Bruxism or other wise know as teeth grinding, is a serious dental issue that needs to be address by your dentist. Teeth grinding can wear teeth down over time, as well as chip or crack your teeth. It is most often caused by stress and sleeping habits, which can make this dental issue hard to control. Avoiding hard foods during the day can reduce pain and damage from this habit. Wearing a mouth guard at night can prevent the damage caused by grinding while sleeping.

Giving a baby a bedtime bottle of juice, milk, or formula, can put new teeth on a path to dental decay. The baby may become used to falling asleep with the bottle in his or her mouth, bathing the teeth in sugars overnight. It is best to keep bottles out of the crib.  However if you must give your baby a bottle fill it only with water

Guard  Whether you play football, hockey, baseball or any other contact sport, do not get in the game without a mouth guard. A mouth guard protects the upper row of teeth. Without it, your teeth could get chipped or even knocked out when the action gets rough. Self-fitting mouth guards may be purchased at a store, or you can have one custom made by your dentist.

You might think chewing on ice is harmless, after all many people do have this habit. However munching on hard, frozen cubes can chip or even crack your teeth. Causing serious damage to your teeth that are not cheap to fix. Think twice before chewing on ice.

Fears We know it can be hard to keep your dental appointment when dealing with dental fears. However, dental fears can be addressed so you do not have to defer needed dental care. Here are some tips that may help

Just in case you need yet another person in your life to explain why you need to quit smoking,  talk to your dentist. The nicotine and tar in cigarettes are not only turning your teeth an unsightly shade of yellowish brown, but they are eating away at your gums.

There are normally six molars in each arch, three on the left and three on the right side.  They are referred to as first, second and third molars.  Some people never develop third molars and often these are the molars that are so far back in the mouth that they have difficulty coming in and in many cases have to be taken out.  The role of the molars in chewing is to grind the food.

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Incisors: Incisors are the four front teeth in the mouth.  They are located in both the maxillary and mandibular arches.  The two center teeth are known as central incisors and the teeth on either side of them are known as lateral incisors.  All of these teeth are responsible for cutting or biting food.  They act like scissors.