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Obama Mentions Gum Disease and Heart Disease…

Friday, February 19th, 2010

I did not see the President’s speech at all, but I can see by the activity on twitter that he mentioned the relationship between gum disease and heart disease and something about flossing.

While flossing is certainly a useful practice and everyone SHOULD floss and brush daily, it is important to note that flossing and brushing are not always enough to prevent gum disease. In fact, chances are that many people will develop the disease anyway.

How do I know this? I know by the statistics that dental professionals agree upon. Up to 75% of people in the United States have some gum disease Right NOW!

While Mr. Obama is correct in that researchers have noted this connection, he may not be aware that flossing might not be the ultimate solution to stopping or preventing gum disease.

However, I’m very delighted that he mentioned the connection and I hope that people will soon learn that there are many other connections between gum disease and other diseases too!

Sincerely,

David Snape

Author: What You Should Know about Gum Disease

Additional resources for those concerned about what they can do about preventing or stopping the progression of gum disease, starting today!

Book: What You Should Know about Gum Disease

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Useful tools for fighting gum disease: http://www.ToothyGrinsStore.com (especially the hydrofloss)

e-book on fighting gum disease: http://www.Gingivitiskiller.com

Free report: http://www.HowToStopGumDisease.com

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Surprise! You Need a Special Dental Treatment Today…

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

One day I was informed by my hygienist that I needed a Scaling and Root Planing (SRP) treatment. Since that fateful day when I declined treatment and looked for my own solution, I have written a book and have learned a great deal about stopping the progression of gum disease and preventing it from coming back.

The unfortunate reality is that many people have this problem and do not realize it. One day, a tooth or multiple teeth may become loose and that is how many people discover the disease. Often the dentist will want to pull teeth and install implants or dentures.

As a patient and consumer I was left very dissatisfied with two important factors. One, the dentist let this problem progress without giving me any viable way of stopping it. Two, she waited until things got out of hand to tell me I needed this ’special’ treatment.

I certainly do NOT suggest that you reject your dentist’s treatment plan. I am merely stating that was a personal choice that I made – and it paid off. However, everyone’s situation is different and you need to seriously consider your doctor’s plan and if you are not happy, go get a second or even third opinion.

A little known fact (with consumers that is) is that you can go to three different dentists and get three very different opinions about what needs to be done. This is a fact that practicing dentists are aware of. However, I have never had a dentist tell me this – I found out for myself. Since then, I discovered that this phenomenon has actually been studied and documented.

The use of an oral irrigator may be helpful for those who do not respond to brushing and flossing (which is the majority of people). These simple techniques are what we have always been taught about prevention since we were children. However, if they really worked, up to 80% of the population would not be suffering from this dental disease, would they?

Therefore, do not fall in to the trap of believing that you are a victim of poor dental hygiene. That could be the case for some people. But, again, brushing and flossing are not enough to prevent problems in the majority of people. Do not blame yourself too terribly, you are not alone.

All of this means that you should take the time to educate yourself about dental health and what works beyond the basics that everyone already knows about stopping gum disease and other dental problems.

Disclaimer: This article is for information and entertainment purposes only. It does not intend to render advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have or think you might have gum disease or any other health problem, visit your periodontist or physician for advice, diagnosis and treatment. The US FDA has not evaluated statements about products mentioned in this article.

Comment below if you want to share a related story or just have a point to make!

David Snape is the author of the book: What You Should Know about Gum Disease . ISBN: 978-0981485508 – Available online at most book retailer sites. It can also be ordered by most book stores. He also runs the dental health store: http://www.ToothyGrinsStore.com where you can learn more about dental health tools.

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Can Coffee Harm Your Teeth?

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Many people, myself included, like to drink coffee. However, when it comes to the health of your teeth and gums, there are a few things you should know. The most obvious is the staining effect of coffee on your teeth. But this, in and of itself, does not necessarily pose a true risk to the health of your teeth or your gums – unless you consider staining to be indicative of plaque build up.

Coffee has some other problems to consider, however. Coffee is an acidic drink. You know that if you have ever felt the effects of coffee on an empty stomach. This acidity is harmful to the health of your teeth. When the environment in your mouth becomes more acidic, calcium and phosphate can be pulled directly out of your tooth enamel thereby weakening the tooth structure and perhaps eventually leaving you open to a cavity.

The mouth can naturally repair this damage, but it requires the environment to become more alkaline or basic to facilitate the process of rebuilding enamel through your saliva. When you consider how many people drink soda or coffee all day long, you begin to imagine how complicated this problem becomes. If you are always putting acidic things into your mouth, when will the enamel have a chance to repair.

Decreasing the pH in your mouth can have the effect of causing anaerobic, harm-causing bacteria to grow more quickly. This, in turn, can lead to more bacterial waste acid being dumped onto your teeth and gums. As you can see the problem can compound, especially when you drink coffee, soda or other acidic drinks all day long.

Perhaps at this point you are suddenly realizing the reason you have spent so much money at your dentist’s office? If this situation remains chronic, where do you think this path will lead to in the end? Learn what you can do to help preven this problem from causing you problems and costing you money!

David Snape is the author of the book: What You Should Know about Gum Disease. ISBN: 978-0981485508

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Stress Harms Your Health…

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

When stress attacks us, the results often show up in our mouth first. Often stress can increase your likelihood of developing gingivitis which can then easily progress into true gum disease.

The problems of stress is two fold. First the chemicals that your body creates may have an impact on your dental health alone. Couple that with the theory that stress can actually cause you to miss taking care of your dental health and you have compounded the problem.

If this goes on for any length of time, it is quite easy for gingivitis to worsen or to set in. Not to mention that, by the same token, your risk for tooth decay may increase as well. Harmful bacteria secrete their toxins onto both teeth and gums. As a result, both are more at risk for developing a disease condition.

Therefore, this article is a reminder to you to take care of your dental health in times of stress. Do not forget because it is easier to do so when you are stressed. Perhaps you are working late, night after night, attempting to reach a deadline. Perhaps you are worried about some matter relating to your family or friends.

It could be any number of things. One thing you can do to alleviate stress is to practice meditation. Try the peaceful exercises of Falun Dafa. They can help your body to relax. The idea is that your mind may follow suite. Stress is tricky and causes many harmful chemicals to be released. In a short term crises, these chemicals are helpful to meet environmental challenges. But when these chemicals remain in a chronic way – that could be the doorway to trouble.

Protect your dental health! You can make your body happier and perhaps even live healthier if not longer by keeping your natural teeth and keeping the amount of dental work you have done down to a minimum!

Read more about protecting your dental health at http://www.HowToStopGumDisease.com

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David Snape is the author of the book: What You Should Know about Gum Disease. ISBN: 978-0981485508 – Available online at most book retailer sites. It can also be ordered by most book stores.

This article is for information purposes only and does not intend to offer advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have or think you might have a health issue of any kind, please visit your doctor or dentist for advice, diagnosis and treatment

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I Do Not Have Time to Care For My Teeth and Gums…

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

I understand that feeling that many people have. The one that tells them they just do not have enough time to properly care for their teeth and gums. It is a common problem. The stress of life and all of the things we have on our daily checklist causes some of the really important things to be overlookew many times have you gone to bed without performing proper maintenance on your teeth and gums. Think of all that bacterial food that gets left on your teeth overnight. Some people breathe with their mouth open at night. This dries the mouth and aids the bacteria at the same time.

Is it really any wonder that people face dental health problems and expensive dental bills. Tooth decay and gum disease are fed by our bad habits. I say our bad habits because I have them too! However, this article is here to remind you of the importance of taking care of your teeth and gums.

If you must, print it out and keep it by your mirror in the bathroom or next to your bed stand. Let it remind you in those moments when you are just too tired to care anymore.

Our teeth and gums are part of our most precious assets that encompass our overall health. Many doctors of all sorts have understood and theorized about the relationship between your oral health and your body’s health. This has actually never been a secret. Many cultures and societies have understood this. Why did people check the mouth of a horse or even a slave (unfortunately) before making their purchase?

They knew even then that if you bought a horse with bad teeth, that horse might not be around much longer. It is instinctive and intuitive. Care for you teeth and gums now, so that you can help yourself enjoy better health into your old age. Not too mention the fact that you may save yourself a lot of money as a side benefit!

Learn more secrets to preserving your dental health at http://www.HowToStopGumDisease.com

David Snape is the author of the book: What You Should Know about Gum Disease to be found through any bookseller ISBN: 978-0981485508

This post is for information purposes only and does not intend to advise on, diagnose or suggest treatment for any health condition. If you have or think you might have a health problem, visit your doctor or dentist for advice, diagnosis and treatment.

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Interesting Story Involving the Hydro Floss…

Friday, December 11th, 2009

This is the story of an interesting call that I received. I

I’ve been selling the Hydro Floss at the Toothy Grins Store for a few months and I receive a call from a man in Michigan. He just heard about the Hydro Floss from his dental hygienist a few days prior.

However, the REALLY interesting part is that this gentleman works in public health! He said he has two good friends that he went to college with. One is an oral surgeon and the other is a periodontist.

After he brought up the Hydro Floss to them. They both said they personally use it. I thought that was interesting and telling all by itself.

But what he said next really got me thinking. He said that the oral surgeon also uses the Pocket Pal Jet Tips as a PREVENTIVE measure to protect her gum health!

I thought I would share that interesting tidbit because I think it reveals a new secret to using the hydro floss that many have not thought of.

David Snape Author: What You Should Know about Gum Disease

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Shocked By the Need for a Deep Cleaning or SRP – Scaling and Root Planing Treatment…

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Question:

Hi Dave,

I just found your site; very informative. I hope you can help me. I am kind of freaked right now having just come from my dental hygienist who tells me I have periodontal disease.

She assessed this using the probe, getting a variety of 1’s 2’s 3’s, but some 4’s & 5’s too, and reportedly a lot of blood (this didn’t surprise me since she probed very deep). She wanted to do deep scaling of my teeth today, and told me I would need to follow-up by getting deep scaling done 4x/year for the rest of my life.

I was pretty shell shocked, I was not prepared for the charges as much of it is not covered by my insurance AND my own dentist was not there to consult. Instead, I scheduled an appt with my dentist for next week.

I might add that I have had this gal clean my teeth before, and she did a great job, but she is quite heavy handed; if you will, and I remember being quite tender for the rest of the day after that cleaning.

I was hesitant today for several reasons. First off, I have always had excellent dental hygiene; I floss daily & brush twice daily timed for 2 full mins. I have always gotten my teeth cleaned every 6 mos. I am a 54 y/o female, I eat an excellent diet, have never smoked, don’t have any diseases, am not on any medication, am not overweight. This disease does not run in my family of which I am aware.

Secondly, I feel odd having a hygienist tell me this. Shouldn’t this info come from the dentist, who did the probe thing a year ago, and I had nothing higher than 3’s? Wouldn’t the hygienist have noticed something this serious when she cleaned my teeth 6 mos. ago?

Would periodontal disease develop this fast? Wouldn’t I have at least been told I have gingivitis before this diagnosis? I have noticed some receding gums, but have no bleeding when I brush or floss, no swelling or pain, no other oral symptoms.

Your opinion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Answer:

This scenario is more common that you might think. In fact, it is very similar to my own story.

If you do not agree with the treatment plan of your dental professional, you have every right to go out and seek a second, third and even fourth opinion.

I can not advise you to go against the advice of any practitioner. However, I can tell you a little bit about my own story which is detailed in the book: What You Should Know about Gum Disease

You see, I was told by my dentist and hygienist that nothing else could help me except the deep cleaning or SRP (Scaling and Root Planing)

I declined the treatment. Again, I’m not suggesting that anyone else take this approach – I’m only saying this is what I did.

Instead, I went out and researched a bit. I found the Hydro Floss, bought one and used it every day for about 5 months and then it was time for my next dental visit.

Guess what? Both professionals, the hygienist and the dentist agreed that ‘whatever I was doing’ was working and I should keep it up. I was also told that I did NOT need that treatment any longer. That was the same treatment that they said was the ONLY thing that would help me.

I was a bit unhappy with the incongruencies that I detected. I did more research, found even more important information and wrote a book about my experiences, the experiences of others and the things I discovered.

Just the other day I received a phone call from a man who thanked me for the information. He also solved his gum disease problem and another related problem at the same time. (Lichen Planus). Lichen Planus is considered an autoimmune disease. Some speculate that the body’s defenses are overcome by gum disease and this allows the emergence of Lichen Planas – others are not so certain.

My book again is: What You Should Know about Gum Disease

It is available in print form at http://www.ToothyGrinsStore.com/book and many other online retail stores.

The digital version (e-book) is available at http://www.Gingivitiskiller.com

Sincerely,

David Snape

Disclaimer: This post is for information purposes only and does not intend to render advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have or think you have any kind of health problem whatsoever, visit your doctor for advice diagnosis and treatment. The USFDA has not approved statements about any products in this post or on this site. I am NOT a doctor nor am I a dentist.

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Avoiding Pain At The Dentist’s Office!

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Have you ever stopped to wonder why so many people dislike going to the dentist’s office? Many people find even a basic checkup to be painful.

Before having your teeth cleaned, one of the dental hygienist’s duties is to check the health of your gum tissue. He will undoubtedly look at your pocket depths.

Here, for some people is where the trouble begins. When gum tissue is diseased, it feels a lot like someone shoving pins into your gum tissue. However, healthy gum tissue does not have that problem. Normally, dental probing will not invoke pain with healthy gum tissue.

So, if you are one of those who feels that the doctor or hygienist is shoving pins directly into your gums, it is very likely that you have some gum disease. Ask your dentist to verify and diagnose the condition.

Unfortunately, some dentists do not spend a lot of time educating patients about this problem. That situation can lead to greater problems for the patient.

Yet, after the problem has progressed to a certain point, they will offer you a special ‘deep cleaning’ or other relatively expensive treatment to help take care of your problem. Alternatively, they may refer you out to a periodontist for possible gum grafts or surgery.

I can not imagine that sounds good to anyone reading this. Therefore, I might suggest that you focus more on the prevention of gum disease or stopping its progression once it starts.

Many people are surprised that they have gum disease. If the statistics are accurate, there should be no surprise. Those numbers tell us that up to 80% of people have some form of gum disease. Learn what you can do to prevent this potentially costly problem from visiting you and our family. Learn to prevent gum disease or stop its progression today.

Discover great tools that go beyond brushing and flossing in order to help you improve your dental health at ToothyGrinsStore.com

Reference: What You Should Know about Gum Disease. ISBN: 978-0981485508 – Get your copy today.

-David Snape

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or dentist. This article is for information purposes and does not intend to render advice, diagnosis or treatment for any health condition whatsoever. If you have or think you have a health or dental health condition, visit your doctor or dentist for advice, diagnosis and treatment. The USFDA has not evaluated statements about any products mentioned in this article.

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Do You Have Gum Disease Too?

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Many people have some form of gum disease, perhaps as many as 80% of people living on this planet.

The mayo clinic states that by age 65 – 95% of people have some form of gum disease.

However, this does not have to be the case. There is nothing wrong with going to get your teeth cleaned every three months.

What you do at home is far more important, however.

The reason why is because the plaque that houses the harmful bacteria builds up every day. Therefore, to effectively stop the progression of gum disease, you must disrupt this plaque every day.

The longer the plaque is left intact, the more of the ‘bad’ or anaerobic bacteria will grow. The more they grow – the more toxic waste products they dump onto your teeth and gums.

These waste products can contribute to both cavities and gum disease.

If brushing and flossing alone were effective then it stands to reason that up to 80% of the population would NOT have some form of gum disease.

Therefore, it also stands to reason that you need more than just brushing, flossing and using a mouth rinse to prevent the progression of this disease to more serious forms.

The anaerobic bacteria that cause these problems do not like oxygen – therefore use an oxygenated mouthwash.

The anaerobic bacteria do like an acidic mouth – as is created by eating acidic foods and not taking steps to adjust your mouth pH afterwards. A pH balanced mouthwash will help with this as will chewing xylitol gum.

There are many additional things you can do to aid your dental health. Your dentist is correct, many much more serious disease have been linked to periodontal disease. Even ancient civilizations recognized that the health of the mouth reflected the health of the body! Most people want to look at a horse’s teeth before buying him…

You can stop the progression of this disease by taking the right actions and by educating yourself about what else you can do besides regular brushing and flossing. At the early stages you can have a very, very good chance of preventing things from progressing to a more advanced stage.

Educate yourself and you can have health gums and teeth for a lifetime!

Read more about this topic at http://www.ToothyGrinsStore.com/book

This book is called: What You Should Know about Gum Disease and is also available at major online booksellers.

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Author: David Snape

*Disclaimer: This article is for information and entertainment purposes only. If you have or think you might have a dental health problem, visit your periodontists for advice, diagnosis and treatment. The USFDA has not evaluted statements about any products mentioned.

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Announcement: New: “Toothy Grins Store”

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Hello everyone,

I am very pleased and happy to announce that I will now be selling both my book and the Hydro Floss directly to the public and my readers.

I am glad to inform you of the new : Toothy Grins Store – located at

http://www.ToothyGrinsStore.com

We are currently offering FREE SHIPPING in the United States.

We do plan on selling Internationally – starting within the next few days – but will not be able to offer free shipping to International customers.

I want to personally thank those who have been kind enough to write to me over the years. It is that personal interaction that helped me to understand the need to sell the Hydro Floss direct – not to mention my own book.