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- Your Oral Health Care Plan
- Your Child's Teeth
- How Does Your Mouth Affect Your health?
- What Is Black Hairy Tongue?
- Oral Health Problems in Children
- 9 Risk Factors for Tooth Loss
- An Overview of Dry Mouth
- Dental Care for People With Heart Disease
- Senior Dental Care Questions
- Oral Health and Leukoplakia
- Dental Health and Endocarditis Prevention
- An Overview of Dental Insurance Plans
- Halitosis: Bad Breath Causes and Treatments
- Dental Care From Birth to 6 Months-Topic Overview
- Basic Dental Care-Infants and Children
- Choosing a Toothbrush: The Pros and Cons of Electric and Disposable
- Oral Side Effects of Medications
- Dental Health and Thrush
- Plaque and Your Teeth
- Your Teeth and Cavities
- Bad Breath Causes, Treatments, and Prevention
- Basic Dental Care-Home Treatment
- Solutions to Common Denture Problems
- Medical and Dental History for Tooth Decay-Topic Overview
- Teeth Whitening
- Teeth Whitening-Credits
- Teeth Whitening-References
- Teeth Whitening-Related Information
- Teeth Whitening-Topic Overview
- Tips for Keeping Teeth White
- Tooth Enamel: Erosion and Restoration
- Basic Dental Care-Routine Checkups
- How to Prevent Tooth Decay
- Choosing the Right Dental Care Products
- Dry Socket-Topic Overview
- Dental Checkups for Children and Adults-Topic Overview
- Broken Tooth or Dental Appliance: First Aid-Topic Overview
- Oral Health Signs You Should Never Ignore
- Smoking and Dental Health: Yellow Teeth, Bad Breath, and Other Smoking Effects
- Dental Sealants-Topic Overview
- Caring for Teeth With Braces and Retainers
- Nutrition and Teeth
- Effective tooth brushing and flossing
- Teeth And Gum Care
- Dental Care Before, During, and After Pregnancy
- 7 Tips to Protect Your Child's Teeth
- Frequently Asked Questions About Dental Health
- Dental Care: 5 Bad Habits and How to Break Them
- Tongue, Hairy
- Basic Dental Care-Overview
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Only 18.5% of Americans never floss. You are missing out on a simple way to make a big difference in the health of your mouth. Regardless of how well you brush, plaque still forms between your teeth and along your gums. Floss removes food trapped between the teeth and removes the film of bacteria that forms there before it turns to plaque, which can cause inflamed gums (gingivitis), cavities, and tooth loss. Try flossing just one tooth to get started.
You are one of 31% of Americans who don't floss daily. You are missing out on a simple way to make a big difference in the health of your mouth. Regardless of how well you brush, plaque still forms between your teeth and along your gums. Toothbrush bristles alone cannot clean effectively between these tight spaces. Flossing removes up to 80% of the film that hardens to plaque, which can cause inflamed gums (gingivitis), cavities, and tooth loss. Aim for 3 more days!
You are one of 31% of Americans who don't floss daily, but you're well on your way to making a positive impact on your teeth and gums. Regardless of how well you brush, plaque still forms between your teeth and along your gums. Toothbrush bristles alone cannot clean effectively between these tight spaces. Flossing removes up to 80% of the film that hardens to plaque, which can cause inflamed gums (gingivitis), cavities, and tooth loss. Aim for all 7 days!
Only 50.5% of Americans floss daily, and good for you that you are one of them! Regardless of how well you brush, plaque still forms between your teeth and along your gums. Toothbrush bristles alone cannot clean effectively between these tight spaces. Flossing removes up to 80% of the film that hardens to plaque, which can cause inflamed gums (gingivitis), cavities, and tooth loss. Congratulations on your good oral health habit!
SOURCES:
American Dental Association, Healthy People 2010
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