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2. What is the healthiest toothpaste? The No. 1 pick, according ...

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   A toothpaste with fluoride and plaque control for sensitive teeth with the ADA Seal of Acceptance pretty much covers problems like cavities and gum disease, she notes.

3. List of toothpaste brands - Wikipedia

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   Toothpaste is a gel dentifrice used in conjunction with a toothbrush to help clean and maintain the aesthetics and health of teeth. Toothpaste is used to promote oral hygiene; it functions as an abrasive agent that helps to remove dental plaque and food from the teeth, works to suppress halitosis, and delivers active ingredients such as ...

4. Fluoride therapy - Wikipedia

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   Fluoride toothpaste, with concentrations of 1000 ppm and above, reduces the risk of dental caries in school-aged children and adolescents. [10] As primary teeth are being developed, the ingestion of fluoride causes the teeth to form stronger and more resistant to cavities, although this increases the risk of dental fluorosis.

5. Need tooth pain relief fast? Effective, dentist-approved home ...

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   "Cavities, gum disease and tooth abscess are the most common causes of pain in the mouth developed by bacteria," says Arlene A. Asante, a dentist at First Class Smiles of Bethesda. Cavities can ...

6. Alveolar osteitis - Wikipedia

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   The most common location of dry socket: in the socket of an extracted mandibular third molar (wisdom tooth). Since alveolar osteitis is not primarily an infection, there is not usually any pyrexia (fever) or cervical lymphadenitis (swollen glands in the neck), and only minimal edema (swelling) and erythema (redness) is present in the soft tissues surrounding the socket.

7. Oral hygiene - Wikipedia

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   A 1930s poster from the Work Projects Administration promoting oral hygiene. Tooth decay is the most common global disease. [14] Over 80% of cavities occur inside fissures in teeth where brushing cannot reach food left trapped after eating and saliva and fluoride have no access to neutralize acid and remineralize demineralized teeth, unlike easy-to-clean parts of the tooth, where fewer ...