Gum Disease Preventable With Proper Oral Hygiene, Healthy Diet, Regular Dental Visits.<\/h3>\n

The\u00a0Fort Campbell (KY) Courier<\/a>\u00a0(4\/3, Young) reports that many basic daily activities, such as speaking, smiling, chewing and even smelling \u201care dependent on having good oral health,\u201d which in turn can be ensured through proper oral hygiene. The article goes on to focus on gum disease specifically, noting that over time gum irritation \u201ccan progress until the gums detach themselves from the teeth, forming pockets,\u201d eventually leading to tooth and bone loss. Proper oral hygiene, including brushing twice daily and flossing daily, visiting the dentist regularly, and avoiding tobacco products are the best way to help prevent gum disease. Additionally, \u201ca poor diet that is low in vitamin C, calcium, vitamin D or magnesium can compromise gum tissue\u2019s ability to heal and can speed up bone loss,\u201d the article reports.<\/p>\n

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Gum Disease Preventable With Proper Oral Hygiene, Healthy Diet, Regular Dental Visits. The\u00a0Fort Campbell (KY) Courier\u00a0(4\/3, Young) reports that many basic daily activities, such as speaking, smiling, chewing and even smelling \u201care dependent on having good oral health,\u201d which in turn can be ensured through proper oral hygiene. The article goes on to focus on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[14,17,6,18,15,16],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodontist-sandiego.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodontist-sandiego.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodontist-sandiego.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodontist-sandiego.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodontist-sandiego.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/orthodontist-sandiego.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1478,"href":"https:\/\/orthodontist-sandiego.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477\/revisions\/1478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodontist-sandiego.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodontist-sandiego.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodontist-sandiego.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}