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Stop Overbrushing. It’s Hurting Your Gums

by Good Gums | Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020 | Happy Teeth, Healthy Practise

Regular brushing is absolutely vital for keeping your teeth and gums in check, but dental experts warn that you can definitely have too much of a good thing. Overbrushing, or “toothbrush abrasion” as dentists call it, can not only wear down tooth enamel but can...

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5 Collagen-Boosting Foods To Keep Your Teeth & Gums Strong

by Good Gums | Jul 20, 2020Jul 20, 2020 | Happy Teeth, Teeth strengthening foods, Vitamins and Minerals

Collagen is literally the substance that holds your body together. It’s the most abundant protein in the human body and is found in the tendons, skin, muscles, bones, and teeth. Collagen has become more widely known in recent years, especially in the beauty industry, because...

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Dark Chocolate: A Delicious Remedy For Gum Disease.

by Good Gums | Jul 04, 2020Jul 04, 2020 | Happy Teeth, Natural remedies

Yep! You heard us. Chocolate is actually good for your teeth and gums. Isn’t that just music to your ears? Dark chocolate is high in disease-fighting catechins, which help to prevent gum disease and tooth decay. Cocoa beans contain tannins, polyphenols, and flavonoids, all of which...

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The Natural Tooth Powder That Saved My Mouth

by Good Gums | Apr 09, 2020Apr 09, 2020 | Happy Teeth, Healing Power of Nature, Healthy Practise, Natural remedies

“My dentist told me that my gums were receding and that I’d probably lose teeth in the near future so I needed to have some extensive dental work done right away. That was almost ten years ago! Same teeth, same gums, no loss!” Barbara Jackson,...

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Why we love Citrus Bioflavonoids!

by Good Gums | Mar 28, 2020Mar 28, 2020 | Happy Teeth, Healing Power of Nature, Natural Ingredients

Bioflavonoids, also known as flavonoids, are a group of plant-derived compounds that can be found in certain fruits and vegetables and other popular foods such as dark chocolate and red wine. Citrus bioflavonoids, derived from citrus fruits, contain flavonoids in high concentrations and are powerful...

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How Sea Salt Benefits Your Teeth and Gums

by Good Gums | Dec 09, 2019Dec 09, 2019 | Happy Teeth, Healing Power of Nature, Natural Ingredients

how Sea salt benefits teeth and gums Salt, or sodium chloride, is a naturally occurring mineral essential for human and animal survival. Sodium is crucial for nerve and muscle function, as well as regulating fluids in the body. Every single cell of our bodies contains...

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5 Foods You Will Never See Your Dentist Eating.

by Good Gums | Nov 25, 2019Nov 25, 2019 | Happy Teeth, Healthy Practise, Sugary foods

Getting our biannual check-up isn’t exactly our idea of fun, but the mere unpleasantries of a poke and a scrape from a routine dental cleaning are nothing compared to the severe discomfort of intense dental surgery. So how about we lower the chances of those...

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6 Surprising Home Remedies For Toothache

by Good Gums | Aug 31, 2019Aug 31, 2019 | Happy Teeth, Healthy Practise

treating a toothache at home A toothache is frustrating, painful and most of the time happens completely out of the blue! It’s not always clear why we develop a toothache so it can be hard to know exactly what to do. If your toothache persists...

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Why You Shouldn’t Brush Your Teeth Immediately After Eating

by Good Gums | Nov 20, 2018Jun 14, 2019 | Happy Teeth

We know, it almost seems counterintuitive, but brushing your teeth straight after eating could be one of the worst things you do to your teeth. Your tooth enamel acts like a protective shield to your teeth and is the hardest part of the human body...

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The Fascinating Link Between Stress and Oral Health

by Good Gums | May 29, 2018Jan 06, 2020 | Happy Teeth

Looking at the state of our oral health can show us a great deal about what kind of psychological state a person is in. Scientific research shows links between emotional stress and caries development which is distinguished by evaluating how certain emotions affect DNA strands....

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