Make Your Own Herbal Medicine
Take Care of Your Teeth and Gums We tend to take our teeth for granted, as though we expect them to be there forever. However, we often neglect to take proper care of them, unlike other parts of our bodies. We only realize we haven’t
been looking after them when a tooth starts to ache. But by then, it is already too late.
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reventing cavities and oral cavity disease is simple, and anyone can do it on their own. Or at least every adult can, assuming they were taught proper prevention from an early age. It is easy because we already know what damages our teeth and mouth. We know how to protect the body from destructive influences and how to lower or completely eliminate them.
thus creating an acidic environment that further damages the teeth. It is in the interest of oral hygiene to limit the intake of these foods, otherwise dental cavities and inflammation follow soon enough, damaging gums and the anchoring of teeth in the jaw. It is not only the mouth that is endangered: the entire organism is also affected, due to the massive amount of bacteria being spread throughout the body via the bloodstream. Improper dental hygiene can lead to the formation of diseases like myocarditis or heart infarction. The bacteria and toxins that come from inflamed areas can lower the organism’s immune capabilities and are also capable of causing new infections. The negative effect of micro-organisms on the heart, circulatory system (damaging blood vessel walls – atherosclerosis, heart valve damage etc.) have been proven, and so have their effects on the respiratory system and diabetes (which they make worse). Studies on the effect of untreated tooth inflammation during pregnancy are currently underway.
PROPER TOOTH CARE So why is prevention so important in the area of dental health? The hardest thing about it is that the basic, most effective preventive method has to be done by every person on their own, patiently and diligently, every day and always. Our enemy is the constantly re-growing coating on the teeth. Should we not regularly, recurrently, conscientiously and properly remove it, we make our teeth, gums and oral cavity vulnerable to a huge potential risk. We also face issues with certain foodstuffs, which bacteria in dental plaque dissolve,
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