Finesse Dental Hygiene Clinic
1310 Kingsway Avenue SE # 104 T1A 2Y4 Medicine Hat, AB, Canada

Spring has sprung and summer is fast approaching! The CDC has outlined some of the differences between COVID-19 and seasonal allergies. For more information visit the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html

TIL you're not supposed to rinse https://www.nhs.uk//healthy-/how-to-keep-your-teeth-clean/

Dental scalers from the 1840s, designed for Prince Albert to match Queen Victoria’s set, with mother-of-pearl handles and gold fittings. In Victorian society it was a status symbol for patients to bring in their own sets of scalers, although most weren't as fancy as these.

Hope you wore green today! #independentdentalhygiene #independentdentalhygienist #stpatricksday #weargreen #oralhealth4totalhealth #cdha

Victorian era operatory. Can you imagine?!

Good morning! Did anyone have a banana with their breakfast? Did you know that strange fuzzy feeling you get on your teeth when eating certain foods and dri...nks come from acids, and all acids can create a weird feeling in your mouth to a certain degree. Spinach and bananas both have oxalic acids. The calcium binding properties of the oxalates cause them to precipitate as crystals on the surfaces of your teeth, which causes the fuzzy feeling you get when eating them. Interestingly, this is the same principle behind many topical treatments for tooth sensitivity. These types of foods can help plug up the dentinal tubules where the pain starts. Eating oxalate rich foods is just one of many changes you can make in your diet to reduce tooth sensitivity.

Interesting read on xylitol.

It is never to late to learn a new brushing technique! 1 Start with the most difficult places and end with the easy ones: from the back of your molars to the... front teeth, from the inside to the outside. 2 Hold the brush like a pen while brushing to make sure you don’t push hard on your teeth. 3 Place the brush one half covering the teeth, and the other half the gums. Bacteria and plaque usually hide in the gumline. To get rid of them more effectively, apply minimal pressure and move in small circles.

Enjoy your sweets - then brush, floss, rinse tonight! Oh, and book your next dental hygiene appointment Happy safe Halloween!

Trick or treat brush your teeth so your breath doesn’t stink. Happy Halloween dental babes! #dentalhygieneproblems

This seemed appropriate after last weekend's Thanksgiving Feast! We are very thankful for all of our great clients and friends! Time for a little fun on Friday to close out this "short" week! #funonfriday #dentalhygiene #dentalhygienehumor