Dental Hygiene: Why Keeping Good Oral Health Can Help Prevent Health Diseases


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Dental Hygiene: Why Keeping Good Oral Health Can Help Prevent Health Diseases

When was the last time you visited your dentist? How often do you brush your teeth? When did you floss last? If you had to think, you most likely haven’t been doing the best job of taking care of your teeth. Not taking care of your teeth can lead to more than bad breath. With dental hygiene/health playing an important role in our overall health, we wanted to share some tips and risk that involve those pearly whites.

Risk Of Bad Dental Hygiene

First and foremost taking good care of your mouth helps prevent bad breath, tooth decay, and gum disease. When your mouth is not properly taken care of, your risk of health problems increases. Many of the diseases that stem from oral health are due to the spread of germs from different parts of your body to your mouth. Bacteria and germs are easiest consumed through your mouth and without the right oral health can leave you vulnerable to these diseases. Disease such as cardiovascular disease is more prominent in those with bad oral health, due to periodental disease that can get bacteria into your bloodstream. Inflamed gums can kill brain cells and cause memory loss due to the substance released from gums. Bacteria left inside your mouth can also lead to respiratory infections, infertility, and arthritis.

Prevention Methods

To prevent bad oral health and to live a better dental lifestyle here are a few tips. The most important tip that any person who wants good dental health is to brush your teeth three times a day. We eat different foods and are exposed to different substances throughout the day so it’s important to nip these potential risk before your day ends. A good brush routine involving mouthwash and floss is always a great addition. Avoid smoking or chewing tobacco because these things not only stain your teeth but cause a build-up of bacterial plaque. Eating healthy foods such as greens, fruits, and dairy products help neutralize bacteria and build up your teeth’s strength. Finally, be sure to have annual dental checkups and cleanings. Ask your dentist for tips to help increase your dental strength because let’s face it their the experts.

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