How to Care For Your Teeth

Veronica: The important of dental health is paramount here over our health. Hi, I am Veronica of the watchmojo.com and today we are looking at ways to keep your pearly whites in tip-top shapes. What is the direct relationship between our dental health and our overall health? Dr. Pierre Comeau: There is a huge connection with your oral health and the overall health. For example people that have gum disease they have heart disease, people that have diabetes will have gum disease. So there is a very intimate thing. Veronica: What are some products that we can incorporate into our diet for our teeth? Dr. Pierre Comeau: There is now a new gum called Trident Xtra Care with Recaldent. Recaldent is a form of calcium that is derived from milk, that actually has an effect to strengthen the enamel of the teeth. So it prevents the teeth from having cavities. Veronica: Is there a proper technique to brushing your teeth? Dr. Pierre Comeau: Yes, there is. The best way to use is to go toward the gum and do circles around like this, very, very simple at the bottom, do like a 45 degree angle and you brush around like this and you move around. That is all you need to do. Veronica: How many times should someone come and visit their dentist? Dr. Pierre Comeau: It depends on who you are and what is your risk of developing cavities, gum problems. For a lot of people, majority of people, it's two times a year. Veronica: Now a lot of people are nervous when it's time to visit the dentist, but you have found a solution to that. What is it? Dr. Pierre Comeau: Going onto dentist is not an easy task for a lot of people because there has been some bad experiences when they were young. So people associate those experiences with odors. For me, I wanted to find solutions for that, it's all about the mood. It's how about how we treat people, it's all about taking care of all of the senses to make sure that there is no trauma. It doesn’t smell like a dentists here, we use aroma therapy; we use coming music; we train people so that they give excellent service. We offer massive therapy for more extended treatments. Just to make people more relax in a calm, interment, and professional environment. Veronica: Well, thank you very much. Dr. Pierre Comeau: Thank you.