9 Important Facts about Dental Care
Brushing your teeth doesn't just make your teeth and your baby's teeth brilliant, you know. Below are 9 important facts you need to know about dental and dental care. 1. Bleeding gums can cause heart disease Gums that bleed in the mouth that mate due to plaque and cavities will eventually make way into your bloodstream. Blood will pass through your heart, and this condition is dangerous. Besides being able to cause heart attacks, this condition can also cause other diseases, such as strokes, dementia and diabetes. 2. The duration of brushing most people is not long enough On average, people spend 48 seconds or 38.5 days brushing their teeth throughout their lives. In fact, according to drg. Jehezkiel Martua, dentist and Oral Health Care Expert Marketing at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the right duration for brushing teeth ranges from 2-3 minutes. 3. Gargling too much is not good Most people rinse 3-4 times after brushing their teeth. In fact, too much gargling will actually get rid o...