Teeth: Names, types, and functions
The types of teeth are incisors, canines, premolars, and molars.
October 23, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: article, dentistry, molars, oncalldietitian.com, the-molars, the-types, the-wisdom, types, wisdom
What to do for healthy teeth and gums
The best practices for healthy teeth and gums include regular brushing, flossing, and avoiding certain types of food and beverage.
March 14, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: best-practices, certain-types, dentistry, diet, gums-include, on call diets, oncalldiets, regular-brushing
What happens when you remove fluoride from tap water?
Twelve years ago, Juneau, AK, stopped adding fluoride to community water sources. A newly published study looks at how this has affected its inhabitants.
January 4, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: community-water, dentistry, diet, juneau, looks-at-how, newly-published, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, stopped-adding, study-looks, years-ago
What to do to keep gums healthy
Practicing good oral hygiene can help a person keep their gums healthy and reduce the risk of gum disease.
October 31, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: dentistry, diet, frequent-dental, good-oral, gum-disease, improve-gum, involves, on call diets, person-keep, reduce-the-risk, risk, signs, the-signs, their-gums, these-steps
Why is the roof of my mouth swollen?
Many conditions may cause a swollen roof of the mouth, including sores, dehydration, and mucus buildups.
September 10, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: affecting-the-roof, conditions-affecting, dentistry, including-sores, more-serious, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldiets, six-causes, swollen-roof, the-mouth, the-roof
Why you should avoid sipping your drinks
Researchers reveal that how we consume dietary acids, such as fruit juices and soda, can have a significant impact on our risk of tooth erosion.
February 26, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: consume-dietary, dentistry, fruit-juices, nutrition, oncalldiets, our-risk, risk, such-as-fruit
Skip the guilt: Red wine could protect your oral health
If you’re scared that your nightly glass of red wine will eventually cause your teeth to rot, that’s a worry that you can dispel right now. A new study from Spain suggests that red wine compounds may actually do your oral health a world of good.
February 25, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: dentistry, dispel-right, new-study, nightly, on call diets, oncalldiets, oral, red-wine, spain, teeth, your-oral
Children consuming sports drinks unnecessarily
A high proportion of 12-14 year olds are regularly consuming sports drinks socially, increasing their risk of obesity and tooth erosion, concludes a Cardiff University School of Dentistry survey.
June 27, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 12-14-year, cardiff, cardiff-university, dentistry, high-proportion, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, regularly-consuming, risk, school, sports-drinks, tooth-erosion
Dental public health expert welcomes report on the state of British children’s teeth
The Local Government Association has published a report that states that around 100 children and teenagers a day are being admitted to hospital for surgery to remove rotten teeth.
April 18, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: around-100, association, being-admitted, dentistry, local-government, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, remove-rotten
Researchers examine impact of soda on children’s dental health
Just days after the U.S. government released its new dietary guidelines advising Americans to reduce their sugar intake, new research from The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA)…
January 26, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: association, dentistry, diet, government-released, its-new, jada, journal, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, sugar, sugar-intake