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✨ Drinking green tea 🍵 is a healthy habit

Tea contains polyphenols, a type of antioxidant linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. The dominant polyphenols in green tea, called catechins, may reduce risk of some types of cancer, although evidence is limited.


























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✨ Bruxism is when you clench, grind or gnash your teeth. It usually occurs subconsciously, and it can happen when you’re awake or asleep.
Many people grind their teeth every now and then, especially during stressful times. But if you do it a lot, it can put extra strain on your teeth and jaws, leading to dental damage, headaches, jaw pain and other issues.
Anyone can develop bruxism, but it’s most common during childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. It’s difficult to know exactly how many people grind their teeth because it often happens during sleep.

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Why Wisdom Teeth Are Removed 🦷

Most of the time the reason for taking the wisdom teeth out is because they are semi-impacted. Impacted is where the tooth is stuck in the bone or the gums, or both. The worst scenario is the semi-impacted tooth, and this is where the tooth has partially erupted, you can see some of the tooth sticking out of the gums. If this tooth is not removed proactively, then the gums will get something stuck in them, and this will cause an abscess. These abscesses are an infection that can be life-threatening and very painful, they can also damage other teeth that are otherwise healthy.


























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Have a wonderful weekend everyone 🤍

🌱6.5.2024

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I never think of the future. It comes soon enough


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✨Meet Dr Moh ✨
She’s here to make your dental experience extraordinary ✨
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In addition to her work at , she is an adjunct clinical instructor at NYUCD, teaching patient care to dental students in the clinical setting and overseeing outreaches to communities around NYC.



























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Happy Friday ~!

Thank you for this Grant💝🦷 🧵🪡 & Susan~ !!! it’s been a pleasure ✨we will miss you Grant !


























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High acid levels in your saliva after eating combined with your tooth bristles can wear away tooth enamel 


That’s why it’s best to wait 30 minutes after eating before brushing your teeth! 
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BE FAST is an acronym that can help you remember the signs of a stroke:
B: Balance
E: Eyes
F: Face drooping
A: Arm weakness
S: Speech difficulty
T: Time to call 911
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If someone near you is experiencing these signs, you should:
🔺Ask the person to smile
🔺Ask the person to raise both arms
🔺Note the time their first symptoms appeared, and share that information with first responders

Adjustments to Prevent Text Neck Pain
* Raise the phone. Move the phone (and other devices) up closer to eye level so the head does not have to be tilted forward.
* Take frequent breaks. Spend some time away from the phone—or any type of head-forward posture. If needed, use an alarm or app to set automatic reminders to take breaks from handheld devices.
* Stand up straight. Good posture, with the chin tucked in and shoulders pulled back, keeps the body aligned in a neutral position.
* Arch and stretch. Arch the neck and upper back backward periodically to ease muscle pain.
* Exercise regularly. A strong, flexible back and neck are more able to handle extra stress. Some research indicates that teenagers who are active in low-impact team sports or endurance sports are less likely to have neck pain. 
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In general, finding ways to keep the neck and body more active, rather than hunched over a mobile device, is best for the spine. For example, try scheduling just a few times per day to check text messages and emails, rather than responding multiple times per hour.


























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Postural problems when sitting
Changing from standing to a sitting position forces the top of the pelvis to rotate backwards. This flattens the natural lumbar curve in the spine, causing increased, uneven pressure on the intervertebral discs. On leaning forwards (80° angle) to work the spine becomes ‘C’ shaped, further increasing lumbar disc pressure (+190%) and placing extra strain on the supporting back muscles. Movement is restricted with breathing, digestion and circulation adversely affected.
How posture controls disc pressure
The secret of sitting to reduce disc pressure is to encourage the spine to lengthen into its neutral ‘balanced’ position, as in standing. By sitting upright and leaning slightly backwards (100° angle) the top of the pelvis rotates forwards allowing the spine to return to it’s natural ‘S’ shape. There is better balance within the body, with the head centrally positioned over the spinal column. Weight is more evenly distributed across the intervertebral discs and less activity is required from the supporting musculature.


























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How to release the masseter muscle

A self masseter muscle release can be performed like so:

1) Apply finger pressure high on the master muscle, just below the cheek bone
2) Slowly open your jaw and hold the pressure
3) As you open slowly drag your fingers down dragging down through the muscle
4) Open as far as you can go and run the finger to the margin of the lower jaw


























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What is tooth decay? Tooth decay is damage to a tooth’s surface, or enamel. It happens when bacteria in your mouth make acids that attack the enamel. Tooth decay can lead to cavities (dental caries), which are holes in your teeth. If tooth decay is not treated, it can cause pain, infection, and even tooth loss.

Some early, incipient between teeth can actually repair themselves. If interproximal (between teeth) dental caries (decay) is discovered in its early stages on a dental radiograph (x-ray) it can often be arrested if the cause (e.g., chronic sugar consumption) is removed and the patient exercises good oral hygiene. The use of prescription strength topical fluoride and other remineralizing agents can also help facilitate repair and prevention of future cavities. Most dentists agree that these early lesions should not be restored to avoid unnecessary expense, discomfort and damage to teeth.


























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