Health information about the mouth, teeth and oral hygiene

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A new remedy against bad breath is magnolia. Chewing for half an hour on a mint with magnolia extract reduced the amount of bacteria in the mouth that cause bad breath by 60 percent. Chewing for half an hour on a ‘regular’ mint only killed about 3.6 percent of the bacteria.
Popularity: 11% [?]

Popularity: 11% [?]

Smoking cannabis causes inflammation of the gums -

Smoking cannabis can lead to inflammation of the gums or gingivitis. It has been known for a while that smoking often causes problems with the gums. But now it has been shown that smoking cannabis is also bad for your gums.
One out of three cases of gum inflammation can be attributed to the extensive use […]

Popularity: 22% [?]

How to drink a soft drink -

Tell me how you drink a soft drink and I will tell you where you will get cavities in your teeth. This is the message of Mohammed Bassiouny, professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA. In an article in General Dentistry he describes the mouths of two teenagers. The first is a 18 year old […]

Popularity: 16% [?]

Chocolate as toothpaste -

Scientist at Tulane University in New Orleans have discovered that an extract from cocoa powder could provide a natural, effective alternative to fluoride in toothpaste. In fact, research revealed that the cocoa extract was even more effective than fluoride in fighting cavities and hardening tooth enamel, making decay a pain of the past. It could […]

Popularity: 6% [?]

Save your teeth -

Scientists at the University of Maryland dunked teeth into five different beverages to see exactly how much enamel will be eroded by drinking these beverages regularly for a decade:

Coco-cola - 3mm
Black tea - 5mm
Fanta - 12mm
Gatorade - 20mm
Redbull - 29mm

Popularity: 6% [?]