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O c t o b e r NATIONAL DENTAL HYGIENE MONTH October is National Dental Hygiene Month, so all of us here at Bluffdale Dental would like to take a moment to recognize the important role that oral hygiene plays in your health overall. You may be surprised as to how important your mouth is in relation to the rest of your body. Take a look at this article from Colgate.com and let us know what you think. Did you learn something new? Were you surprised? Full link:  http://www.colgateprofessional.com/patient-education/articles/why-a-healthy-mouth-is-good-for-your-body Oral hygiene and your overall health - Taking good care of your mouth, teeth and gums is a worthy goal in and of itself. Good oral and dental hygiene can help prevent bad breath, tooth decay and gum disease—and can help you keep your teeth as you get older. Researchers are also discovering new reasons to brush and floss. A healthy mouth may help you ward off medical disorders. The flip side? An unhealthy mouth, e

Wisdom Teeth- Wisdom Tooth Details   Click on the link to read more about wisdom teeth removal! Teeth are impacted when they fail to emerge through the gums, or emerge only partially, at the expected time. Your wisdom teeth, also called third molars, usually begin to erupt between the ages of 17 and 21. Because they are the last to emerge in the mouth, wisdom teeth are the most common teeth to become impacted. This may happen because a wisdom tooth is turned to the side, tilted or otherwise positioned incorrectly in the jaw. Wisdom teeth also become impacted when there is not enough room in the jaw or the mouth for them to emerge. An impacted tooth can be painless, and you may not even realize it's there. However, when an impacted wisdom tooth tries to erupt, the overlying gum may swell and cause pain, which may also be felt in nearby teeth or the ear on that side. A partially erupted tooth can collect food and other debris, which can lead to gum swelling and an infection c