Clock Tower Dental Care

A study from Japan* has shown that regularly drinking green tea can be good for your gums helping to prevent gum diseases. It is thought that the anti oxidants in green tea may help by offsetting the inflammation caused by bacteria in the mouth. The study of 940 men showed a reduction in gum problems including bleeding and receding gums for each additional cup of green tea drunk each day. We assume this would also be the case in women! So if you want an easy way to supplement your daily dental health routine why not change your regular tea or coffee to green tea and see if you notice an improvement ( this is in addition to your daily brushing and flossing). Please let us know how you get on.

*Reported in Sainsbury’s magazine (August 2009)

The Daily Telegraph (11.8.09) published the findings of an Ohio research team which seems to show that redheads are more than twice as likely to avoid the dentists than those blondes or brunettes. This follows previous studies that indicate that people with the MC1R genetic variant associated with red hair require more anaesthetic during treatment to become numb. What does this mean for your dental treatment at Clock Tower Dental Care? Dr Don Sloss say’s “Our clinical team has long been aware that there is a difference in the amount, and sometimes type, of anaesthetic required to achieve the same effects in individuals requiring the same treatment. As a result of this we always listen to the patients responses and treat them according to those responses rather than the “average” guidelines. This means each patient gets the treatment that is best suited to them regardless of their hair colour”.