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Benefits of Oral Probiotics & Best Strains

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vs. Gut probiotics. The oral microbiome. Probiotics in oral health are supported by years of research , although the number of human clinical trials is limited. Still, many patients are unaware of the potential benefits that dental probiotics can offer. What are dental/oral probiotics? What are they?

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Recipe for a Healthy Mouth

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Oral health and wellness can be so complicated. Let’s take the complex process of oral health and make it into much more manageable bite size nuggets. When I was in school studying to be a dental hygiene educator, we called this process a “task analysis” ) Cookbooks really mastered this process.

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Here’s to a Healthier, Happy 2021

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Dental Hygiene… yawn. Nag, nag… Eye roll… But what if, my friends, it was the link to a healthy body and your first line of defense in the fight to address the viral infections and heal during this time of crisis? Dental Hygienists really are first responders! Fones Father OF Dental Hygiene.

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‘Heal Your Oral Microbiome’ Book Review

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Many health-related articles and websites point to having a healthy gut microbiome as the key to living an overall healthy lifestyle. However, before the gut microbiome comes into the picture, it’s the oral microbiome that is at the forefront of keeping you and your immune system in good condition. A Qualified Author.

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Mind Your Oral Microbes for Your Best, Healthiest Self

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Today’s post will talk about how your efforts at oral hygiene reach far beyond those teeth/gums. In my deep dive to become healthier and take better care of myself, I found even more evidence that oral health, or rather the lack of it plays a huge role in not only the mouth but (no surprise) our entire body. Chronic Disease.

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Tooth Decay: Hard Facts About Soft Teeth

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Dental disease does not just happen. You need to find the answer to “why” Dental Diseases, both tooth decay as well as periodontal disease are due to an imbalance of bacteria and other pathogens. The Perfect Dental Storm Erupts. Also called oral thrush, it is a fungal infection of the mouth and tongue.

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Fluoride-the-Destroyer: See the Dark Side

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From the beginning of dental hygiene school, I learned all about how “wonderful” fluoride was for dental health. It was the only tool in my unfortunately very empty dental hygiene toolbox for addressing dental decay. Instead, I did lazy hygiene for years (and years). I never did my own research.