How Do You Prevent Oral Diseases?

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How Do You Prevent Oral Diseases?

• More and more people every day are suffering from
  different oral diseases. This is probably due to
  the fact that most people nowadays dont know a
  thing or two about how to take care of their oral
  health. Suffering from oral diseases is never fun
  at all. However, these diseases can be easily
  prevented and treated by your general or family
  dentist.

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• The most common oral diseases that you can
• encounter when youre not observing proper oral
• health care are
• Tooth Decay
• Gum Disease, also called as Periodontal Disease
• Bad Breath or Halitosis
• Oral Cancer
• Mouth Sores
• Tooth Sensitivity
• Stained Teeth

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• Brushing your teeth is not enough to prevent and
• treat oral diseases. Here are some ways on how to
• prevent oral diseases from happening in the
• future
• Brush your teeth at least thrice a day or after
  every meal for two minutes or so with a
  dentist-approved toothbrush and a fluoride-rich
  toothpaste.
• Use dental floss to clean food particles that got
  stuck in between your teeth.
• Limit yourself from eating in-between meals.

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• Eat a nutritious and a well-balanced diet.
• Avoid eating too many sweets or sticky foods.
• If you cant brush after meals during your work,
  at least try rinsing your mouth with a fluoride
  mouthwash.
• Chew sugarless gum to freshen your breath and
  slow down bacteria build-up.
• Visit your dentist regularly for your routine
  check-up and dental cleaning.

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• To know more on how to prevent oral diseases
• from occurring, it is mostly recommended to
• make an appointment with your general/family
• dentist to properly educate yourself on how to
• take care of your oral health.