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Like brushing your teeth, looking after your Invisalign aligners is essential for your oral health and for a straight-forward, successful journey to a straight smile.

When it comes to avoiding tooth decay, we all know the basics. Brush your teeth with a fluoride toothpaste, clean between your teeth daily, see the hygienist regularly etc, however, some foods that you chose to eat, and daily habits can unknowingly contribute to fighting cavities.

It can often feel like we are told that something is good for us one day, then told it’s bad for us the next day. It can be confusing and difficult to decide exactly what we should be eating and drinking.

Stress can creep up on us in our day-to-day lives, whether it be the commute, an important meeting, or your personal life, we all feel stressed from time to time. Most of us know the implications stress can have on our mental and physical health, however it can also impact oral health in a negative way.

It’s the ‘chicken or the egg’ equivalent of the oral health world – should you brush your teeth before or after eating breakfast? This one puzzles many people, is debated by the masses and often divides a room with their differing opinions – ok perhaps that’s only us!

Of course the key to a beautiful, healthy smile is caring for your teeth on a regular basis, but how?! Unfortunately despite our best efforts, we often pick up many bad habits along the way when trying to care for your smile. We’re here to help separate the do’s from the don’ts.

It’s all fun and games, until someone chips a tooth. Chipped teeth are quite common and they’re notably easy to achieve, for example by hitting your mouth when falling, sports injury, grinding teeth, biting into hard objects, teeth weakened by cavities etc.

As far as difficult tasks go, brushing your teeth doesn’t seem like one of them. After all, you’ve been doing it since you were very little (we hope!) so by now the ‘rinse, toothpaste on, brush teeth’ routine is set on autopilot, right? However, as easy as the oral hygiene routine may be, it’s just as easy to fall into bad brushing habits, which put your oral health and smile at risk.

It’s no secret that eating a lot of sugar isn’t the healthiest and can cause havoc on your body such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and tooth decay.

Many people are cautious of dental implants and some may sway towards other treatment options, for example dentures, due to lack of confidence or knowledge about implants. However, if you suffer from missing teeth or loose dentures and are unable to smile with confidence, socialise, eat and enjoy your food, dental implants are a fantastic solution and something to think about. Here is our A to Z and everything you need to know about dental implants.