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HABITS THAT WRECK YOUR TEETH—PART II

September 10, 2020Prevention

Soda
Sodas can have up to 11 teaspoons of sugar per serving. To add insult to injury, sodas also contain phosphoric and citric acids, which eat away at tooth enamel. Diet soft drinks let you skip the sugar, but they may have even more acid in the form of the artificial sweeteners.

Sports Drinks
These drinks are usually high in sugar. Like soda or candy, sugary sports drinks create an acid attack on the enamel of your teeth. Drinking them frequently can lead to decay. A better way to stay hydrated at the gym is to chug sugar-free, calorie-free water.

Fruit Juice
Most fruit juices are loaded with sugar. Some juices can have as much sugar per serving as soda. For example, there are only 10 more grams of sugar in orange soda than in orange juice. Fruits are naturally sweet, so look for juice that has no added sugar. You can also reduce the sugar content by diluting juice with some water.

Drinking Red Wine
The acids in wine eat away at tooth enamel, creating rough spots that make teeth more vulnerable to staining. Red wine also contains a deep pigment called chromogen and tannins, which help the color stick to the teeth. This combination makes it easy for the wine’s red color to stay with you long after your glass is empty.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

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HABITS THAT WRECK YOUR TEETH—PART I

September 2, 2020Prevention

Chewing on Ice
It’s natural and sugar-free, so you might think ice is harmless. But munching on hard, frozen cubes can chip or even crack your teeth. And if your mindless chomping irritates the soft tissue inside a tooth, regular toothaches may follow. Next time you get the urge for ice, chew some sugarless gum instead.

Cough Drops
Just because cough drops are sold in the medicine aisle doesn’t mean they’re healthy. Most are loaded with sugar. So, after soothing your throat with a lozenge, be sure to brush well. Whether the sugar comes from a cough drop or a hard candy, it reacts with the sticky plaque that coats your teeth. Then bacteria in the plaque convert the sugar into an acid that eats away at tooth enamel. Hello, cavities. There are sugar-free cough drops that are much kinder to teeth.

Gummy Candy
All sugary treats promote tooth decay, but some candies are harder to bear. Gummies stick in the teeth, keeping the sugar and resulting acids in contact with your enamel for hours. If your day just isn’t the same without a gummy critter, pop a couple during a meal instead of as a separate snack. More saliva is produced during meals, which helps rinse away candy bits and acids.

Bedtime Bottles
It’s never too early to protect teeth. Giving a baby a bedtime bottle of juice, milk, or formula can put new teeth on a path to decay. The baby may become used to falling asleep with the bottle in his or her mouth, bathing the teeth in sugars overnight. It’s best to keep bottles out of the crib.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

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THE MICROBES IN YOUR MOUTH, AND A REMINDER TO FLOSS AND GO TO THE DENTIST

August 26, 2020Health Hygiene Prevention

Most people know that good oral hygiene—brushing, flossing, and regular dental visits—is linked to good health. Researchers have offered fresh evidence to support that conventional wisdom, by taking a close look at invisible communities of microbes that live in every mouth.

The study grouped people by those who flossed and those who did not. Participants who flossed were found to have lower microbial diversity in their mouths than non-flossers.

Adults who had gone to a dentist in the last three months had lower overall microbial diversity in their mouths than those who hadn’t gone in 12 months or longer.

Children considered obese according to their body mass indices had distinct micro-organisms as compared to non-obese children. The researchers saw a possible link between childhood obesity and periodontal disease.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

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39 Milford Drive, Hudson, Ohio 44236. 330-650-0360.

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GUM DISEASE MAY BE LINKED TO STROKE RISK

August 19, 2020Health Prevention

Gum disease is associated with a higher rate of strokes caused by hardening of large arteries in the brain and also with severe artery blockages that haven’t yet caused symptoms, according to new research.

Large artery strokes due to intracranial atherosclerosis are twice as common in patients with gum disease as in those without gum disease.
Patients with gum disease are three times as likely to have a stroke involving blood vessels in the back of the brain, which controls vision, coordination and other vital bodily functions.
People with gingivitis (inflammation of the gums) were twice as likely to have moderately severe narrowed brain arteries from plaque buildup compared to those with no gum disease.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

Presented as a service to the community by Doctors Hoover and Yanda,

39 Milford Drive, Hudson, Ohio 44236. 330-650-0360.

www.drshooverandyanda.com

SAVE YOUR TEETH IN DENTAL TRAUMA

August 14, 2020Prevention Services

A fall, whether it’s off a bike or in the house, and a collision with a tennis doubles partner or his racquet are just a couple of the scenarios in which an adult can experience dental trauma, knocking out, breaking or loosening a tooth.

If a tooth is knocked out, first of all, retrieve it if you can. Keep it moist with saliva or milk. Don’t scrub it clean because some of the fiber attached to it could be helpful in successfully replanting the tooth. Go to your dentist—not a hospital emergency room—as quickly as possible. Likewise, if you chip or break a tooth, retrieve the broken-off part if possible. If the dentist cannot repair the tooth with the part you retrieved, depending on the size of the chip, he may be able to fix it with a tooth-colored resin. If the chip is sizable, however, the dentist may need to put a crown over the tooth.

If a tooth is knocked loose, you may be able to push it back into place yourself. But you should still see a dentist as soon as possible. The effects of dental trauma are not always obvious. While the teeth may look fine after you’ve sustained some sort of blow, there could be damage that only a dental examination, perhaps with an x-ray, will detect.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

Presented as a service to the community by Doctors Hoover and Yanda,

39 Milford Drive, Hudson, Ohio 44236. 330-650-0360.

www.drshooverandyanda.com

DENTAL OFFICE CONCIERGE PLANS

August 7, 2020Cosmetic Dentistry Services

While we certainly have many patients who have traditional dental insurance plans, there
is a new method of paying for dental services that is becoming a very popular. A
Concierge Plan is an in-office plan that helps patients afford their needed dentistry. It is
not traditional dental insurance, but rather a “membership plan”, similar to plans like
Costco, Amazon Prime, Sam’s Club, etc. For one very affordable annual fee, a patient in
our office receives a comprehensive exam for new patients, two professional cleanings and
two periodic exams per year, an emergency exam if needed, a full-mouth series of x-rays
every five years, one set of bitewing x-rays per year, two fluoride treatments per year if
needed and 15% off of any other dental treatment they have done within that year. There
is no limit on how much dentistry can be received. We have other plans too for families
and for periodontal patients who need more frequent cleanings.

These are obvious benefits for patients who do not have dental insurance. But many people who have dental insurance have found that our in-office Concierge Plan works better for them…less out of pocket expense for many, no yearly cap, no insurance company dictating what treatment they will pay for or which doctor you’re allowed to see. There is no deductible. No Claim forms to submit. No pre-authorizations required. No restrictions for pre-existing conditions. Free consultations. No waiting period. No interference with the doctor-patient relationship. Quite a few advantages over traditional dental insurance…might be worth comparing with your dental insurance plan.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

Presented as a service to the community by Doctors Hoover and Yanda,

39 Milford Drive, Hudson, Ohio 44236. 330-650-0360.

www.drshooverandyanda.com

WISDOM TEETH PROBLEMS, IMPACTED TEETH, TOO MANY TEETH

July 23, 2020Prevention Services

Wisdom Teeth Problems
If your dentist says your wisdom teeth, or third molars, came in problem-free, count
yourself lucky. Most people—90%—have at least one wisdom tooth that’s impacted, or
not able to fully grow in. Problems with your wisdom teeth can cause cavities, damage to
neighboring teeth, and gum disease. Wisdom teeth generally come in between the ages of
17 and 25. Your dentist will track their progress. If they look like they will cause a
problem, you will need to have them removed.

Impacted Teeth
An adult tooth that doesn’t come in properly is “impacted.” It usually happens when a
tooth is stuck against another tooth, bone, or soft tissue. If it isn’t bothering you, a dentist
may recommend leaving it alone. But if it hurts or may cause problems later on, it will
need to be removed.

Too Many Teeth: Hyperdontia
How many teeth are in your mouth? If you’re like most people, you had 20 primary, or
“baby,” teeth, and then you received 32 adult teeth. It’s rare, but some people have extra
teeth, a condition called hyperdontia. People who have it may also have another
conditions. The treatment is often to get the extra teeth removed and use orthodontics to
correct the bite.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

Presented as a service to the community by Doctors Hoover and Yanda,

39 Milford Drive, Hudson, Ohio 44236. 330-650-0360.

www.drshooverandyanda.com

CHIPPED, CRACKED, CROOKED TEETH

July 16, 2020Cosmetic Dentistry

Chipped Tooth: It’s the No. 1 type of dental injury. An accident can cause a chip. So can
something much less dramatic, like chomping popcorn. Your dentist may recommend a
crown if the chip is large, or bonding with a resin material to replace the area that chipped.
If the pulp is at risk, you may need a root canal followed by a crown.

Cracked Tooth: You were playing football without a mouth guard, or chewing, or maybe
you don’t know how it happened, but now you’ve got a cracked molar. Can your dentist
save the tooth? It depends. Crowns are recommended for cracked teeth to prevent the crack
from worsening. If the tooth is sensitive to hot and cold, the problem is more complex. Try
to chew on the other side until you see your dentist. If the crack is above the gum line, you
may need a root canal and a crown. A deeper crack means the tooth must be extracted.
Fillings can increase the chance of a crack.

Crooked Teeth: The fix—orthodontia—isn’t just for kids. And straightening crooked
teeth and aligning your bite doesn’t just make for a prettier smile. It can be a key part of
improving overall dental health, relieving symptoms like jaw pain. Orthodontists may use
braces, aligners, and retainers.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

Presented as a service to the community by Doctors Hoover and Yanda,

39 Milford Drive, Hudson, Ohio 44236. 330-650-0360.

www.drshooverandyanda.com

TOOTHACHE, CAVITIES, TEETH SENSITIVE TO COLD

July 10, 2020Health Hygiene

Toothache
You’ve made a dentist appointment, and it can’t come soon enough. While you’re waiting,
it can help to rinse your mouth with warm water, floss to remove food caught between
teeth, and take an over-the-counter pain reliever. If you notice swelling or pus around the
tooth, or if you have a fever, that could be a sign that you have an abscess, a more serious
problem. See your dentist as soon as possible. You may need antibiotics in addition to
other treatments.

Cavities
These little holes in your teeth are bad news. You get them when a form of sticky bacteria,
called plaque, builds up on your teeth, slowly destroying the hard outer shell, called
enamel. Adults can also have problems with tooth decay at the gum line and around the
edges of earlier fillings. To prevent it, brush your teeth at least twice a day with a fluoride
toothpaste, limit snacks, floss daily, rinse with a fluoride mouthwash, and keep up with
your dental appointments. Ask your dentist if you could benefit from a sealant.

Sensitive to Cold
Ice cream should taste good, not make you wince when the cold hits your teeth. The first
step is to find the cause. It could be cavities, worn tooth enamel or fillings, gum disease,
fractured teeth, or exposed roots. Once your dentist figures out the problem, you might
need a filling, a root canal, or treatment of your gums to replace tissue lost at the root. Or
you might just need a desensitizing toothpaste or a fluoride gel.

If you, your family or friends need dental care, we would be honored to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in our modern dental practice. Refer someone you love to someone you trust!

Presented as a service to the community by Doctors Hoover and Yanda,

39 Milford Drive, Hudson, Ohio 44236. 330-650-0360.