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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

Queen of Dental Hygiene

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.

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Revitalizing Oral Health: A Case Study of Severe Periodontitis Management

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

The following case outlines the interprofessional steps taken to treat severe periodontitis and its associated systemic conditions. Reevaluation of clinical parameters and further assessment of oral hygiene compliance was completed 12 weeks after initial therapy. Buccal sulcular incisions from teeth #27 to 31.

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Tooth Decay Care

Queen of Dental Hygiene

DMG – High quality dental materials for dentists and dental technicians (dmg-america.com) See your primary care doc for blood work, food sensitivities, and stool testing – this should happen at the same time as any dental work. They need to look at gut health as well as vitamin D3 levels. Gumline cavities.

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Is Mouthwash Bad for You? Best Mouthwash + Risks and Alternatives

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In fact, I consider mouthwash to be one of the top dental mistakes made by both dentists and their patients. Not only will mouthwash not live up to the claims spouted in expensive commercials and on flashy labels, but conventional mouthwash can actually make your dental and oral health problems worse.

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