Oral Health Prescription

THE MOUTH IS LIKE A GARDEN. If you neglect dental care or don't maintain it enough, WEEDS RUIN YOUR GARDEN AND TAKE IT OVER! SO HOW DO WE LOOK AFTER OUR MOUTH GARDEN? THE AIM IS TO KEEP OUR TEETH IN COMFORT AND FUNCTION FOR OUR LIFESPAN, WHICH IS GETTING LONGER AND LONGER! THE MOUTH IS THE GATEWAY TO THE LUNGS, THE STOMACH AND GUT, THE BRAIN, AND THE HEART. THE GERMS ("WEEDS" IN OUR MOUTHS) EAT INTO OUR TEETH, RESULTING IN CAVITIES AND TOOTHACHE! THESE "WEEDS" ALSO ATTACK OUR GUMS, LEADING TO GUM BLEEDING, LOOSE TEETH, AND BAD BREATH. THESE GERMS CAN ENTER OUR BLOODSTREAM, ALLOWING THE "WEEDS" TO TRAVEL TO OUR KIDNEYS, HEART, LIVER, JOINTS, AND BRAIN! HOW DO WE PROTECT OURSELVES? HERE IT IS! HERE IS THE SECRET! BREAK UP THE "TOOTH AND GUM GERMS" EVERY DAY! FOCUS ON DENTAL CARE AROUND YOUR TEETH! USE A GOOD QUALITY BRUSH, MANUAL OR POWER, AS ADVISED BY YOUR HEALTH PRACTITIONER. YES! BRUSH IN BETWEEN YOUR TEETH AS WELL! USE MINI BRUSHES LIKE AN INTERDENTAL BRUSH TO GO BETWEEN YOUR TEETH. APPLY TOOTHPASTE ON IT AS YOU WOULD ON YOUR USUAL TOOTHBRUSH! USE FLOSS! YES, IT IS BORING, BUT IT IS BETTER THAN CHEWING YOUR FOOD WITH PLASTIC TEETH! USE A GOOD THERAPEUTIC TOOTHPASTE. THE GOLD STANDARD IS CHLORHEXIDINE; CONSIDER CURASEPT PRODUCTS OR COLGATE NEUTRAFLOR 5000. YOUR ORAL HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER WILL ADVISE YOU ON THE BEST ITEMS FOR GUM DISEASE PREVENTION AND YOUR MOUTH.