Finger sucking & nail biting as oral habits An oral habit is any repetitive or stereotypic behaviour which utilizes the mouth. It is a reflection of growth and maturing of structures in the mouth. There are numerous habits that fall under this category such as NAIL BITING, FINGER/DIGIT SUCKING, DIGIT SUCKING, TONGUE THRUSTING, LIP SUCKING, ARM […]
Oral Health Problems That Elderly People May Have
The ‘golden’ period of life is the stage reached by those in the over 65-year old generation. The expectation of every nation is an increase in proportion of the elderly in the population due to improved health care. The population of the elderly people is expected to keep rising further in the nearest future. This […]
Foods That Can Influence Your Oral Health
Most Nigerians know that a balanced, nutritious food is very essential to healthy living. They also know that eating patterns and foods choices play an important role in preventing tooth decay and gum disease too. That shows we are informed. Good. The question now is ´are we well- informed? Your body is a complex machine […]
Seven (7) Ways Keto-Compliant Diet Affects Your Teeth
Hello Nigerians, it is trendy and real. Keto-compliant diet or ketogenic diet which is an effective, tested, confirmed and recent way to lose excess body weight and improve the overall health. Losing weight is most common challenge among individuals in the recent time. Exercising regularly, diet control have been tried but a recent way is through […]
Things you need to know before choosing your dentist in nigeria
The public expect that the dental care they receive will be of the highest quality, in a safe environment, using appropriate treatments and materials and that any customer service necessary will be readily available. The dental health care in Nigeria is not generally available, it is not completely accessible, it is not broadly acceptable and […]
Ten (10) Reasons Why You Need Healthy Teeth
I remember when we were in medical school, a senior lecturer asked us a question being fresh clinical students which is the most important part of the body. Many of us were eager to say THE BRAIN, THE HEART, THE KIDNEY, and THE EYES. After hearing us out with our reasons, the senior lecturer went […]
Your Wedding Prep Is Not Complete If You Don’t Add Dental Check-up To Your To-Do-List
Marriage is a beautiful thing and wedding preparation is one of the most interesting part of the whole ceremony. Starting from the joyous time of finding true love, to the fantastic era of courtship and the period of family endorsement; the excitements from the intending couples usually know no bounds. We all know that most […]
Six (6) Problems You Can Have With Your Wisdom Teeth
Those who have symptomatic impacted wisdom teeth regard them as “trouble”. Wisdom teeth are also called third molars and it is not unusual for these teeth to become “stuck”, wedged in or what we call impacted. The teeth positioning can make it become a nidus for infection, there could be decay, damage to the adjacent […]
Facts about wisdom teeth
Have you ever wondered why we call the teeth at the back of our mouth wisdom teeth? One could have imagined that it is because it’s only the wise who have the complete 4 of them in the mouth or it is because they usually stand out among other forms of teeth in the mouth, […]
HAPPY CHILDREN’S DAY- DENTAL TIPS
On this special day for children worldwide, if you know the tune of the popular school rhyme ‘Row, row, row your boat 2ce, gently on the sea, etc. Then you can sing this oral hygiene song to mark the 2017 children’s day. DENTAL SONG FOR THE CHILDREN’S DAY This famous rhyme emphasises the importance of […]