Dental Health Badge: Good & Bad Food for teeth

Do eat
a) fiber rich raw foods which massage the gums, cleans the teeth and increase salivation. Some raw food like apple and watermelon help clean our teeth and gums as they have high water content.

b)Sprouts of beans have rich sources of vitamins, minerals and more. Examples are radish, broccoli and soybean.

c) High protein food like eggs, milk, spinach meat and fish.

Don't eat

a) Too much of biscuits, potato chips, lollipops, muesli bars, cakes and other sweet food as snacks. In short, cut down on foods that contain sugar!

Dental Health Badge: Disclosing Tablets

What are disclosing tablets?

Disclosing tablets are made of a harmless vegetable dye that stains plaque bright red.

Disclosing tablets can help you prevent cavities and periodontal disease by helping you see the plaque that hasn't been removed. Plaque can be seen after teeth are stained with disclosing tablets.

Chew a disclosing tablet after brushing, flossing and rinsing your mouth with water. Use a small dental mirror to check your teeth for any signs of red, especially near the gum line. Brush and floss these missed areas and you can be confident that your teeth are plaque-free.

You must completely remove plaque each day, or it will build up and mineralize to become tartar, which is also called calculus. Only a dentist can remove tartar.

Dental Health Badge: How to brush our teeth

a) What is the correct way to brush our teeth? Watch the video below.