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Is it Safe to Use Baking Soda to Brush my Teeth?

Is it Safe to Use Baking Soda to Brush my Teeth?

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    Can you brush your teeth with ordinary baking soda? While it is a common ingredient in many commercial kinds of toothpaste, is it safe to use straight soda on your teeth? This product has long been lauded as an effective way to whiten and brighten everything from dirty clothes to your tile grout. Sure, you can brush with baking soda, but do so with caution: Baking Soda and Teeth Baking soda is less abrasive if you mix it with something, like water. Some may find that their mouth…

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Oral Health Problems May Affect Your Overall Health

Oral Health Problems May Affect Your Overall Health

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  Overall health and wellbeing is significantly impacted by Oral Health. Failure to maintain healthy oral hygiene can pave the way for a number of medical issues, illnesses, and problems. Some ways that oral health problems may affect your overall health and wellbeing include: Gum Disease It does not come as a surprise that your mouth is loaded with bacteria, some good and some bad. Daily brushing and flossing keeps the less-healthy bacteria at bay. If you fail to maintain dental hygiene, bacteria could morph into oral infections, gum disease,…

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