In our mouths, we have both “good” and “bad” bacterias, which balance each other out. How can this fact lead to a tasty morsel, (which most of us know not eat, or to eat in moderation), which can prevent tooth decay?! What could this tidbit possibly be?…………. CONTINUE -->
We all know that we have to brush and floss our teeth daily in order to maintain good oral/dental health, says Danbury CT dentist Jay M. Marks, DMD. We know that if we don’t maintain good oral health, that not only can we get dental decay, but studies have shown that we can develop cardiovascular diseases, cancers of the pancreas, Alzheimer’s and other systemic diseases.
In our mouths, we have both “good” and “bad” bacterias, which balance each other out. How can this fact lead to a tasty morsel, (which most of us know not eat, or to eat in moderation), which can prevent tooth decay?! What could this tidbit possibly be?…………. CONTINUE -->
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In this day and age, many people, especially teenage girls and women, strive to obtain the “perfect” body, and try to emulate the photoshopped, retouched pictures of many female starlets and models. Even males may try an “easy” way to loose weight, states Danbury CT dentist Jay M. Marks, DMD
This social pressure can be constant, and the image of beauty being “thin”, has caused these people to try the latest fad, to attempt to get unrealistic results. The problem is that this latest fad can lead to DEATH. What is this fad, ……………………. CONTINUE --> We have all been taught to brush our teeth with a small pea sized amount of toothpaste for 2 minutes (3 minutes even better), so why do 97% of people have tooth decay, and some studies say 80% have some form of periodontal disease?
Toothpaste companies have tricked generations of teeth into thinking that we were doing a good job of cleaning them by removing plaque and tarter. This is so, due to the bubbling action that toothpastes create. There are numbing agents (that numb the tongue), as well as wetting ingredients, and fancy flavors- all designed as a trick to make us believe that we are really doing a good job of cleaning our teeth, and removing all that plaque. Most people brush for 30 seconds, believing that they have been brushing for the 2-3 minutes. So what should we be doing?............. CONTINUE--> |
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