The unknown dangers of poor oral hygiene tips and trends
Poor care for your mouth causes more problems than just bad breath and ugly teeth. According to research, the risk of heart disease increased by 70% in adults who hold a poor oral hygiene. Although the research conducted by an interested party, Philips Sonicare, the results are remarkable.
The conclusion of a consumer survey from Philips Sonicare is clear: we Dutch are not aware of the risks of poor oral hygiene on health. You had no idea that the health of your mouth affects eg heart disease? You're in good company, because it covers 80% of the interviewed Dutch. Do you have the nagging feeling that you do better for your teeth should care? Then you're back in the minority, because only one in five Dutch from the research is aware of this and frankly it shows.
Risks of poor oral hygiene
Which exact poor oral hygiene habits in dealing with here? Not just for bad teeth, but also the neglect of gum. This can lead to various foot problems, which may have serious consequences amazing for your general health. It is known that teeth can sit independently, notably by inflamed gums. But there's more. Here we come to another British study. It was found that there is a direct link between poor oral hygiene and heart disease. According to this study brings a poor oral hygiene with a 70% higher risk of such disorders. There is also a suspected link between poor oral hygiene and poor control of blood sugar (diabetes mellitus), and even pregnancy complications. Note: this is not defined how bad oral hygiene must be to lead to problems. But why these results do not resort to some oral care awareness to address?
Benefits of good oral hygiene
It comes from the manufacturer of oral care, but it is good news: Philips Oral Healthcare believes that good oral hygiene habits can help keep your teeth your entire life in a good condition. In other words, while ever tooth loss or even the need for a denture to be measured almost automatically belonged to the older, if you take good care of your gums and teeth, should no longer be necessary.
What to do?
An outdated prejudice is that power brushing is something for lazy people. In reality helps an electric toothbrush - especially one called "sonic" - sometimes up to an incredible number of brush strokes to get that with the good old brush in hand would never get. That of course includes a good brushing technique. Scrubbing is not a nice way to the goal "extra clean", but a danger to your teeth. A good brush is thoroughly clean, and if you're not sure how to do that, then it is best to let you instruct. The dental hygienist can help you, but there are also dental service attendants movies online, or good writing instruction. A fairly recent development is that it is increasingly being recommended not to go blindly brush after every meal. Some dentists recommend even just to brush twice a day, so your tooth enamel does not suffer too much. In addition, a new opinion not immediately after eating sour fruits, juices and soft drinks to brush because it temporarily soften tooth enamel and vulnerable. It is not a luxury to your dentist or dental hygienist for a personal opinion.
Trends in electric brush
Sonic toothbrushes is known as the latest generation of electric toothbrushes. This brush is not uncommon for the remarkable number of around 30,000 brush strokes per minute to get! Even newer is to combine this technology with care. The brush of the new Philips Sonicare FlexCare + drives designed a liquid between the teeth and along the gum margin meat, so the condition is improved. Reportedly Philips' new electronic toothbrush improves the condition of the gums within fourteen days, compared to brushing with a manual toothbrush.
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