Green tea extract mouth rinses can help treat periodontal disease and prevent dental caries. Green tea extract mouth rinses may play a role in the treatment of periodontal disease and prevention of dental caries as the green tea catechins can inhibit acid production in dental plaque build-up. Hirasawa M, Takada K, Otake S. Inhibition of […]
A good reason to avoid sugars in your diet. Dental caries are more prevalent if sugars are consumed frequently. Children should be encouraged to eat healthy snacks and foods, and discouraged from sugars and frequent consumption of juice, sugary drinks, snacks and sugary foods e.g. lollies, chocolates, toffees, lollipops. Children should be encouraged to brush […]
Bad breath or Halitosis helped with mouth rinses, tongue scraping and chewing mint. Mouth rinses containing antibacterial agents and tongue scraping can help reduce halitosis-producing bacteria on the tongue. However mouth rinses containing alcohol-based mouth rinses should be avoided due to their association with oral and pharyngeal cancer. Warm salt water and zinc rinses are […]