Loss of teeth in accidents:

In case of accident in which your tooth is pulled of the place, however it continues entirely... remembers you these four points:

1. To wash in running water;
2. Not to scrub the tooth – leaves the soft fabrics to be caught in him;
3. Don't remove the sanguine clot – unless this is really dirty;
4. Put back the tooth in his place – if you don't tolerate to do that, put the tooth under your tongue and MAINTAIN IT THERE!
   Then seek a dentist IMMEDIATELY!!! If it gets to be assisted by a dentist in 30 minutes after the accident, you will have 90% of chances of saving your tooth, 43% of chances if it takes 90 minutes and only 7% after that. Time is a very important factor! Therefore, to save this precious tooth – remembers you these four points and RUN for a dentist!

Put an end to those habits:

• To gnaw the nails
• To breathe for the mouth
• To suck the fingers
• To put the tongue among the teeth

  You that uses apparels orthodontics:

Bad habits... they can do with that their teeth move in the wrong direction... Therefore, so that your treatment finishes in a SUPER SMILE, those habits should be corrected in a definitive way.

Dental floss:

The modern science has been demonstrating that the only way to maintain their teeth for a lifetime is through the daily use of the dental floss.

Their teeth now are in the correct position!?
Unhappily that is not enough.
You should clean the space among them
every 24 hours to maintain your dental health.

Besides brushing usually, the daily use of the dental floss can avoid the dental loss.

Acid erosion - an emerging problem:

• The acid erosion can be consequence of the modern feeding, rich in drunk and acid foods;
• Healthy foods as fruits and citric juices, salads with vinegar, and drunk as wines and soft drinks even in the versions diet and light, they have high acidity;
• The present acids in foods and drinks weaken the teeth turning them more susceptible to the structure loss.
  
  Signs and consequences
  
• One of the first signs can be the sensibility or wear and tear more intense of the surface of the teeth due to the enamel loss (the surface that recovers the teeth);
• The Acid Erosion can develop for a more intense sensibility and darkening of the teeth due to the enamel loss (the surface that recovers the teeth);
• In advanced cases, the structure loss and changes in the form of the teeth can demand restoration.

  Prevention: the identification and precocious intervention are fundamental
  — the foods and drinks acids should not necessarily be avoided;
  — some orientations are important as for the feeding and oral hygiene:
  1) it doesn't rinse soft drinks and acid drinks;
  2) it doesn't chew fruits for lingering periods of time;
  3) it avoids to brush the teeth immediately after the consumption of foods and drunk acid;
  4) it uses brush of soft bristles and use a correct technique of brushing the teeth;
  5) it uses dental cream of low abrasion and with high fluor readiness.