tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72143735843598218072024-03-05T05:37:38.982-08:00Simply TeethNoman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-46411152322420742272009-07-19T00:41:00.000-07:002009-07-19T00:55:04.615-07:00Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-73813470370707175432009-07-19T00:35:00.000-07:002009-07-19T00:36:42.604-07:00Visiting the Dentist<!-- dtl_id=343021 //--> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You cannot go it alone. No matter how well you care for your teeth at home, you still need regular checkups and cleanings, and in the rare case of a dental emergency, you'll be glad the professionals are around. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Checkup </span><br /><br />Has fear kept you away from the dentist for so long that your teeth hurt just thinking about it? If so, fight your fear with facts. A checkup is certainly nothing to worry about, and knowing what's going to happen should allay your fears. Here are a few things you can expect when you visit the dentist for your semi-annual cleaning and exam: </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><br /> <p style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><center><img src="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/oral-hygiene-5.jpg" alt="A dentist is an important partner in keeping your teeth clean and healthy." border="0" height="264" width="400" /><span style="font-size:-2;"><br />©2007 Publications International, Ltd.<br /><b>A dentist is an important partner in keeping your teeth clean and healthy, so<br /> don't let your anxiety keep you away.</b></span></center></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cleaning. </span>A professional cleaning involves more than a simple brushing and flossing. Your dentist has special instruments and techniques to clean your teeth more thoroughly than you can at home. <br /><br />First, your dentist or dental hygienist removes the tartar, or calculus, that has built up on your teeth. This hardened plaque is removed with a sharp tool called a scaler. Some dentists use a device that can remove the tartar with ultrasonic sound waves instead of a scaler, but both methods do the same thing.<br /><br />After the tartar buildup has been removed, your teeth are polished with a special paste and a rotating rubber polisher. The polishing process not only brightens your teeth, but it also gives them a very smooth surface, making it difficult for bacteria and plaque to take hold.<br /><br />In addition to these steps, children may also receive an extra treatment to make their teeth stronger and more cavity resistant. A fluoride wash is a topical application of fluoride that can protect the tooth enamel. </span></span> <p style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Examination. </span>After a thorough cleaning, the dentist checks on the health of your teeth and gums. This part of your visit includes:<br /></span></span> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Examination of the soft tissue, during which the dentist checks the interior of your mouth for signs of any disease.<br /><br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">X rays to get a more accurate picture of any suspected decay, to examine teeth that have not yet emerged, or to assess the progress of periodontal disease. They can also locate any cysts or lesions on the jawbone. (X rays are usually considered optional unless it's your first visit to that particular dentist or regular examination reveals a problem that requires a more extensive evaluation.)</span></span></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Most dental disorders can be kept away simply by observing good oral hygiene practices. </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You have lots of good motivation to take good care of your teeth and gums, from freshening your breath to keeping away tartar, cavities, and periodontal disease.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Your teeth need lots of care and attention to ensure life-long good oral health. Visit the links below for more information about protecting and caring for your teeth.</span><br /></span></span> <ul><li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you're not vigilant in your oral hygiene, an assortment of afflictions can attack your teeth and gums. Learn more in </span><a style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_self" href="http://health.howstuffworks.com/dental-disease.htm">How Dental Disease Works</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >.</span></li><li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Do you wish your teeth had just a bit more sparkle to them? <a target="_self" href="http://health.howstuffworks.com/tooth-whitening.htm">How Tooth Whitening Works</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> takes a look at procedures you can undergo to brighten your pearly whites.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >When you have an ache in your teeth, getting rid of it is the only thought in your head. In </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><a target="_self" href="http://health.howstuffworks.com/how-to-deal-with-toothache.htm">How to Relieve a Tooth Ache</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >, find out how to deal with dental distress.</span></li></ul>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-14168296555348894542009-07-19T00:33:00.000-07:002009-07-19T00:35:20.084-07:00An Anticavity Diet<!-- dtl_id=343019 //--> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is no perfect diet that will keep your teeth from all harm, but what you eat can have an effect on the health of your teeth and gums. Eating right has benefits on two fronts: By supplying your body with the right nutrients, a healthful diet strengthens your teeth from the inside; and by limiting the foods that promote bacterial growth, it protects your teeth from outside invaders. Building strong teeth<br /><br />Teeth are essentially a kind of bone. They are harder and more durable because they are on the outside, but the same nutrients that promote a strong skeleton promote strong teeth.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span> <p style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </p><table align="right" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><center><img alt="Calcium is necessary to maintain strong bones and teeth." src="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/oral-hygiene-4.jpg" border="0" height="255" width="200" /><span style="font-size:-2;"><br />©2007 Publications International, Ltd.<br /><b>Calcium is necessary to maintain<br />strong bones and teeth.</b></span><br /></center></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Calcium.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The primary component of strong bone tissue is the mineral calcium. It gives the skeleton structure and hardness. It may seem that teeth, once they are fully grown, don't need any more calcium. Indeed, the most important time to ensure a proper amount of calcium in the diet is when teeth and bones are forming, but even after they are fully grown, teeth and bones still need to have an adequate supply. The body constantly takes calcium from bones and teeth and replaces it with new supplies. You should make sure that your body has plenty on hand. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Getting enough calcium in the diet can seem difficult for those who don't want to get too much fat. Good sources of calcium without too much fat are nonfat and low-fat milk, low-fat and nonfat yogurt, some dark-green leafy vegetables, and calcium-fortified orange juice. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vitamin D. </span>Vitamin D works hand in hand with calcium. It doesn't add to the hardness of bones and teeth in itself, but it promotes the deposition of calcium in the skeleton. Without it, it wouldn't matter how much calcium your body had available, because the calcium would not be absorbed into bone tissue.<br /><br />Vitamin D is added to almost all commercial milk, and many other foods are now fortified with it. Your body has the ability to make its own vitamin D also. The vitamin is produced in the skin when your skin is exposed to the sun's ultraviolet radiation. It takes just 15 minutes a day of direct sun exposure on the skin to get the vitamin D your body needs.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vitamin C. </span>Almost every ailment has been said to be "cured" by vitamin C, but here there is a real connection -- connective tissue. Vitamin C is vital to the health of connective tissue such as your gums. In fact, one of the first symptoms of vitamin C deficiency, or scurvy, is weak, sore gums that bleed easily. Vitamin C can be found in citrus fruits and some vegetables such as broccoli and brussels sprouts.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fluoride.</span> The one nutrient that affects the health of your teeth the most is also one of the most controversial. The mineral fluoride has been proved to make teeth harder and more resistant to decay. Study after study has shown that people living in areas where fluoride is added to the water have fewer cavities than those who do not. Although many of us do get our fluoride from fluoridated drinking water, some don't have that option in their communities. Ask your doctor or dentist if you are concerned. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Problem Foods </span><br /><br />Because plaque formation is the start of virtually all types of dental disease, and plaque bacteria feed on leftover sugars, it stands to reason that cutting down on sugar -- in all of its forms -- will help prevent cavities. Easier said than done.<br /><br />Sugar is one of the most insidious ingredients in the modern diet. If you look at almost any prepared food's ingredients, somewhere in that list will be sucrose or one of its close relatives (such as glucose, maltose, lactose, fructose, galactose, dextrose, corn syrup, molasses, brown sugar, raw sugar, and so on). Even honey, no matter how unrefined, contains simple sugars that serve as a banquet meal for plaque bacteria. The same goes for fructose (naturally occurring fruit sugar).<br /><br />Complex carbohydrates can also provide food for bacteria in your mouth. In fact, some researchers suggest that starchy foods may be even more detrimental to your teeth than simple sugars. Starches are more sticky than sugar; the saliva that usually dissolves and washes away small amounts of sugar on the teeth might not be able to contend with the clumps of potato chips or crackers stuck in and around molars. Starchy foods that stick to your teeth and stay there for hours provide plenty of fuel for enamel-eroding microbes.<br /><br />This doesn't mean that you should avoid starchy foods. On the contrary, they are part of a healthful diet. It only means that you must be more conscious of how these foods affect your teeth and more conscientious about cleaning them after you do enjoy those snack chips. Although no other nutritional component besides sugar has been positively linked to tooth decay, the rest of your diet cannot be overlooked in your effort to maintain healthy teeth and gums. A diet that is full of sugars and overprocessed foods (or one devoid of vitamins, minerals, and crunchy fruits and vegetables) can eventually lead to decay, even in the mouths of the most avid brushers and flossers. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don't let anxiety keep you from visiting the dentist -- professional care will help you keep your teeth clean and healthy. Go to the next page to learn more about the importance of a trip to the dentist's office.</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Your teeth need lots of care and attention to ensure life-long good oral health. Visit the links below for more information about protecting and caring for your teeth.</span><br /></span></span> <ul><li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you're not vigilant in your oral hygiene, an assortment of afflictions can attack your teeth and gums. Learn more in </span><a style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_self" href="http://health.howstuffworks.com/dental-disease.htm">How Dental Disease Works</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >.</span></li><li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Do you wish your teeth had just a bit more sparkle to them? <a target="_self" href="http://health.howstuffworks.com/tooth-whitening.htm">How Tooth Whitening Works</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> takes a look at procedures you can undergo to brighten your pearly whites.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >When you have an ache in your teeth, getting rid of it is the only thought in your head. In </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><a target="_self" href="http://health.howstuffworks.com/how-to-deal-with-toothache.htm">How to Relieve a Tooth Ache</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >, find out how to deal with dental distress.</span></li></ul>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-76843409700284187792009-07-08T03:46:00.001-07:002009-07-08T03:46:28.980-07:00Teeth Whitening Options<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top: 0px; font: normal normal bold 130%/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(255, 102, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(103, 67, 46);"><br /></span></h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvTPHpvYAy44xC4VLCr5RkfV4NS_6_jfpNDYuIVMpRw_sZaDSOzJ0soZoPyWVBJWa9pttiw9FrG7ybMNqUuqXwF3a135iQajnZIotITrqphYNKSuwDflb7KOmN4f3r_kW4VZ4kjPr_3o3/s200/teeth-whitening.jpg" border="0" alt="Teeth Whitening Options" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321858402970377042" style="float: left; width: 143px; height: 200px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 1px; " />The teeth whitening is the number one cosmetic dental procedure nowadays. Many people are searching for ways to brighten up their teeth, which in turns lightens their whole face and gives them more self-confidence. There may be a mixture of reasons why your teeth are not as white as they should be. Some people have been affected by taking antibiotics such as tetracycline. Others are affected by nerve damage, or may have yellowing due to dental trauma.<br /><br />It may be that your personal lifestyle is the reason for your teeth discoloration. Your diet and your dental hygiene all play a part in how white your teeth are. One thing that cannot be helped is teeth staining caused by aging. It is said that no matter how great you look, when you open your mouth the color of your teeth will tell your true age.<br /><br />There are several choices for those who are looking to white teeth and a few of them can be performed at home, but for more strong and lasting results there are a few cosmetic dentistry options you may want to think about.<br /><br /><strong>The Option of Veneers</strong><br />If you have teeth that are worn down, not in alignment or severely discolored, getting veneers may be an option for you. Not only will your teeth look considerably whiter, it will also change the structure of your teeth. If you are not happy with the way your teeth look not counting the color, then this may be the cosmetic dental procedure you should chose. An additional benefit of getting veneers is that they have a coating of stain resistant material and will practically stay white for the rest of your life.<br /><br /><strong>What about Bonding?</strong><br />Bonding is meant for procedures that are considered to be a touch up. It can help out to whiten one or two teeth that are discolored, mend any chips in your teeth and help to fill a gap that is wide. Bonding is not like veneers as they typically stain just like your regular teeth do. The good thing about bonding is that it is typically covered by your insurance as it is not just for cosmetic purposes.<br /><br /><strong>Having Your Teeth Whitened by a Professional</strong><br />When you are looking for lasting improvements to the look of your teeth then having your dentist do a professional teeth-whitening procedure may be the answer. Insurance does not cover the procedure, but if you count on your appearance for your livelihood, then perhaps you should look into the various methods available. Typically a dentist will use a bleaching agent to whiten your teeth. It can take just one visit or several depending upon the severity of discoloration. There is a quicker method using a laser along with whitening gel-containing crystals, this is costly, but results will be instant.<br /><br /><strong>At Home Teeth Whitening</strong><br />A less costly method to getting your teeth whitened is to use an in home tooth whitening kits. Some use bleaching methods and the instructions will guide you step-by-step through the process so you are confident of doing it right. Though your teeth will not be as white as they would be if you had it done professionally, commonly people are happy with the results they get for the money they paid. <br /><br />Also, there are teeth whitening strips you can buy. They are reasonably priced and do work, but may not provide the exact results. The strips have the exact dose of carbamide peroxide preapplied on them. However, the whitening strips will only whiten the teeth they come in contact with. The strips commonly cover the six teeth, eyetooth to eyetooth. So, you will not get a full mouth of white teeth using whitening strips. You are well advised to do some research before buying any home teeth whitening kits as reading reviews of the various products available will steer you to the best ones.</div></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-50901392558097782302009-07-08T03:44:00.001-07:002009-07-08T03:44:37.378-07:00Home Teeth Whitening Tips<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top: 0px; font: normal normal bold 130%/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(255, 102, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(103, 67, 46);"><br /></span></h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6F-jdJDe6FQ0PJdFeYoE5ZXGv6-FrHXFTZhGhXAeT_1tb-7yMZg1afAC2SBLjRJbTfuNTfmaMEkwadOoYQosimmcDDusfIzsQO2ojkD7RO_irqtb7ZUI2sTZRjE7NI9dHyqdYjjtnC4uZ/s200/teeth-whitening-girl.jpg" border="0" alt="Home Teeth Whitening Tips" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326686542600200306" style="float: left; width: 200px; height: 166px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 1px; " />Everyone looks attractive with sparkling white teeth. So let us work for them. Teeth’s whitening is not going to be effective without our own efforts at taking care of the teeth. People can help themselves to whiten teeth just by brushing and flossing thoroughly twice a day. <br /><br />Also, there are some home remedies and advices to whiten teeth and keep the effect. Raw fruits and vegetables are a health food, chewing them regularly will help in cleaning teeth. It is possible to whiten teeth by mixing some baking soda and hydrogen peroxide to make a paste and use this mix once a week. Be careful, if your gums hurt after this procedure, then give it up or reduce the application to once a month. <br /><br />Using some row salt before brushing will help to delete and reduce yellow stains and whiten teeth. One more method that assists to remove some kind of stains is to rub the teeth with a bay leaf several times a week. These methods are inexpensive and easy to use. <br /><br />If nothing acts then you can whiten teeth by taking any other option. Due to variety of teeth whitening methods and products available, it seems that people can get prompt results in improving of the teeth color and appearance. However, for deciding how to whiten teeth, it is necessary to identify the cause of teeth discoloration. <br /><br />Sometimes teeth darken occurs due to natural reasons like aging, genetics and excessive fluoride from environment. The other reasons of teeth discoloration are the results of way of life, including taking certain kind of foods and drinks like coffee, tea, wine. Smoking stain teeth as well. Some diseases, trauma, infections can affect enamel and dentin discoloration. Sometimes some courses of treatment like head radiation and chemotherapy can entail darken of teeth color. Also, use of antibiotics tetracycline can cause to gray color to teeth. <br /><br />Some causes of tooth discoloration may be prevented by avoiding foods that stain teeth and improving dental hygiene as well. When teeth darken causes by smoking, foods, drinks, the stains are removed with using home teeth whitening or dental bleaching. For fast results during an hour you can head for dental office. If you choose to whiten teeth at home, result is expected after 1 to 3 weeks of treatment. This depends on the product and method of whitening selected. There are several options of home teeth whitening available to achieve a beautiful white smile. <br /><br />If discoloration causes other reason it is necessary to consult a professional dentist who recommends a different treatment depends on the case. <br /><br />Users often feel sensitivity in their teeth and gums after whiten teeth. This usually lasts few days. Some teeth whitening producers offer an agent to reduce sensitivity during the whitening process and afterwards. <br /><br />The duration of teeth whitening effect can vary. Sometimes it is only needed to whiten teeth once a year, whereas, in other cases the whiteness fades after month. However, it is likely that development of chemistry will improve stability of teeth whitening result. In any event whitening effect does not keep forever and depends mostly on after treatment care</div></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-83676651159501097362009-07-08T03:43:00.001-07:002009-07-08T03:43:42.866-07:00What is Teeth Whitener?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top: 0px; font: normal normal bold 130%/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(255, 102, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(179, 156, 125);"><br /></span></h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vE8BNSwh9RXR1Ki7UW__0SdmdBtrz5Sy653S5_QLh4ZQpsKqwOilVv20IpwcAdOKzz_kTbTGPtSz0I_JPieWszB4WZOVYdjlDjqH47yaoOrQ-KemdAX2MJ98Ej96NIkt7vOyPqFybY-s/s200/teeth-whitener.jpg" border="0" alt="What is Teeth Whitener?" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331845793550122866" style="float: left; width: 200px; height: 120px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 1px; " />Teeth whitener is a product made to whiten teeth by deleting stains and enhancing brightness of teeth. Firstly, teeth whiteners were used by dentists for professional teeth whitening treatment. Nowadays, commercially available products are generally accepted to be alternative to the professional ones. <br /><br />Teeth whiteners are carefully designed to be effective and safe. However, teeth whitener is still an object of any uncertainty. Teeth whitener is achieved chemically with bleaching agent like hydrogen peroxide and physically with abrasives like carbonates. Due to acting of chemical agents that oxidize teeth stains, some people are concerned if excessive use of these agents may harm tissue, gums or damage enamel.<br /><br />So let us have a look at compound of teeth whitener’s and how it works. The main problem while creating composition of teeth whitener formula is to prevent any possible incompatibility between bleaching agent and the other ingredients. It is important to choose compatible thickeners as well. Also, raw stocks are analyzed to be confident they meet specifications required.<br /><br />Demineralized water composes the largest part of teeth whitener’s composition and works as diluent for the other ingredients. Chemical detergents being surfactants such as sodium lauryl sulfate provide foam and help cleaning. Some agents included in the structure of teeth whitener such as Irish moss, gum tragacanth, magnesium aluminum silicate act as thickeners to increase the viscosity of the product. <br /><br />Humectants like glycerin and propylene glycol provide to keep moisture and prevent formation of crusting in case the cap is left of the tube for some time. <br /><br />What is more, teeth whitener provides medicinal effect due to therapeutic agents attended. Thus, sodium citrate prevents activity of pathogenic bacteria and reduces gingivitis; and pyrophosphate controls of tartar’s appearance. Preservatives like propyl paraben and sodium benzoate work to block of onset of bacteria in teeth whitener. Taking into consideration that the low pH deteriorates solubility and efficiency of the whitening agents, the formula of teeth whitener includes titanium dioxide to improve whitening effect and sodium bicarbonate to control pH. The finished product is revised for pH and viscosity. Some teeth whiteners are constructed with a pre-rinse solution to delete remains found on the tooth surface. <br /><br />Additionally, flavors help to enhance commercial attractive of teeth whitener’s structure. They include peppermint, spearmint, anise and others. Also, such supplement as saccharin aids to improve the taste of the product. <br /><br />The teeth whiteners are packed in containers equipped with mixers that stir the substance avoiding flowing of excess of air to prevent the formation of bubbles in the product. The quality of teeth whiteners are under strict monitoring during production process. The finished product is also checked to be free from microbial contamination.<br /><br />Finally, if the mixture of the components is under control, the formula provides stability for the useful life of product.</div></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-75158894520019109582009-07-08T03:41:00.000-07:002009-07-08T03:43:01.700-07:00Natural Teeth Whitening Tips<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top: 0px; font: normal normal bold 130%/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(255, 102, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(103, 67, 46);"><br /></span></h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div style="float: right; margin-top: -88px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 4px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdliEyZkktRd4XwoRk-cwRhXBzEFuZHTHy7dps1mpQSXlgfFbQX3f8KUfOg5yIz1ts4jnlsiFjWHdOX0G-Ndc8G1V8bOxY5sKDqzbcvpGE3nJj6C6UL-ubOK4CpOcR7mWpkXrYycSqqNL/s200/natural-teeth-whitening.jpg" border="0" alt="Natural Teeth Whitening Tips" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355281346175392690" style="float: left; width: 169px; height: 200px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 6px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 1px; " />There are many causes for teeth darkening. The most common are genetics, aging, consumption of staining substances (smoking, coffee, tea, and colas), antibiotic treatment, excessive fluoride, and old fillings. Some more about cases of frequent occurrence:<br /><br /><strong>Age.</strong> There is a close relationship between tooth color and age. Over the years, teeth get darker as a result of wastage and scratching. As early as the twenties, our teeth usually grow yellow, natural teeth whitening may bring good results.<br /><br /><strong>Bad habits.</strong> Smoking behavior, red wine, coffee, tea, cola, carrots, oranges and other deeply-colored drinks and foods lead to yellow teeth. <br />Smoking habits. Nicotine leaves brownish deposits which slowly soak into the tooth structure and cause intrinsic discoloration. If you smoke, natural teeth whitening is necessary for you.<br /><br /><strong>Drugs/chemicals.</strong> Antibiotic treatment, tetracycline in particular, makes dark grey or brown ribbon stains. It is usually very difficult to remove these stains.<br /><br /><strong>Grinding.</strong> Avoid scrunching (boiled sweets, bones, nutshell), keep in mind: micro-cracking in the teeth can cause the biting edges darkening.<br /><br /><strong>Injury.</strong> Falls and other traumas can cause that some little bit s will come off. These abruptness almost momentary become dark.<br /><br />Natural teeth whitening can usually remove dental plaque on the outside of the teeth. Before falling back on dental teeth whitening, make every endeavor to keep your natural teeth white color. Keep in mind: any whitening is unchancy for your teeth. Any whitening is harmful for your teeth to a greater or lesser extent.<br /><br /><strong>So maintain your ermine white smile:</strong><br />• Keep your normal mode teeth cleaning;<br /><br />• Visit your dentist even once a year (a peccant tooth or gum increase a number of saprogenic bacteria);<br /><br />• Eat as few dark-colored foods and drinks in particular a week right after whitening;<br /><br />• Prefer to drink all dark-colored beverages with a straw;<br /><br />• Support an excellent oral hygiene (brush teeth after meals and at bedtime, use antiplaque dentifrice and mouthwash, floss, all these procedures are natural teeth whitening).<br /><br />As a whole a natural teeth whitening procedure is a requisite component of maintaining your dental health. Using of teeth whitening products can be an excellent way for a person to safely and effectively cleaning of your teeth from soiling and dental plaque. At the same time think twice before falling back on special teeth whitening or bleaching.</div></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-26042751582414030022009-06-18T03:33:00.000-07:002009-06-18T07:43:12.109-07:00What Is Oral Health?Oral Health: Your Teeth From Birth to Adulthood<br /><h3>Baby Teeth</h3> <p>The child's mouth contains 20 temporary teeth, called primary teeth, baby teeth, or deciduous teeth, consisting of the following teeth types:</p> <ul type="disc"><li>4 second molars</li><li>4 first molars</li><li>4 cuspids (also called canine or eye teeth)</li><li>4 lateral incisors</li><li>4 central incisors</li></ul> <p xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan">For each set of four teeth, two teeth are located in the upper arch (one on each side of the mouth) and two are located in the lower arch (one on each side of the mouth).</p><h3>Permanent Teeth</h3> <p>The adult mouth contains 32 permanent teeth, consisting of the following teeth types:</p> <ul type="disc"><li>4 third molars (also called wisdom teeth)</li><li>4 second molars (also called 12-year molars)</li><li>4 first molars (also called 6-year molars)</li><li>4 second bicuspids (also called second premolars)</li><li>4 first bicuspids (also called first premolars)</li><li>4 cuspids (also called canine or eye teeth)</li><li>4 lateral incisors</li><li>4 central incisors</li></ul><br /><h3>Teeth Functions</h3> <p>Your teeth are used for:</p> <ul><li> <b>Biting and tearing.</b> The central incisors and lateral incisors are primarily used for biting and cutting and canine teeth are primarily used for tearing food.</li><li> <b>Grinding and crushing.</b> The premolars, molars, and wisdom teeth are primarily used for chewing and grinding food.</li></ul> <h3>Internal Structure of Teeth</h3> <p>Each tooth consists of three main parts – the crown, the neck and root.</p> <ul><li>The <b>crown</b> is the visible part of the tooth; it is the portion that lies above the gum tissue. A protective layer called enamel covers the crown.</li><li>The <b>neck</b> is the area of the tooth between the crown and the root.</li><li>The <b>root</b> is the portion of the tooth that extends through the gum and into the bone of the jaw.</li></ul><br /><h2>Helpful Hints for Healthy Teeth</h2>Don't believe everything you hear about what is good or bad for your pearly whites.<br /><br /><p>Remember how your mother used to tell you almost everything you did was "bad for your teeth?" You may have forgotten some of her warnings. And some things she said might not be as bad as you think. Read on.</p> <p>"The function of teeth is to chew food -- and to some extent, help you talk and form words," Richard H. Price, DMD, retired dentist and former faculty member of the Boston University School of Dentistry, tells WebMD. He is also a spokesman for the American Dental Association.</p> <p>Teeth, Price says, are not to be used for:</p> <ul><li>Pliers</li><li>Coat hangers</li><li>Ice crushers</li><li>Potato chip bag openers</li><li>Knot looseners</li><li>Fork tine straighteners</li><li>Chomping frozen candy bars full of caramel or frozen nuts</li></ul> <p>"Blenders have special blades to crush ice, for heaven's sakes," he laments.</p> <h3>Whiteners: Good or Bad?</h3> <p>Gregory L. Paskerian, DMD, a private dentist and former assistant professor at Tufts University, tells WebMD that the new whitening rage follows a continuum of products. "The strips and other over-the-counter whiteners do not damage teeth or burn gum tissue," he says. "The trays (to hold the peroxide solution) you can buy may can contain an acidic, unbuffered solution, which could damage enamel."</p> <p>The best tray-type lightening, he says, is provided by the dentist, who can control the solution and timing.</p> <p>"For the fastest and safest whitening," Paskerian says, "you need to get the high-intensity light systems. This light changes the molecular structure of the enamel for a time, but it goes back to normal and at a lighter shade."</p> <p>He adds, though that whitening is not really a color change, but a brightness or value change.</p> <p>Price says he wishes patients would concentrate more on keeping teeth healthy. "There are bleaching groupies," he says, "People who can't get enough. You can only get teeth so white."</p> <p>Price also says these solutions can sometimes cause gum sensitivity, although it is usually short-lived.</p> <h3>Don't Overbrush Your Teeth</h3> <p>Price says it's hard to go wrong on paste or brush if you look for the American Dental Association (ADA) label of approval. "This means a brush is firm enough to remove plaque but not tear up gums," he says. "Choose a brush like you would a piece of silverware -- something that feels comfortable in your hand." The designation of "Soft" is preferred by most dentists.</p> <p>"Don't use a brush more than three months," Price adds. "That is the limit."</p> <p>If you use an electric brush, Paskerian recommends a rotary head type that you take from tooth to tooth rather than cruising across the teeth with it.</p> <p>Water picks, both dentists say, can drive bacteria back up into the gums, which can lead to it lodging in other parts of the body, such as the heart. "The picks do not remove plaque," Paskerian says.</p><p>Price recommends them only for a gentle lavage before or after brushing. "Do not turn it on like a fire hose," he instructs.</p> <p>Similarly, prebrush rinses, Price says, are no substitute for brushing. These methods should be used together.</p> <p>Toothpaste is an abrasive, with some therapeutic additions, namely fluoride, which strengthens enamel and can shore up little breaches in it before cavities develop.</p> <p>Brushing itself should be gentle, with the bristles at a 45-degree angle to the teeth, Paskerian says. Swish gently with an oval motion rather than raking the brush side to side across the teeth.</p> <p>What about the ever-popular floss? Paskerian recommends the easy-glide type -- daily, of course. Since the dentin between teeth is not fully mineralized with hard enamel, don't saw away like mad. Paskerian is also skeptical of the new "paste" floss -- that means an abrasive is being pulled over the dentin, he says.</p> <h3>Dental Destroyers</h3> <p>Homemade drugs full of industrial chemicals, such as methamphetamine (meth), can ruin teeth in short order. There is even a term for the rottenness and missing teeth -- meth mouth. Muriatic acid, used to strip cement floors, is one ingredient. "These drugs also cause dry mouth, leaving the teeth open to plaque, Price says. "And the users tend to be tense and grind their teeth." (Not to mention not being too picky about brushing, flossing, and taking care of their teeth.)</p> <p>But even some more respectable drugs, such as tetracycline and other full-spectrum antibotics, can cause discoloration in permanent teeth if kids take them before age 10 -- and now they are finding that adults can get color changes from some adult acne antibiotics, too, Price says.</p> <p>"Discuss antibiotics with your dentist and doctor," he advises. "Sometimes, the dentist can prescribe a high-content fluoride rinse, which helps some."</p> <p>Other drugs may cause dry mouth or bleeding gums.</p> <p>Nicotine, of course, stains teeth, but there are also some chemicals in the burning paper that can cause discoloration, and the heat in a smoker's mouth can impede circulation and encourage gum disease.</p> <p>Although it is not usually the first problem with bulimia that comes to mind, people who binge and vomit also eat away their teeth with acid.</p> <p>Also -- lemon chewing is out! Both dentists mentioned this -- is there a lot of that going around?</p> <p>Drinking bottled water exclusively can also be a problem. Check to see if it's fluoridated. If it doesn't say, call the company, Price advises.</p> <p>And researchers have now found that obesity and insulin resistance may be linked to periodontal disease. So stick with your healthy eating to stay out of the dental chair.</p> <h3>What About Sugar?</h3> <p>What was Mom's biggest refrain about teeth? Sugar! "You will ruin those beautiful teeth!"</p> <p>Sugar, both dentists say, is not the problem. How long the sugar stays on teeth is the problem. Given enough time, the bacteria in your mouth feed on the sugar and excrete damaging acid that can eat through enamel forming cavities.</p> <p>So if you eat candy, brush afterward if you can.</p> <p>Or chew some gum! Amazingly, even sugar gum is not a big no-no for teeth, the dentists say. It churns up lots of saliva, which carries off the sugar in short order.</p> <p>Some sugarless gum, containing xylitol, is even a good decay-preventer. In fact, in California, researchers are trying to make Gummi Bears into a dental aid by making them with xylitol.</p> <p>Soda, too, is not too much of a tooth problem, if you brush or drink water afterward. In fact, the diet kind contains more phosphates than can be acidic to enamel and may be a bigger threat to your choppers than regular.</p> <p>Dark chocolate is not too bad for your teeth, either, Price notes.</p> <p>Well, that makes it all worthwhile!</p> <p>That -- and not having to crush all that ice anymore.</p> <div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/e4d82ade-0088-4d56-bd1d-9131430420c0/" title="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]"><img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=e4d82ade-0088-4d56-bd1d-9131430420c0" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"></script></span></div>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-50177941468330283032009-06-18T03:03:00.000-07:002009-06-18T03:04:39.942-07:00How to Make Homemade Tooth Whitener<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Black coffee, tea, smoking, soda and wine--all can stain our teeth. Fortunately, you can whiten your fabulous smile in the comfort of your own home. Here are a few recipes to get you started.<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><h4 class="Heading4a" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Recipe One</h4><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Buy some baking soda and hydrogen peroxide for this particular<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="6404960" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal ! important; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none ! important; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;"></a>toothwhitening<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>recipe.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Take one teaspoon of baking soda and a couple of drops of hydrogen peroxide. Be careful to only use a small amount of the peroxide.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Mix the baking soda with the hydrogen peroxide and use as you would toothpaste.</p></li><h4 class="Heading4a" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Recipe Two</h4><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Use the baking soda from the recipe in Section 1. Instead of hydrogen peroxide, you will need table salt for this recipe.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Measure three teaspoons of baking soda and one teaspoon of table salt.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Stir the baking soda and salt together and use on a toothbrush as you would regular toothpaste. In this recipe, the salt is the abrasive, while the baking soda is the cleanser and whitener.</p></li><h4 class="Heading4a" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Recipe Three</h4><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Gather some bay leaves and some orange peels. The bay leaves should be powdered and dry for this recipe. Let the orange peel dry out as well--vitamin C is not great for your teeth.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Bunch the bay leaves and the dried peel so they are lined up together.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Rub gently on your teeth, making sure to expose your chompers to both the bay leaves and the orange peel. The combination of the two makes for a great tooth whitening recipe.</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-5468751089243878942009-06-18T02:59:00.000-07:002009-06-18T03:00:46.999-07:00How to Clean A Toothbrush<img src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4561258/toothbrush-main_Thumb.jpg" alt="toothbrush" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Is your toothbrush making you sick? We all know to brush our teeth everyday. But did you ever stop to think about all the germs and bacteria that is being left behind on your toothbrush? The fact is your toothbrush, just like your teeth should be cleaned everyday.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Rinsing:<br />Always rinse your toothbrush with tap water after brushing. This will remove remaining toothpaste and debris.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Mouthwash:<br />Just pour a little mouthwash into a cup and swish your toothbrush in it for about 60 seconds after brushing. This is one of the easiest and cost effective ways to clean your brush.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Air dry:<br />allow the toothbrush to air dry after cleaning and to avoid cross- contamination keep your toothbrushes separated.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Dishwasher:<br />Once a week you can put your toothbrushes into the top rack of your dishwasher and run it through a cleaning cycle. Be sure to use your regular dish washing soap.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Boiling:<br />You can also put your toothbrush into a pot of boiling water and boil for five minutes to kill the germs and bacteria. This might cause your tooth brush to wear out a little more quickly than some of the other methods.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">6</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Tooth brush sanitizer:<br />A tooth brush sanitizer is a fast and easy way to make sure that your tooth brush is always clean. There are quite a few different ones on the market but my favorite is the germ terminator which uses steam to clean your tooth brushes.</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-18358482756600080532009-06-18T02:57:00.000-07:002009-06-18T02:59:03.084-07:00How to Smell Your Own Breath<img src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4724555/c77690779eb7cd0c-main_Thumb.jpg" alt="How to Smell Your Own Breath" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Have you smelt your breath lately?How is it going?Smells good?Are you experiencing<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="6561516" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; 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color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">It is always an option to gain the opinion of another person.Go ahead and ask another person to smell your breathe and then give you feedback.Worried that maybe you won't get the truth.Then try asking a child.Children are always known for being pretty honest in these matters.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Try licking your wrist.Wait a few minutes until the saliva is dry and take a whiff.That is what the tip of your tongue smells like.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Floss your teeth then smell that.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Cup your hand over your mouth and nose then breathe out through your mouth then breathe in through your nose?Pleasant smell?</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Take a spoon then proceed to scrape the back of your tongue.Watch out for the gag reflex.Smell that.Whatever that smells like is what your breathe smells like?</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">6</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Try licking the outside of your thumb,then cup your hand around it and take a whiff!</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-40555749438029732612009-06-18T02:47:00.000-07:002009-06-18T02:48:49.889-07:00How to get your child to go to the dentist<img style="width: 86px; height: 109px;" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4471105/childdentist-main_Thumb.jpg" alt="How to get your child to go to the dentist" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Whether it is for a school check up, anual check up or dental problem, children are often afraid to go to the dentist. Here are ideas on how to help your child feel less afraid.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Most adults are afraid of going to the dentist. Much of this fear stems from your childhood perception of dentists. It is important to help your child feel as comfortable as possible about going to the dentist.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Before you go to the dentist, reinforce the ideas that the dentist is going to help teeth healthy and clean. Give words of encouragement: You can add how much you love your child's smile or if your child is small remind them of the tooth fairy.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">If a child asks if it will hurt, calmly and directly state that sometimes it feels good (getting your teeth cleaned and polished feels good) and sometimes it may not feel good (try not to say hurt or pain, as this may make them frightened).</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Consider going to a pediatric dentist. They specialize in working with children. The offices are very kid friendly and some have cartoons on tv's that can be seen while in the chair, a treasure chest to pick out a prize afterward, and many other ways to help a child feel more relaxed.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">A pediatric dentist also uses techniques that assist a child in having procedures such as shots or filings. A true life example is my son, who did not even know he had a shot of novocaine until he was on the way home and did not know why he was drooling and couldn't feel part of his lip.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">6</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">If there are no pediatric dentists available to you, and the dentist you will be seeing about what he suggests. Some dentists allow headphones with music, to help block out sound. Others may have video capability that would allow you to bring your child's favorite video to help distract and relax your child.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">7</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Lastly, remember to try to portray the upcoming dentist experience as something that is normal ("all your friends have gone to the dentist"), try to calm any fears {explain that there might be some hurt, but dentist is excellent at trying not to hurt the patient), etc.</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-15824955686846402492009-06-18T02:45:00.000-07:002009-06-18T02:47:01.851-07:00How to Motivate Your Kids to Brush Their Teeth<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">I don't know why, but for some reason getting kids to brush their teeth can be a daily battle. Here are some tried and true methods I've used with my kids.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">*Set a timer*<br /><br />Setting a timer lets them know that they need to brush until the timer goes off.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">*Make a reward chart*<br /><br />Make a reward chart letting them check off a box each time they brush their teeth. When the chart is all filled in give them a reward.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">*Establish a routine*<br /><br />Start setting a routine as early as your child's first tooth. If you have a set routine in place from early on, your kids will be so used to brushing, they won't fight it.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">*Buy fun toothbrushes and/or toothpaste*<br /><br />Buy a spin brush or a tooth brush that plays a song. (I used this as my first reward for the kids). There are tons of character toothbrushes to choose from. Let the kids pick out their own toothbrush and a fun age appropriate tooth paste.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">*Make it fun*<br /><br />Sing a silly song while they brush their teeth. Make up your own song using your kids' name. (Like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star can easily become Twinkle Twinkle Little Teeth).</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-34456651110503428652009-06-18T01:44:00.000-07:002009-06-18T02:44:48.604-07:00How to Relieve a Toothache with Pressure Points<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Long before the invention of modern pain medication, people used pressure points to relieve toothache pain. You can do this yourself. All you have to do is press the points we show you here.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4817930/DCP9705_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4817930/DCP9705_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Position the tip of a finger in front of your ear hole. Open your jaw and and feel for a gap that forms. Press the point inside that gap. Do this carefully. You will feel a tingling sensation in your jaw. This partially paralyzes the nerves causing you so much pain from your toothache.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4817930/DCP9706_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4817930/DCP9706_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Reposition your finger directly under your ear where it meets your head. It should be in the gap behind your ear lobe. When you open your jaw the gap will get bigger. Press the point inside the gap. You will feel a numbing sensation in your ear and side of your head.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4817930/DCP9708_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4817930/DCP9708_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Trace a line down and around your jaw bone. Stop when you are directly under the outside corner of your eye. Press the point on the inside edge of your jaw bone. Press upward and outward toward your jaw bone. This will make much of your mouth go numb.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4817930/DCP9709_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4817930/DCP9709_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Move your finger up to your cheek bone. Feel along the underside of the cheek bone until you reach a point directly under your eye ball when it is looking forward. Press the point upward and inward toward your cheek bone. Much of your face will go numb including your upper jaw.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4817930/DCP9603_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4817930/DCP9603_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Leave your head completely and find your Achilles tendon. It is the ridge that connects your calf and heel. Press the points on both side of the middle of your Achilles tendon. Do this in the indention between the ridge and the bone that sticks out in your ankle. This pressure point forces your body to divert attention away from your toothache.</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-15458605261403030622009-06-18T01:30:00.000-07:002009-06-18T01:33:19.062-07:00How to Remove Stains from Teeth, Bad Breath, have Whiter Teeth<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Don't spend money on Expensive Kits! Instead from your kitchen cabinets use and apply products, a secret for whiter teeth and helps clear<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >bad breath</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>! too<br /><br />Reclaim your beautiful glamorous bright smile. First impression stays forever.Are you comfortable with your smile, Or you avoid smiling, avoid showing your teeth too much,reclaim beautiful impressive smile you once had, bright clean<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="6561718" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal ! important; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none ! important; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;"></a></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">white teeth,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> the smile you always was so proud of once in your life.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br /><br />Not all, but some of us have pale stained discolored yellowish teeth, discoloration is from our habits like smoking, coffee, Soda's, medications or from doing drugs.<br /><br />Unfortunately getting our teeth whiter professionally is never a cheap option for everyone, home remedy is the other option and is affordable. Avoid expensive<a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="7856321" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal ! important; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none ! important; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;"></a></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> teeth whitening,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> products when you have afordable home made remedy the same or better in many ways<br /><br />Brushing with our favourite tooth paste, sensitivity, cavity, stains remains, we smile lesser and lesser every time, just to avoid remarks from family and friends.<br /><br />A simple remedy will suit every budget, I used it, I benefited and I like to share with others too. This simple information is very affordable from your kitchen cabinets.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5023426/tooth-whitening-20605after1thumb_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="After" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5023426/tooth-whitening-20605after1thumb_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a><div class="caption" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 10px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left; width: 103px;">After</div></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Buy a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide, a box of Baking Soda, lemon juice This are common household items. Mix them all into a paste ( Fresh Mix for every use ) Lemon drops added helps to lose calcium, add mint if you need flavor, this gives a more approachable aura. With a tooth brush, spread the thick paste over your teeth and tongue. Leave the paste for a mint or two before brushing. It is very effective, It is good for stronger gum bones, also kills bad bacteria between your teeth and on your tongue.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5023426/bakingsoda_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="Baking Soda" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5023426/bakingsoda_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a><div class="caption" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 10px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left; width: 51px;">Baking Soda</div></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Works good just like buying packs of expensive gel packs that you leave on your teeth, Others with bad breath buy those expensive mouthwash. After 1 or 2 minutes gently brush your teeth with slow strokes upwards, downwards and sideways, up and down strokes help to clean away seeps of food and cavity between your teeth.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />* Apply this at least two or three times in a week. Gentle strokes on your tongue, helps clean halitosis, kills bacteria and helps to reduce bad breath.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />* You need to apply some pressure on your tongue, of course not enough to cause irritation to your tongue.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5023426/getimage_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="Peroxide" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5023426/getimage_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a><div class="caption" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 10px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left; width: 73px;">Peroxide</div></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Add a pinch of salt to luke warm water, rinse your mouth with this lightly salted luke warm water, suggestion this applications in evenings after supper, before bedtime, the paste mixture of peroxide, baking soda, drops of lemon juice will work wonders while you are asleep. This homemade remedy saves us money. Don't spend too much on expensive whitening kits and mouthwash. This simple homemade remedy, this household products can do wonders and is affordable and very inexpensive.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5023426/lemon_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="Lemon" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5023426/lemon_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a><div class="caption" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 10px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left; width: 100px;">Lemon</div></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">* Every use must be fresh mix<br />* All have different body types and different skin types .<br />* Suggest try once a week first, if no side effects.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />* Then use twice a week , up to three times a week.<br />* My cavity, I was told by my dentist that I use two to three<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />times a week, and it worked, it kept the cavity off.<br />* Do not swallow, not harmful but to some it may upset stomach.<br />* Always rinse your mouth with lightly salted luke warm water.<br />* Use tooth brush spread the thick paste and leave it 1-2 minutes<br />* Same paste apply on the tongue helps reduce bad breath too<br />* You know how hard it is , near people with bad breath</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-18078095503362806572009-06-18T01:27:00.000-07:002009-06-18T01:29:26.882-07:00How to Stop Bad Breath Naturally<img style="width: 92px; height: 92px;" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/badbreath250x251-main_Thumb.jpg" alt="Stop bad breath now!" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Do you have<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">bad breath?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> This can be an embarrassing problem if it isn't treated effectively. Follow these steps!<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/toothbrush_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/toothbrush_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Good Habits: To avoid bad breath you must practice good hygiene habits meaning brush and floss at least twice a day.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/badbreath250x251_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/badbreath250x251_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Keep your Tongue Clean: When brushing your teeth, don't forget to brush your tongue. Try investing in a tongue scrapper to stop bad breath.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/ApplesandBananas_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/ApplesandBananas_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Eat Vegetables: Eating vegetables such as carrots, apples and celery will clean your tongue. The rough texture of these vegetables will give your tongue just the cleaning it needs to fight bad breath bacteria.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/tea_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/tea_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Drink Tea: Drinking tea can slow the growth of bad breath bacteria. The compounds in the tea work as a wall to block the bacteria.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/409px-Glass-of-water_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/409px-Glass-of-water_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Stay Hydrated: Make sure to stay well hydrated as bacteria will emerge when your mouth is dry.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">6</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/corianderlarge_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/corianderlarge_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Eat Parsley: Eating parsley will almost certainly clear up your case of bad breath. It's stocked with tons of chlorophyll which will give off a fresh smell.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">7</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/800px-Clamsonaplate_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/800px-Clamsonaplate_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Watch everything you eat: Spicy foods or foods laced with tons of onion and garlic are sure to make your breath unpresentable.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">8</span></div><span class="image" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 3px 10px 2px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline;"><a class="thickbox" href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/carbonatedmouthwash_Full.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164);"><img alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4552913/carbonatedmouthwash_Thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 226, 230); margin: 0px; padding: 3px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left;" /></a></span><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Use Mouth wash: Make sure to use the right mouth wash. An example of a great mouth wash would be Listerine, it's not working unless it burns!</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-41848588441056319652009-06-18T01:06:00.000-07:002009-06-18T01:24:13.180-07:00How to Get Whiter Teeth<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">If your pearly whites, well, aren't--blame it on caffeine, candy, prescription drugs or aging, all of which dull the gleam. Whiten and brighten dingy teeth with high-tech treatments in your dentist's office or over-the-counter bleaches you use at home. Here's how to bring that sparkle back.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Ask your dentist if you're a good candidate for whitening, since results can vary. Yellowed teeth generally lighten well; darkened grayish or brownish teeth may not.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Try over-the-counter products, which have low concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. A dental tray and gel kit can be used for a short time each day to lighten teeth one to two shades in two weeks, at best. Whitening strips cover the six front teeth--which must be even--for similar results, and keep peroxide on teeth and off gums. Paint-on gels get similar results and cover more teeth, but can be messy to use. Hydrogen peroxide works faster than carbamide (see Step 3), but takes longer to get results and deactivates faster. These are the least-expensive treatments to use when staining reoccurs due to beverages and smoking.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Use a dentist-made tray at home twice daily for an hour for a couple of weeks, or wear it overnight. The gel's active ingredient is 10, 15 or 20 percent carbamide peroxide, which is gentler than hydrogen peroxide. Teeth could lighten several shades depending on the strength of the gel used. Higher percentages work faster but also increase the chance of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="7856317" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal ! important; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none ! important; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;"></a>teeth sensitivity. Ask your dentist for whitening products that include fluoride to reduce sensitivity. Cost: $300 to $450.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Whiten your teeth by up to 10 shades in one 60- to 90-minute session with a potent, light-activated bleaching formula of 35 percent hydrogen peroxide. Cost: $500 to $1,100.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Consider porcelain veneers or bonding if you have conditions where bleaching isn't effective, such as tetracycline or intrinsic staining. Bonding is a resin that's contoured over teeth. Veneers are thin porcelain manufactured in a laboratory. Cost: $500 to $1,500 per tooth for porcelain veneers, $150 to $300 for bonding.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">6</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Keep in mind that two to three weeks of whitening by over-the-counter products equals one week of overnight tray treatment from the dentist--and may well equal one hour of the light-activated treatments</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-41490511677410694642009-06-18T00:56:00.000-07:002009-06-18T01:06:42.218-07:00How to Temporarily Replace a Tooth Filling<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Fear not. You can temporarily fill a tooth or hold a dislodged crown in place for up to a couple of weeks.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Look for the early signs of having lost a filling or dislodged a crown: pain when cold air, food, liquids or your tongue touch the tender area.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Wash your hands thoroughly with antiseptic soap.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Put on latex gloves if you are treating someone other than yourself.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Prepare a mixture to use as temporary filling if you do not have a premixed temporary filling compound from your dentist. A standard mixture available with some<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>first aidkits<a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="7917994" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal ! important; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none ! important; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;"><nobr id="itxt_nobr_13_0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"></nobr></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is a mix of zinc oxide powder and oil of cloves, but you can improvise by rolling a ball of sugarless gum, ski wax or candle wax.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Rinse the mouth thoroughly with disinfected water.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">6</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Apply a drop of oil of cloves (also known as "eugenol") to the hole in the mouth. This will reduce the pain.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">7</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Roll the temporary filling into a small ball and place the ball gently into the exposed area, making certain to cover any exposed tissue.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">8</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Bite down, lining the tooth up with the tooth above or below it.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">9</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Wait for the filling to harden if you are using a premixed filling or a mixture of zinc oxide powder and oil of cloves.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">10</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Evacuate immediately and see a dentist.</p></li></ol><br /><br /></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-24689555062904921572009-06-18T00:53:00.000-07:002009-06-18T00:55:10.183-07:00How to Gargle<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Gargling is a great way to kill bacteria in your mouth. It also helps to give you fresher breath.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Buy mint-flavored mouthwash, the flavor that's usually preferable for someone feeling ill. Opt for other flavors or salt water if you like.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Pour the mouthwash into a clean glass or paper cup. If you pour it into the cup attached to the top, you'll run the risk of contamination, especially if you share the bottle with others. If you prefer to gargle with salt water, dissolve 1 /2 tsp. in 8 oz. of warm water.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Slide the mouthwash quickly over your tongue.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Throw your head back and stop the mouthwash right before it hits your epiglottis (the cartilaginous flap in the back of your throat). You'll know the mouthwash is resting in the right spot if you feel as if you're going to gag or swallow.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Make the mouthwash bubble and gurgle for at least 45 seconds. Pull your tongue back a little and blow air through your throat slowly. Be sure to keep your head way back, and remember to keep the mouthwash right in front of your epiglottis. That's where the germs are sitting, far back and out of sight. Try not to swallow any of the mouthwash.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">6</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Drop your head back down and spit the mouthwash out.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">7</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Repeat</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-89111326397061436862009-06-18T00:49:00.000-07:002009-06-18T00:52:32.335-07:00How to Care for a Toothache<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Common toothache symptoms include throbbing pain around a certain tooth, sensitivity to hot or cold foods, and discomfort when chewing. Causes can vary from cavities and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">gum disease</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="6405835" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal ! important; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none ! important; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;"><nobr id="itxt_nobr_0_0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"></nobr></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to cracked teeth and exposed tooth roots. These first-aid measures will help.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Clean your mouth by rinsing it with warm water.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Floss gently around the sensitive tooth to dislodge any food particles.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Try placing an ice pack on your jaw to soothe the pain.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Use over-the-counter painkillers like aspirin or ibuprofen to relieve pain.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Call your dentist if you have a fever or if the pain worsens or lasts for more than a day. He or she will ask you questions to determine the urgency of your need for treatment.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><h1 id="nointelliTXT" class="Heading1a" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Toothache Pain Irritated by a Cold</h1></span></span></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Toothaches are no fun. And when you have a toothache, it seems that anything you put in your mouth worsens the pain--like certain foods, certain beverages or even just cold air. One thing that makes toothaches hurt even worse is having a cold or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="6407126" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal ! important; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none ! important; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;"></a></span></span>sinus infection.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> The pain can get pretty close to unbearable, and you should really see a dentist. But if you want to treat a cold-irritated toothache on your own, you can use some simple home remedies.</span></span></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Take some cold and sinus medicine like<a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="7917868" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal ! important; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none ! important; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;"><nobr id="itxt_nobr_11_0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"></nobr></a> Tylenol<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>PM or Dayquil.You'll be more likely to cure your cold than you will a toothache. This won't take away all of the toothache pain, but reducing the cold that is irritating your teeth will surely help.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Wet a tea bag. Don't get it sopping and dripping wet, but run it under some warm water. Open your mouth and place it on the teeth that are aching from a cold. You can put a little pressure on the teeth, but make sure you don't break the tea bag open; it won't taste good, and the tea grains won't be easy to get out of your mouth.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Mix a small amount of hydrogen peroxide with a good bit of water. Don't swallow it, as It can potentially be dangerous. Swish it around in your mouth for 30 to 45 seconds. Do this over a period of a few days, after each meal or three times a day. This will help get rid of the infection.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Use numbing gel made for toothache pain irritated by colds. Spray some sore-throat spray in your mouth, in the vicinity of the tooth that hurts. It will numb your gums and help ease the pain. Numbing spray will also help to clear your sinuses and suppress the pain of a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>sore throat<a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="6407183" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal ! important; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none ! important; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;"><nobr id="itxt_nobr_14_0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"></nobr></a>. Spreading numbing gel around and on your tooth and gumline will also help temporarily alleviate the pain.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Use a humidifier in your home or inhale the steam from hot water. Don't stick your face directly into the water, though, because if it is too hot, the steam will be hot as well, and will hurt. But ingesting warm air will soothe your mouth, as well as your throat and nasal passages. It can help ease tooth pain and help kill the infection from your cold.</p></li></ol></span></span></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-510741670578229602009-06-18T00:45:00.000-07:002009-06-18T00:48:07.541-07:00How to Whiten Your Teeth<img src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/3071/33028542-main_Thumb.jpg" alt="Whiten Your Teeth" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Tobacco, coffee, cavities, aging and drugs can stain teeth. Treatment for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >discolored teeth</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="6405106" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal ! important; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none ! important; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;"><nobr id="itxt_nobr_0_0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"></nobr></a> depends on the magnitude of the stain; remedies appear here in order of increasing intensity.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Brush and floss regularly to reduce or prevent stains.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Try whitening toothpastes. Though heavily advertised, these only partially whiten teeth and don't provide a complete remedy. Make sure the toothpaste has the American Dental Association (ADA) seal of approval and has been clinically proved to whiten teeth effectively. Very few whitening toothpastes have undergone any type of clinical trial, and ones that are too abrasive can damage teeth or make them very sensitive.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Get regular dental cleanings, which remove many food and tobacco stains. No amount of cleaning will remove the severe staining left by tetracycline or systemic disease because these pigments lie inside the tooth; you'll have to take more aggressive measures against these.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Consider the two options, in-office and at-home treatments, for bleaching your teeth. A dentist performs in-office treatments by coating the teeth with a bleaching agent, then using periodic flashes of light to activate the solution. Treatments last 30 to 60 minutes, and the complete procedure often requires several appointments. In at-home treatments, patients wear a mouth guard fitted with bleaching gel 2 hours a day for two weeks, depending on the severity of staining.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Think about getting veneers, which are custom-made shells bonded to the teeth with resins. This procedure often requires removing a small amount of tooth structure and is the most invasive, as well as the most expensive, treatment option</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-33070229027025941052009-06-18T00:44:00.000-07:002009-06-18T00:45:10.526-07:00How to Prevent Gingivitis<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="7917865" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal ! important; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none ! important; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;"><nobr id="itxt_nobr_0_0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"></nobr></a></span></span>Gingivitis <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span>leads to recessed, unhealthy gums and, if untreated, can cause even more serious ailments. Luckily, the disease is easily reversible and you can prevent it simply by exercising a little basic oral hygiene.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Brush your teeth. Your mother was right; brushing your teeth twice each day after meals will prevent gingivitis and keep your mouth feeling healthy. Focus your brushing on the top of your teeth near the gum line, which is where bacterial plaque can build up and cause gingivitis.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Floss between your teeth after you are finished brushing. Flossing is important because it gets to those areas between the teeth where brushing normally can't reach. Cleaning every part of the gum line is important if you want to prevent gingivitis.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Use a water pick. Like dental floss, water picks scour away plaque and food particles in places where toothbrushes are unable to clean. Dentists recommend using warm saltwater, which will further prevent the spread of bacteria that causes gingivitis.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Gargle with strong mouthwash. Good medicinal mouthwash such as Listerine clears out bacteria and eliminates bad breath which, incidentally, is one of the symptoms of gingivitis. Rinse your mouth with mouthwash for at least 30 seconds each time to ensure that it does its job.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Mix baking soda with a little water and perhaps a capful of hydrogen peroxide. It should create a paste-like substance that you can then brush on your teeth with a toothbrush. Baking soda will prevent the spread of plaque and bacteria, while polishing your teeth through its gentle abrasives.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">6</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">See your dentist twice each year. You can take any number of steps at home to prevent gingivitis, but regular cleanings from your dentist are absolutely necessary to keep plaque and tartar from building up.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">7</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Knead your gums. Place your thumb behind your teeth and gently rub your gums with your forefinger. It invigorates the blood flow and helps improve your mouth's immune system.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">8</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Refrain from smoking. Not only does it weaken your immune system, but it actively facilitates the growth of bacteria in your mouth (the cause of gingivitis). It also interferes with any other measure you take to prevent gingivitis.</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-22132292213506203172009-06-18T00:39:00.000-07:002009-06-18T00:44:01.363-07:00How to Avoid Getting Canker Sores<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Practice<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="#" target="_blank" itxtdid="7153936" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal ! important; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none ! important; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(3, 100, 164) ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;">good oral<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><nobr id="itxt_nobr_1_0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;">hygiene<img src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif" name="itxt-icon-0" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 10px; width: 10px; position: relative; top: 1px; left: 1px; float: none;" /></nobr></a>. Brush your teeth twice daily, and floss daily.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Use toothpaste without sodium laurel sulfate, which has been implicated in aggravating canker sores.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Avoid mouth trauma. Don't bite the insides of your cheek, and avoid exposing the lining of your mouth to sharp objects, including hard-bristled toothbrushes.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Avoid foods that are believed to trigger attacks. Chocolate, salted nuts and potato chips may contribute to canker sores, though there is currently little authoritative evidence of this.</p></li></ol><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><h1 id="nointelliTXT" class="Heading1a" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Treat Canker Sores</h1><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">These painful sores inside the mouth may be triggered by stress, injury, nutritional deficiencies, menstruation or genetic factors. They usually clear up in one to two weeks.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Avoid hot and spicy foods, which can irritate canker sores.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Brush your teeth with a soft-bristled toothbrush to lessen aggravation.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Apply crushed ice or an over-the-counter oral anesthetic to the sore to numb the pain.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Practice good oral hygiene. Rinse with mouthwash or salt water, and try brushing with a toothpaste free of sodium laurel sulfate, which has been implicated in aggravating canker sores.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Consult a doctor if sores persist longer than two weeks, recur more than two or three times a year, are extremely painful, or occur with other symptoms, such as fever, diarrhea or skin rash.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">6</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Talk to your doctor about treating the sores with oral or topical steroids or oral antibiotics</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-43400607365833573702009-06-18T00:37:00.000-07:002009-06-18T00:39:28.871-07:00How to Take Care of Gums"Brush your teeth" is something most people heard from their parents a thousand times when they are growing up. While it is essential for you to brush your teeth in order to prevent cavities and other problems, taking care of your gums is just as important. Periodontal or gum disease can occur at any age if you don't properly care for your gums, and its important since they are what hold your teeth in place. Here's how you can take better care of your gums and improve your overall oral health.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Brushing your gums each time you brush your teeth is the first step you should take in preventing disease and properly caring for your gums. Gently brush your toothbrush over your gums in a circular motion just as you would when brushing your teeth. This helps to remove any foreign debris that may not even be noticeable.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Flossing is important as well. Food gathers in between your teeth when you eat, and it has the potential to decay and cause cavities if not removed. If the food is located up near where your gum dips down in between your teeth, it can begin to eat away at your gums. This can be dangerous since you need your gums to hold your teeth in.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Make sure that you visit your dentist every six months to have your teeth and gums cleaned and checked. If your dentist does see that you have periodontal or gum disease, he or she may recommend more frequent cleanings as well as special treatments to stop the disease from spreading and doing more damage.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">You also can speak to your dentist about using prescription toothpaste. Dentists often recommend this for patients with oral health problems since it helps kill bacteria and keep your teeth and gums clean for a longer period of time. In fact most people that use prescription toothpaste do so at night, which is the one time when the mouth has the hardest time fighting off harmful bacteria</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7214373584359821807.post-68131021757441482262009-06-18T00:25:00.002-07:002009-06-18T00:36:52.014-07:00How to Floss Your Teeth<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><ol id="intelliTxt" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-type: none;"><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">1</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Take 12 to 18 inches of floss and grasp it so that you have a couple inches of floss taut between your hands.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">2</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Slip floss between teeth and into the area between your teeth and gums as far as it will go.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">3</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Floss with 8 to 10 vertical strokes to dislodge food and plaque.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">4</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Try to floss at least once a day. The most important time to floss is before going to bed.</p></li><li style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left;"><div class="stepBg" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; display: inline; font-family: Georgia; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(223, 166, 65); width: 25px; text-align: center;">Step<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 21px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; height: 25px; width: 25px; background-image: url(http://i.ehow.com/ui/images/bg/circles.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; background-position: 0% -25px;">5</span></div><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Floss before or after brushing ' either is fine.</p></li></ol></span></span>Noman Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385166426135059365noreply@blogger.com0