To keep plaque under control, brush twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste and floss daily. Use an antimicrobial mouth wash to reduce the bacteria in your mouth.
Get your teeth cleaned professionally on a regular basis, and ask your dentist about the best cleaning schedule for you. Find out if you might benefit from a protective coating or sealant applied to the chewing surfaces of the teeth in the back of your mouth, where tooth decay often begins.
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6-month Smile
These are tooth-colored braces, so you are looking at less conspicuous again. The catch: they only work on the teeth that you see when you smile – so you won’t be aligning all teeth and correcting bite etc. Here’s the big plus if your motives are more on the cosmetic side: they reduce the treatment time by 75%. Also, they are about half the cost of normal braces and Invisalign.
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To date, scientists have found associations between periodontal disease and a number of other problems, including:
What’s behind the links? Experts can’t say for certain, but they believe that oral bacteria can escape into the bloodstream and injure major organs.
Inflammation is probably a common denominator, experts say. Periodontal disease, marked by inflammation, may increase inflammation throughout the body. Inflammation, in turn, is an underlying problem in diseases including heart disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
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