The link between brushing teeth and heart disease.

So, from now onwards, remember that brushing your teeth twice a day does good not only to your teeth, but as well as your heart.

Over the last two decades, there has been increased interest in the like between oral hygiene and heart related diseases, and it has been noted that inflammation in the body, including mouth and gums plays vital role in the buildup of clogged arteries.

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Don't forget to brush at night.

- Deccan Chronicle
By Dr K. Ajay Benarji , MCT

Brushing one’s teeth every morning is a practice we all follow. However, the key to ideal oral hygiene is to brush your teeth once in the morning and once at bedtime. The truth is that the germ build-up that occurs at night is far worse than what our teeth are exposed to during the day.

At night, the salivary flow in our mouth is low and the germs that remain in our mouth overnight produce an acid that may lead to tooth decay. Therefore, it is important that we, especially children, brush our teeth before we sleep in order to maintain sound oral care.

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