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Maintain good oral hygiene. See your dentist regularly.
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The best prevention is to maintain good dental hygiene.
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Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the mouth clean and healthy by brushing and flossing to prevent tooth decay and gum disease.The purpose of oral hygiene is to prevent the buildup of plaque, the sticky film of bacteria and food that forms on...
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Oral hygiene aids are the tools used in the mouth to remove food residue and plaque, a bacterial film that causes tooth decay( dental caries), periodontal disease, and halitosis(bad breath).Bacterial plaque must be removed daily. The toothbrush an...
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Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the mouth clean and healthy by brushing, flossing, and using appropriate therapeutic aids to prevent caries(tooth decay) and periodontal disease.The goal of proper oral hygiene is to control plaque, the stic...
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Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the mouth clean and healthy by brushing and flossing to prevent tooth decay and gum disease.The purpose of oral hygiene is to prevent the buildup of plaque, the sticky film of bacteria and food that forms on...
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