Your mouth is the door to your health. Excessive bacteria in your mouth not only leads to tooth decay and infections, but also to heart disease and even joint pain.  Bacteria in your mouth promotes lactic acid.  This hardens and sticks to our teeth .  The result: plaque buildup – a substance which actively de-mineralizes the teeth and decays them.  But that’s not all.  Don’t forget, what’s in your mouth leaks into your gut and into your bodily systems.

Dr. Stacey Stein’s preventative advice. Dental visits should be quarterly in order to control bacteria accumulation and to monitor oral and physical health.  Why?  Because every 3 months bacteria accumulates in your mouth.  After cleanings, a good dentist looks for any symptoms in your mouth which reveal signs of illness. Thus, this quarterly oral health check by your dentist is also beneficial.  Both provide cost efficient health insurance.  Cleanings by your dental hygenist are cheaper than fillings, caps, crowns and oral surgery, much less heart disease.  Get thee to your dentist’s friendly dental hygenist!   And, chuck junk food.

For lots more great info on oral health from Dr. Stacey Stein, listen to the archived interveiw (Oct.30th) on www.BetterFoodChoicesRadio.com.

… for the health of your family,
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