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Orthodontics: rings induced bacterial overgrowth

Orthodontics: rings induced bacterial overgrowth

Among the many disadvantages associated with orthodontic bands, that impede hygiene is not the least important. It is a fact that rings and son orthodontic attachments are true nests plaque and this even if the hygiene is good.

Produce an effective brushing is an achievement when you wear an orthodontic appliance such as this one (photo-cons).

Orthodontic bands and bacterial.

The plaque serves as food for bacteria that colonize the buckle space and the tooth surfaces. The sugar residues adhering to fixed orthodontic equipment in your mouth, feed the bacteria proliferate and fungi. During orthodontic treatment, the rings induce bacterial overgrowth that is the logical conclusion of Japanese researchers after a study (1) conducted on 58 patients. Researchers at Kagoshima University have studied the presence of opportunistic bacteria and fungi by comparing the oral flora of the holders of orthodontic bands with people that do not bear. Read the rest of this entry »

Well brushed teeth, heart healthy!

Well brushed teeth, heart healthy!

A good tooth brushing cans primarily good oral hygiene.

So the ideal is at least three times a day and 3 minutes each time. But he must know that to maintain its capital dental also prevents inflammation of the gum, which may promote heart disease (myocardial infarction and stroke).
It is the Congress of the Society for General Microbiology in Dublin in 2008 which puts us forward this information.
Professor Howard Jenkinson, University of Bristol, stressed at the meeting of the Society microbial generally that poor maintenance oral could lead to heart problems. The latter said: “bad teeth, bleeding gum and poor dental hygiene can cause heart disease. Poor people with poor dental hygiene and those who have not brushed both regularly, causing bleeding gum, will send in the circular system of blood up to 700 different bacteria that are in the mouth, greatly increasing the risk of having a heart attack.” Read the rest of this entry »