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From drinking lemon water to brushing your teeth the right way, here's what experts recommend making part of your morning routine. (Getty Creative) (Willie B. Thomas via Getty Images)
Drinking enough water is essential to maintaining good health—make it lemon water, and you may add a few bonus points to that achievement. Lemon water’s health benefits splash from head to toe ...
They lead to tooth loss, bacteria overgrowth, and a horrible accumulation of mucus and dental plaque. Gum diseases are incredibly crippling. They lead to tooth loss, bacteria overgrowth, and a ...
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 ...
The tooth-friendly label distinguishes products which are non-cariogenic and non-erosive, i.e. safe for teeth. [1] To replace sugar, toothfriendly products often contain sweeteners (polyols, intense sweeteners) that are not fermented by the microflora of the dental plaque. Products that are certified as toothfriendly also do not contain ...
Acid erosion is a type of tooth wear.It is defined as the irreversible loss of tooth structure due to chemical dissolution by acids not of bacterial origin. [1] Dental erosion is the most common chronic condition of children ages 5–17, [2] although it is only relatively recently that it has been recognised as a dental health problem. [3]
The links of the chain carried small cutting teeth with the edges set at an angle; the chain was moved around a guiding blade by turning the handle of the sprocket wheel." WD-40 was used for ...
The Toothette is meant to moisten and clear the oral cavity of food debris and thickened saliva associated with xerostomia (dry mouth). [1] [2] Most importantly, the oral care swab's intended use is as an adjunct to other oral care tools (toothbrush and interdental cleaners) in the hospital and long-term care setting.