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TweetI was talking about snow this morning. It’s day five of the latest ‘big freeze’ to affect the UK, snow still blankets the ground and most pavements and side roads remain slippery and icy. I was talking about the snow to my colleague Birgitta who comes from Umeå in northern Sweden. I asked Birgitta about [...]
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TweetAre you stuck in a rut? Are your habits so ingrained you’ve nearly worn a track in the carpet? We’ve all got busy, demanding lives, so sometimes it’s easier to stick to a tried and tested routine… getting up at the same time, eating the same food, buying the same brands, seeing the same people, [...]
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TweetCome on, let’s take a show of hands – just how many of you floss your teeth every time you brush? Many of us finding brushing easier than flossing, so I suppose it’s no surprise that even the most ardent ‘brushers’ who fully embrace the ‘two minutes twice a day’ brushing routine often don’t floss. [...]
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TweetA recent survey* of 1,000 UK adults discovered that a whopping 69 percent would choose not to date someone with ‘bad teeth’. If you’re looking for love and you have missing teeth watch out – in the survey 57 percent of people agreed that missing teeth were the dental problem most likely to stop you [...]
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TweetThe bacteria which is most commonly associated with tooth loss in adults could also be a factor in the development of bowel cancer, according to scientists. Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute in America, found an abnormally large number of fusobacterium – a bacterium associated with the development of periodontal gum [...]
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TweetMany of us who live in the UK are aware that it’s been a drier than average winter (well in the South East anyway) and reservoirs are running low. Sooner or later we’re going to all be reminded of the need to save water. But let’s not wait for our local council to prod us [...]
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TweetSmiling is infectious. Before you start brightening everyone’s day with your beautiful smile we’ve got ten top tips that can boost your smile power! 1. Make prevention your priority. With the latest cosmetic dentistry nearly everyone can have a wonderful smile, but we still believe it’s vitally important to make prevention a priority too! Developing [...]
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TweetTEN FACTS ABOUT FLUORIDE: 1. Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral found in many foods and in all drinking water. 2. Fluoride can greatly help dental health by strengthening your tooth enamel, making it more resistant to tooth decay. 3. The addition of fluoride to water supplies has been researched for over 50 years, and [...]
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TweetOne of the nurses at our clinic is pregnant and talking to her about all the foods she’s avoiding, made me reflect on how important it is to take care of your teeth when you’re pregnant too. During pregnancy your body undergoes so many dramatic and visible changes, that it’s easy to miss more subtle [...]
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TweetWhether you’re a potential Olympian, bride-to-be, graduating, looking for a new job or just ‘moving on’ don’t forget to plan for a smile makeover in 2012. For decades visiting Americans have repeated the mantra ‘Brits have bad teeth’, but with modern cosmetic dentistry there are so many options available that no one need ‘accept’ the [...]
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