Bruxism is the involuntary clenching, grinding and gnashing of the teeth, with around half of the population doing this at some stage, usually as a stress response. Some people are regular and forceful tooth grinders and cause a lot of damage to their teeth, resulting in pain in the jaw. Often teeth grinding happens during sleep, but some people grind and clench their teeth while awake.
Read MoreCleaning your tongue might reduce the amount of bacteria on the tongue, though the impact of reducing the amount of bacteria on the tongue has not been proven, but may improve mouth freshness for smokers.
Read MoreDental hygienists and Oral Health Therapists are professional and university trained dental practitioners, with expertise in preventive dental health, focusing on techniques that ensure dental tissues and teeth are maintained and remain healthy in order to prevent dental disease, especially common chronic diseases such as tooth decay and gum disease.
Dental hygienists focus on disease prevention, through intervention and education, which is fundamental to the management of dental health, and are acknowledged experts in these areas by our dental professional and health service colleagues. The skills, knowledge and training of dental hygienists is extensive, including health sciences, human biology, special needs dentistry, oral health promotion and education, dental public health, preventive dentistry, community dentistry, minimal intervention, local anaesthesia and clinical practice.
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