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Monday, February 25, 2008

Remedies to prevent tooth and Lips discoloration of coffee drinker or smoker


Remedies to prevent tooth discoloration:
To prevent discoloration a coffee drinker and/or smoker must consider reducing intake or giving up on these addictions. One can also prevent the side effects of smoking by improving dental hygiene .This can be done by brushing and flossing regularly and getting teeth cleaned by a dentist every 6 months. Treatment options or home remedies that can be tried at home may vary depending on the cause of the discoloration and include:Using proper tooth brushing and flossing techniques Avoidance of foods and beverages that cause stains on teeth. Using Over-The-Counter whitening agents.
Remedies to prevent discoloration of the lips:
Here are simple lip care tips and home remedies for intense smokers:To reduce discoloration caused by smoking or caffeinated drinks the first step is to reduce the intake of such habits. Drink at least 10 glasses of water to flush toxins away. Apply Vaseline to your lips regularly. Clarified butter is also a very good home remedy. Apply a little every night to soothe lips. This helps keep lips moisturized. Another effective home remedy is applying the juice of a lemon which has bleaching properties to the lips daily. This helps lighten the color of the lips over time. It is advisable for women to wear lipstick with sunscreen, as Ultra Violet radiation may cause pigmentation.

Improve dental hygiene by brushing and flossing the teeth regularly. Having a complete dental cleansing by a professional dentist every 6 months are also advisable.
Avoid food and beverages that contain too much food coloring for it leave stains on the teeth.
Avoid using over-the-counter whitening products.
Drink at least 10 glasses of water everyday to eliminate the toxins from the body.
Apply Vaseline on the lips regularly to lighten the discoloration of the lips.
Moisturize lips by applying little amount of clarified butter every night.
Apply lemon juice on the lips everyday. It is a natural bleaching agent that helps lighten lips with regular application.
For women, wear lipstick that contains sunscreen ingredients. Excessive exposure of UV rays from the sun can cause lip pigmentation.
Avoid tooth decaying foods like carbohydrates and sugar
Doctors recommend treatments that are advisable to cure discoloration of the teeth and the most one can do on the diet front is to avoid certain tooth decaying foods. Most avoidable foods include all carbohydrates and sugar as they can cause tooth decay. All simple sugars, including table sugar (sucrose) and the sugars in honey (levulose and dextrose), fruit (fructose), and milk (lactose), have the same effect on the teeth.

Warning: The reader of this article should exercise all precautionary measures while following instructions on the home remedies from this article. Avoid using any of these products if you are allergic to it. The responsibility lies with the reader and not with the site or the writer.Never use any home remedy or other self treatment without being advised to do so by a physician.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Symptoms and Causes of Toothache


Toothache is a very common problem and can occur without a warning. Teeth are an amazing balance of form and function, aesthetic beauty and engineering. Good teeth are an important part of one's health and appearance.

Symptoms of Toothache


A toothache may be sharp, throbbing, shooting, or constant. If the tooth is not properly treated, it will eventually have to be extracted.

Causes of Toothache

Tooth decay, consumption of soft drinks, refined carbohydrates and sugar
The main cause of toothache is tooth decay, which results from a faulty diet. Perhaps the greatest curse and cause of tooth decay is the consumption of candy, soft drinks, pastries, refined carbohydrates and sugar in all forms. Bacteria in the mouth break sugar down into acids, which combine with the calcium in the enamel to cause decay or erosion.