Though no one is ever excited about losing a tooth after the age of 10, it is an unfortunate fact that many Americans will lose an adult tooth. In fact, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons recently discovered that as many as seventy percent of American adults have lost at minimum one adult tooth, and many adult Americans have lost even more than that.
Though no one is ever excited about losing a tooth after the age of 10, it is an unfortunate fact that many Americans will lose an adult tooth. In fact, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons recently discovered that as many as seventy percent of American adults have lost at minimum one adult tooth, and many adult Americans have lost even more than that. Other research has recently shown that almost thirty percent of adults over seventy four have lost all of their natural teeth. But luckily for us this doesn’t have to mean some of the same things that it used to. There have been great advances in dental implant technology in recent years which have led to increased access of this technology for those who would have previously had difficulty in attaining new dental prosthetics.
Luckily for many patients, most dentits have the latest and greatest available in dental implant and crown technology. A good dentist will ensure that they order only the best dental implant materials that look and feel just like real teeth. But even though they may love to make sure your oral health is as good as it possibly can be, they should also know that preventative care is the best kind of care. Most of the time tooth loss can be stopped before it happens with preventative care.
And even if you do already have some dental implants or missing teeth, or maybe you have all of your natural teeth and take excellent care of your teeth, diligence is key. No matter what your oral health situation is it is important to always maintain your preventative care routine. If you have no missing teeth then you will prevent them with preventative care, and even if you are missing all of your teeth preventative care can save you from gingivitis and other health difficulties that affect your whole body wellness. You should brush and floss every day and make sure you keep appointments for routine dental check ups! Hopefully together we can all work hard to make sure the rise of the use of dental implants decreases and patients are able to keep more and more of their natural teeth!
Cutting Off Access for Oral Bacteria May Be Key to Preventing Tooth Decay
The journal of Microbiology recently published a study containing results which suggest that we may now have the keys to preventing gum disease and tooth loss. The study says that if we can strip some oral bacteria from being able to access the other pathogenic oral bacteria then we may be able to use them to help prevent decay and loss.
New Oversight Means New Rules for Credit Collectors
Recently a major consumer finance watchdog released reports that the government has plans to regulate previously unregulated financial firms. Now these debt collectors and credit reporting agencies are preparing themselves for the worst.
Green Beer? Try Green Teeth
This Saint Patrick’s Day thousands of people across the U.S. will be going out to celebrate with lots of delicious green foods like green cakes, green cupcakes, green chocolate, green eggs and ham, and even the popular Saint Patty’s Day hit green beer. But all this green food has one thing in common: green food coloring. In small doses green food coloring can be a fun way to brighten up your food or play along for Saint Patrick’s Day, but after eating green food coloring all day a person’s teeth will quickly start to show that green dye.
