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Parabens are a preservative that makes toothpaste last longer and protects it from loss of quality. Although toothpaste is not normally swallowed, its ingredients, which are not always harmless, are still absorbed through the oral mucosa and thus enter the circulatory system particularly quickly. Since most people don't suspect anything about it, they carelessly clean their mouth several times a day with toothpaste without knowing what it really contains and what...

«Triathlon is one of the most popular, popular and successful sports in Switzerland. That's why we decided to support the Swiss Triathlon athletes by helping them maintain their oral health," says Dr. med dent Lorenza Dahm, owner of Snow Pearl. Many scientific studies have clearly proven that top athletes have poorer teeth. The reasons for this lie not least in the changes in...

What are wedge shaped defects? Wedge-shaped defects can result from improper brushing, such as scrubbing the teeth horizontally. Tooth substance is gradually removed. Wedge-shaped loss of tooth substance occurs particularly frequently in the border area between the tooth neck (tooth root) and tooth crown on the outside of the tooth. When scrubbing horizontally, the bristles crowd together and act like a saw on the gums at the tooth neck. The wrong mechanical load contributes to the...

Unfortunately a fact! Top athletes suffer more often from dental problems! This has already been mentioned in a publication in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (2014; doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093804). At the 2014 London Olympics, toothache was one of the most common health problems faced by athletes. As much as 30% of medical consultations during the Games were for toothache: the second most common reason for consultations! The athletes were asked about the dental problem...