Re:I made my own clear plastic tooth aligners and they worked
by cptvideo2 on Sunday March 13, 2016 @03:12PM
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I think Waterpiks are better for dental health than toothbrushes and floss combined (although I use ‘em all). They’re basically small-scale pressure washers that obliterate bacterial biofilms, which are the real cause of tooth decay and gum disease and bad breath. Your mouth feels a different kind of clean after 2 minutes with one of these things.
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Re:I made my own clear plastic tooth aligners and they worked
by vram22 on Monday March 14, 2016 @02:02PM
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Didn't know about biofilms (bacterial or other) earlier. The basic idea is intuitive (which is why I gargle with salt water regularly), but googled biofilm now and found a lot of info - it is complex. Thanks for mentioning it!
Saw this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofilm#Biofilms_and_infectiou...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofilm#Dental_plaque
The article says:
"Biofilms have been found to be involved in a wide variety of microbial infections in the body, by one estimate 80% of all infections"