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TEETH 224 excert from my new book



Pool players hate to spend money on their teeth and generally let them go bad. You want to set up regular visits to your dentist to keep your cleanings current and your teeth in good order.

You only get one pair of choppers and they have to last 60 or 70 years which is hard to do. If you want that to happen then learn how to take care of them early in life. Most brush 30 seconds and rarely up to a minute, make it 2 minutes. Buy a good motor driven high tech brush. Floss and use a water pik after every meal. Carry floss in your pocket if you are out for the day and I keep a tooth brush in my car. Drink milk and take Calcium pills, or one a day’s which have minerals in them such and magnesium and phosphorus which help build strong bones and teeth.
After each meal, brush, wash the mouth clean with warm water to wash out the bacteria, then rinse with Listerine and swallow it. Bacteria will begin to build up on your teeth within 20 minutes of eating and plaque will harden into tarter in 24 to 36 hours. Once tartar clings to the gum line bacteria start invading and multiplying. Bad teeth worsen blood sugar control in diabetics but good teeth improves blood sugar control. Bad teeth increase the risk of heart attacks and stroke.

80% of Americans have some form of gum disease.

This leads to tooth loss, bad bite, decay, bad breath, so see a dentist and get on their regular teeth cleaning programs. If you are already in trouble then scaling and root planning must be done.

Gum disease is linked to an increased risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Organisms can move from your gums into the bloodstream where they can create problems throughout your body. Sugary foods can lead to tooth decay, but they don’t affect gum disease. Your best bet is brush and floss and a good mouth wash that has some alcohol in it like Listerine. That candy tasting varieties don’t have the germ killing power it has. Now and then I will take some hydrogen peroxide right out of the bottle into my mouth, just a small amount and let it foam in my mouth and swish it around and then eject sputum or expectorate, spit it out. Wash your mouth out well with warm water, then rinse with Listerine.

Dirty Teeth Can Kill You
Germs found in dental plaque can make their way into the lungs and cause potentially fatal pneumonia in elderly nursing home patients, U.S. researchers reported.
Though the study was small, the researchers said they found clear evidence in eight patients who developed pneumonia while in the hospital that had originated from their own dental plaque.
"This is the first study to establish unequivocally a link between dental hygiene and respiratory infection," said Dr. Ali El-Solh of the University at Buffalo in New York, who led the study.
The worse a person’s gum disease becomes, the narrower that person’s arteries become due to a buildup of plaque which even applies to the young. It is now accepted that poor dental health leads to heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, preterm labor, Osteoporsis, Alzheimer’s disease and even certain types of cancer.