Do You Have Dry Mouth?

You may have a serious medical problem. Saliva does much more than just keeping your mouth wet and moist. 

Benefits of saliva include:

• Helps digest food
• Protects your teeth from decay
• Prevents infection by controlling bacteria in your mouth
• Allows you to chew and swallow your food

Everyone’s mouth gets dry from time to time, but if it is a chronic issue, you may actually have a problem with saliva production. If notice any of these symptoms, you should be checked by a doctor or dentist.

Symptoms include:

• Dry or sticky feeling in mouth or throat
• Trouble swallowing
• Burning feeling on your tongue
• Cracked and dry lips
• No taste or a metallic taste in your mouth
• Sores
• Bad breath
• Difficulty chewing or speaking

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Ever wonder WHY drinks taste bad right after brushing your teeth?

Then you know the feeling, that awful taste in your mouth! Mental_floss’s article explains that, you can thank SLES/SLS for that. Sodium laureth sulfate, sometimes known as; sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES) and sodium laurl sulfate (SLS), are chemicals that are added to toothpaste to create foam, which makes brushing easier.

So what about these chemicals makes drinking and eating so disgusting directly after brushing? Well, these chemicals mess with our taste buds. They surpress our taste bud receptors for sweetness and break up phospholipids in our tongue, which help keep bitterness at  bay.

So what does this all mean? Well, if you eat or drink right after brushing your teeth, you’re going to taste less sweetness than normal and more bitterness than normal. You have a few options here; go with an SLES/SLS-free toothpaste or wait a little longer to eat or drink after you brush!

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Do You Need Root Canal Therapy?

Do you have any of these symptoms?

• An Abscess (pimple) on your gums.
• Sensitivity to how and cold.
• Severe pain from toothache.
• Swelling and/or tenderness of your teeth or gums.

If you are experiencing any or all of these problems, you may need a root canal. The process involves draining the infected tooth of pulp (the living tissue inside a tooth), nerves, and bacteria, then filling and sealing it with special dental materials.

If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, make an appointment with All Brite, today! Call us:

• West Dearborn – (313) 908-5110
• Woodhaven – (734) 365-7720

Keep in mind, you still could have need for a root canal without show any of the symptoms above, so make sure to get your teeth checked regularly!

Do you Floss every day?

If you don’t, you should! Flossing removes plaque and food debris caught in between your teeth and gums. It helps to clean those spots that a toothbrush just can’t reach. It’s important to have your teeth and gums free of buildup so you can decrease the chance of having gum disease or tooth decay.

There are many types of floss to choose from:

• Waxed or Unwaxed
• Flavored or Plain
• Wide
• Dental Tape
• Pre-threaded

Try each out until you find a type you like and make sure to use it every day! For more information, check out the full article from KnowYourTeeth and make sure to LIKE our Facebook page, Linked Here!