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Using listerine and other forms of chemical mouthwash has many benefits, but it is not entirely without downsides. Recent studies have shown that while mouthwash is the most effective way to kill bacteria, as the liquid gets everywhere and is very corrosive, it also dries the mouth out, harms the salivary glands, and is an irritant, which means that it is one of the many, many causes of oral cancer.

Removable dentures do not decay, they don’t hurt from not being brushed, look relatively the same, and have no nerve endings in them to send signals to the brain. But this does not mean that they can be neglected.

Summer is coming, so bust out that extra 2 liters of fluid per day to keep you and your oral cavity healthy. Every part of your body needs extra fluids in the summer heat, as your body will be using up most of the fluid to cool and lubricate the dried out tissues. Your mouth needs this lubrication very much, as this is how your teeth and gums are kept healthy. Read on to find out more!

Sometimes a tooth can be so badly damaged that nothing can be done to save it, and the tooth has to be extracted. A good dentist will do everything to try and prevent an extraction, and to save living, healthy teeth, and to avoid the use of prosthetics. But the time will come when the tooth dies, or becomes so decayed or so infected that keeping it is simply no longer an option. Usually teeth that are so far gone cause quite a bit of pain, and patients are just happy to get rid of the nuisance.

The best way to conserve your health is to prevent sickness in the first place. You don’t have to wait until something is wrong to go to the doctor, taxing your system with medication and having to cancel plans. Instead, pay more attention to prevention and to making preemptive steps against disease. According to a recent study, the population knows what steps can be taken, but somehow just do not take those steps. What does this mean in numbers?