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Post operative instructions exist for a reason. If you do not follow them, complications can ensue, ones that can get extremely serious. All of the post operative instructions are there so that you may heal without any problems, and if you choose to not follow one or more of them, be warned that you may experience some problems. One of the things you may experience that is definitely on the more serious side of the spectrum is a condition known as dry socket. Let me elaborate a little on the subject of what this disease is, and why it is so bad.

The findings of a recent British study seem to indicate that office workers experience tooth decay earlier than others. Why? Probably because of unhealthy, unregulated eating habits. The food we eat affects the biofilm that coats our teeth, after all. Biofilm is what we call a colony of bacteria that stick to a singular surface, creating a sticky, almost liquid like substance, like the one in your mouth. It is the soil in which bacteria grow, if I may use the analogy, and it is very important that you know how to deal with it, as it can be the cause of chronic and severe infections.

Teeth and the the surrounding periodontium are full of all kinds of vitamins minerals and metals and things that are eaten only in small quantities, so it may be difficult to figure out what you are missing when something is wrong with your teeth. You may find that your teeth are a little bit discolored, look thinner, whispier, more yellow and they may break or chip and crack easily. What to do, what to eat, what are you missing? And what about gums; they can bleed, recede, swell up and also get discolored. What causes it? Let me give some good tips on what foods will benefit your teeth, and why.