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People once used tooth powders made from crushed bone or shells to whiten their teeth. Others rinsed their mouth out with pee. Yuck!
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Oral hygiene is often neglected but research has shown that abnormal bacterial communities in the mouth can cause serious disease.
People worked for healthy teeth long before nylon brushes hit the market.
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People have probably always wanted clean and healthy teeth. What they historically used to achieve dental hygiene might surprise you.
Time to brush up.
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You may think you know everything about keeping your teeth healthy, but what you don’t know might surprise you…
An ingredient in toothpaste and other personal care products may be harming the microbes in our gut and leaving us vulnerable to disease.
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Triclosan is found in thousands of personal care products from toothpaste to soap. New research links it to inflammation and cancer in the gut in mice, by disrupting their microbiome.
By gum.
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Beyond the shiny cartoon characters and bubble gum flavouring, there’s little reason to buy these products – and often several reasons not to.