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Do You Commit Tooth Abuse?

By on February 14, 2017 in Patient Education

Woman Biting an Ice CubeEspecially for Braces Wearers

Do you absent-mindedly commit Tooth Abuse? These are habits definitely off limits for the health of your teeth:

  • Don’t chomp on a toothpick—it can wear teeth down and get caught in your braces.
  • Stop chewing your nails, pens and pencils—it’s hard on teeth and gums.
  • Leave the ice in your drink? Chewing ice can crack teeth and fillings, and pop wires in braces.
  • Don’t consume something very hot just after something very cold. The rapid expansion and contraction can crack dental enamel.

Treat your teeth right!

About Yuri Kaneda, DDS

Dr. Yuri Kaneda was born in Japan and immigrated to the US when she was 4 years old with her family. She lived in Ohio, Nebraska, and Illinois before finally settling in the San Diego area. A graduate of Bonita Vista High School, she went on to the University of California Berkeley where she obtained her Bachelors in Microbiology and Immunology. After working for 2 years in growth plate research at University of California San Diego, she went to the University of California San Francisco Dental School for her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. Upon graduation, she returned to San Diego where she worked as an associate in the practice of Drs. Morimoto and Yaryan, her childhood dentist. She then started her own practice in 1995 and has been at her present location since 1999 which happens to be across the street from her high school!
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