by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Nov 28, 2017 | Dental Care
The Sugar and The Acid In Soft Drinks Love Coke or Diet Coke? Did you know that Coke contains 9 teaspoons of sugar? With this amount of energy from a can or bottle of this famous soft drink, no wonder it’s addictive. Indulging in high-sugar soft drinks is mostly...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Nov 14, 2017 | Dental Care
You must have heard about oil pulling – that’s swishing oil around the mouth, like it were mouthwash. This 15 to 20-minute remedy is said to be an Ayurveda practice in India some 3000 years ago, aimed at keeping breath fresh and clean, eliminating bacteria and...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Oct 27, 2017 | Dental Care
Effect of Mouthwash Regularly rinsing with a mouthwash is a strong choice for your daily oral hygiene routine. A good, antibacterial wash is able to get into even the hardest-to-reach places in your mouth and kill off much of the bacteria that causes tooth decay and...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Oct 11, 2017 | Dental Care
Stress and Oral Health Stress has a lot of negative effects on a person’s health. It can raise your blood pressure, cause your skin to break out, and even take its toll on your oral health. There are many ways that this can happen, including the following: Many cases...
by Dr. Jill Tetrick, DDS | Sep 12, 2017 | Dental Care
Causing the Link: Inflammation and Bacteria Research has revealed that if you have periodontal disease, you are almost twice as likely to have heart disease, and more so if you have high cholesterol. The same research also point out that more than 85 million Americans...
