toothpaste

by Dr. P.Senthilkumar M.D.S.,

Toothpaste holds an inevitable place in our everyday life. Apart from simply cleaning your teeth, certain ingredients in the toothpaste help in appeasing the throbbing oral tissues at times. You have a wide range of options such as charcoal toothpaste, herbal toothpaste, salt toothpaste, and much more. So it is pretty usual to get bewilderedness … Continue reading 5 things to consider while buying toothpaste

5 Possible causes of tongue blisters

by Dr. P.Senthilkumar M.D.S.,

  The tiny blisters on the tongue seem a common problem but their discomfort ranges from mild irritation to intense pain. Having such blisters on the tongue, back of the tongue or over the tissues inside the mouth aggravates our daily lives with pain, swelling, burning sensation in the mouth, and much more. Do you … Continue reading 5 Possible causes of tongue blisters

4 Safe ways to remove objects stuck between your teeth

by Dr. P.Senthilkumar M.D.S.,

  Certain things seem common but will annoy us until they are fixed. Foods stuck in the teeth or gums are one of them. We often get food debris lodged in the teeth spaces, under the gum line, especially when we eat meat, vegetables, fibrous foods, and some snacks like popcorn.Such small traces of food … Continue reading 4 Safe ways to remove objects stuck between your teeth

How do eating disorders affect your mouth?

by Dr. P.Senthilkumar M.D.S.,

Eating disorder is a kind of psychological problem that provokes atypical eating behaviors. Such unhealthy eating habits are detrimental to our oral health as well as our general health. Similar to obsession, weight gain or loss, abnormal dietary habits cause many lingering & damaging effects on dental health like enamel wear down, dry mouth, etc. … Continue reading How do eating disorders affect your mouth?

Here are the reasons why dentists take your blood pressure

by Dr. P.Senthilkumar M.D.S.,

When you visit a dental clinic, the dentist checks your blood pressure before initiating the treatment. Whatever the reason for your dental visit is, a routine check-up or extracting a decayed tooth or any surgical treatments, your dentist will begin the treatment by taking your blood pressure. You might think, “What is this for?” Keep … Continue reading Here are the reasons why dentists take your blood pressure