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Do you find yourself forgetting a lot of important dates or appointments? Our International District Dentist advises that one of the best things you can drill into your memory is your regular oral hygiene routine! Not only is this a good habit to get into for the sake of maintaining tooth and gum health, it can also help you keep up on the other important things going on in your life.

Recent scientific research managed to link loss of memory to gum disease. Adults with swollen or bleeding gum tissues showed poorer performance in memory and cognitive skills, like verbal recall and subtraction, while subjects with healthier gums were able to perform better. Therefore, if you find your mind slipping on some of your day-to-day tasks, it may help to “brush up” on your memory!

Many patients come to our International District dentist office with concerns about sensitivity in their teeth. It’s a tricky problem, as your sensitivity could just as easily come from too much dental care as it can from insufficient dental care.

Tooth decay and receding gums are both negative factors that can cause sensitivity in your teeth. Brushing too little invites decay and infection, but brushing too much strips away your delicate gum tissues. Unfortunately, you can also expect some sensitivity from antibacterial mouthwashes, tooth whiteners, whitening toothpastes, and other products that are actually helping your teeth. You can even expect some short-term sensitivity after a routine dentist appointment.

If you want to conquer tooth sensitivity without sacrificing your oral hygiene, talk to our dentist at Sixth Avenue Dentistry. There may be some way to change your dental routine to be less harsh to your gums.

Our International District dentist is about more than just cleaning your teeth and giving you a bright smile. We can also help protect you from the ravages of oral cancer. Though this cancer accounts for a small percentage of cancers in the US, it has a disproportionately large death rate compared to many of the more common cancers. Take a look at this list of oral cancer risk factors to see what kind of threat you might be facing:

• 70% of oral cancer cases occur in men, with men over fifty being at the greatest risk.
• Tobacco increases your oral cancer risk by a huge degree, whether it is smoked or enjoyed in a smokeless form, like chewing tobacco or snuff.
• Smoking marijuana puts you at a high risk of oral cancer.
• Unguarded exposure to the sun can bring about oral cancer in the exposed regions of your lips.
• Excessive alcohol is linked to oral cancer, particularly if the drinker is also a smoker.
• A diet deficient in vitamin A, and other poor dietary habits, can increase your oral cancer risk.
• Since cancer can be linked to the HPV virus, engaging in oral sex can raise your risk factor.
• A family history of cancer is always a sign of an increased cancer risk.

The most important key to surviving oral cancer is detecting it at an early stage. If you’re a high risk for oral cancer, be sure to get your regular cancer screenings with your dentist.