Your teeth are crucial not only to your appearance but also to your well being.

Feeling confident about your teeth and your smile is very important and here are some great tips for looking after your teeth…

1. Attend regular routines check ups at your dentist at Alpha Dental to ensure your teeth remain in tip top condition.
2. Invest in a good toothpaste and toothbrush. Ask your dentist for advice on what is best for you.
3. Maintain a good brushing routine. This means brushing twice a day for at least two minutes each time.
4. Use a non-alcoholic mouthwash. Check the label!
5. Floss. Plaque can build up in between the teeth in areas that are almost impossible to reach with a toothbrush alone.
6. Chew sugar-free gum after eating. Doing so stimulates the saliva ducts and helps to keep acidity levels low in the mouth, preventing the development of plaque.
7. Go for a whitening treatment. If you’re not feeling confident about your teeth because they’re not as brilliantly white as they once were, there are several whitening methods available. Ask your dentist at Alpha Dental for more information on your options.
8. Smile! Most importantly - you’ve looked after your teeth, so show them off!

Amazing facts about teeth you probably didn’t know…

• If mice didn’t gnaw, their teeth would outgrow them! A mouse’s teeth never stop growing.
• Human teeth forming around six months before you are born.
• The enamel of our teeth is the hardest part in our bodies.
• A 100-inch long tower was built by a dentist is china, comprising of 28,000 diseased human teeth.
• While we get two sets of teeth in our lifetime, sharks get a minimum of forty sets of teeth!
• The only living being that does not have teeth as well as jaws is the anteater. It uses its tongue to eat.
• While we worry about losing our teeth, crocodiles keep growing new teeth replacing the old ones!
• As an adult you should have 32 teeth in place, 28 minus your 4 wisdom teeth!