Dental Appointments Do Not Need To Be Scary

There is this common fear of dentists. And of course, even dentists themselves know that their job is not easy and that they need to assure patients they are in safe hands. But why dental procedures hurt so much? Well, your teeth are exposed, however, the roots of teeth are full of nerves and nerves are really sensitive to any type of pressure. When dentists use a drill to open your tooth in order to extract the bad things, he works really close to nerves that sometimes you can even feel the pain without him having to touch the nerve.

When tooth decay it damages nerves therefore damaged nerves are much more sensitive than healthy nerves. Maybe you would be less afraid of the dentist if you would know the anatomy of your teeth. We will do our best to explain to you why oral hygiene is so important and we’re also going to tell you some things you can do in order to protect your teeth from decaying.

Sugar is the number one enemy of healthy teeth. If you want to pay attention to your health you shouldn’t be eating sweets such as candies, lollipops, gummy bears, and many others. When you bite these hardened sugars the sugar directly goes onto your teeth and your teeth grab it. You cannot remove this sugar unless you go to the bathroom, use your toothbrush and remove it physically. Of course, when you are out there in the coffee shop you are not able to do this. This is just one example of how you can preserve the quality of your teeth but there are so many other things that you can do and make sure to read more about it.