Dental Care

Decays, cavities, aches and stains occur, if teeth are not taken care of. Thorough cleansing with the right accessories, healthy eating habits combined with regular dental check­up will ensure strong, sparkling, white teeth. Every once in six months a visit to your dentist for any touch up jobs and a check up on your teeth and gum condition is a must. Teeth must be scaled and cleansed professionally once a year.

Tooth Plague

Tooth plague is a gum disease. The bacteria and germs build up on the teeth and form a crusty film known as plague.

Remedy: Consult your dentist and in the meanwhile, you can use this solution. A glass of water to which a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar is added and drunk at meal times.

Tooth stains

Stained teeth are not a pleasant sight. Constant smoking, beetle nut chewing and caffeine contuse to the yellow stains on teeth.

• Half a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda mixed with a little water to form a paste consistency can be rubbed onto teeth. This brings out the pearly whiteness of your teeth.
• Take a teaspoon of lemon juice and combined with salt to take a paste. This paste helps to get rid of the yellowish on your teeth.
• Use the inner white part of an orange peel to rub teeth for a lovely, white shine.
• Lemon or orange peels, dried and powdered may be used as a whitener for teeth.
• Chew crunchy carrots and celery leaves
• Dried and powdered bay leaves combine with dried and powdered orange peel is an excellent whitener
• Rub teeth with sage leaves to get rid of that yellow stain on teeth.
• Neem leaves that are, dried and powdered may also be used to cleanse your teeth.
• Equal quantities of table salt and soda bicarbonate lend teeth a bright sparkle.
• Serious stains on teeth can only be removed by a veneer treatment.

Cavities

Dental caries or cavities are a primary dental process Caries are caused by the excess consumption of re me sugars and starches. Saliva and the residue from sugars form an acid which erodes tooth enamel.

Here’s the remedy:

• Change your diet
• Brush teeth and rub gums with dental floss after snacks and every meal.
• Consult your dentist and attend to it immediately.

Tooth Ache

Tooth ache indicates that you have a dental problem on your hands which could worsen, if neglected your dentist an detect the root cause and remedy It for instant relief, try this-

• Chew on a clove or apply a drop of clove oil on the affected part.
• A paste made from honey and a little alum powder is an excellent remedy for tooth aches.
• Asafetida, little slice of ginger with pinch of salt may be kept in the crevices of tooth.
• Ground tulasi leaves with a pinch of pepper powder can be kept on the affected part.
• Crush a couple of cloves and add to a mild solution of potassium permanganate. Use this solution to gargle.

Halitosis

Halitosis or (bad breath) is an unpleasant odor of breath.

It is caused by poor mouth hygiene, extensive tooth decay gum disease, excessive smoking or improper diet.

Halitosis diminishes your self-confidence and is an embracing condition. Mouthwashes and rinses keep your breath fresh only for short durations and do not provide a permanent solution. It is advisable that dentist attends on you immediately. Any manufactured, chemically based mouth washes and rinses may be used only after consulting your dentist.

Some safe, excellent mouth washes and rinses:

• To a glass of water, add the juice of a lemon and use as anise
• Chew a couple of cloves.
• Gargle with mint juice.
• Chew on a fresh orange peel for half an hour,

A little tamarind combined with salt deans your tongue and reduces bad breath