Laudencia Dental Clinic

19/09/2025

🥳✨️HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOC Jubert Laudencia 🦷
More blessings and more birthdays to come!

19/09/2025

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🏠ROOM FOR RENT🏠
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🔥1 Bed Room Available
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Location:
Leuterio Street, San Vicente West, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
✅ Infront of Adriatico Memorial School
✅ Near Divine Word College of Calapan

For inquiries, contact 0909351435 or go to Laudencia Dental Clinic 🤍

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03/06/2025

🦷Why You Shouldn't Brush Right After Eating

It might seem like a good idea to brush your teeth immediately after a meal — especially to keep them clean and fresh — but doing so can actually damage your teeth over time.

🔬 Here’s What Happens in Your Mouth After You Eat:

After consuming, especially acidic foods or drinks — like citrus fruits, tomatoes, coffee, soda, or wine — the pH level in your mouth drops, creating a temporarily acidic environment.

This acidity affects your teeth in a specific way:

The enamel (the hard outer layer of your teeth) begins to lose essential minerals, particularly calcium and phosphate. This process is called demineralization, and it causes the enamel to temporarily soften. During this softened state, the enamel is more vulnerable to damage, especially from brushing.

🚫 Why Brushing Immediately Can Be Harmful:🪥🦷

If you brush your teeth while your enamel is still in this weakened state, you risk scrubbing away the softened enamel, which doesn't grow back. Over time, this can lead to:

➡️Enamel erosion

➡️Tooth sensitivity

➡️Increased risk of cavities

✅ What to Do Instead:

Wait at least 30 to 60 minutes after eating or drinking acidic substances before brushing.

In the meantime, you can:

➡️Rinse your mouth with water

➡️Chew sugar-free gum to stimulate saliva production

➡️Drink water to help neutralize acids

Saliva naturally helps to neutralize the acid and remineralize the enamel, restoring its hardness — but this process takes a little time.

Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and does not replace a professional medical evaluation. If you're experiencing symptoms, always consult a healthcare provider. The accompanying image is AI-generated and is for illustrative purposes only.

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Persistent thumb sucking beyond the age of 3–4 years can lead to significant dentofacial consequences. Prolonged pressure from the thumb on the maxillary incisors and alveolar processes can cause proclination of upper anterior teeth, retroclination of mandibular incisors, and incomplete eruption of anterior teeth, resulting in an anterior open bite. This malocclusion disrupts normal occlusal contact and may affect mastication, swallowing, speech development, and facial aesthetics. Additionally, it can influence jaw growth patterns, particularly maxillary constriction or altered vertical dimension. Management involves behavioral modification, myofunctional therapy, and, in some cases, interceptive orthodontics using habit-breaking appliances. Early intervention is critical to prevent permanent skeletal or dental deformities.

Note: This post is created for dental patient education and oral health awareness.
Dental professionals are welcome to share it with their patients. This image is AI-generated and intended for visual representation only.