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Re:Cavities were cured in 1985, and no one knows it yet by ericfrazier on Sunday September 24, 2023 @02:44PM (#37635960)
You should rinse and spit it out in the morning, don't swallow as you will be swallowing significantly more plaque from the over night build up. After initial morning cleaning swallowing should be fine.
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Re:Cavities were cured in 1985, and no one knows it yet by sethammons on Sunday September 24, 2023 @03:13PM (#37636251)
Why would swallowing the plaque be significant?
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Re:Cavities were cured in 1985, and no one knows it yet by ericfrazier on Thursday September 28, 2023 @12:53PM (#37692353)
It destroys your heart, possibly. Plaque builds up in arteries, etc. I just don't know if dietary plaque gets into the bloodstream. Don't think there are many studies. But plaque left on the teeth is known to cause heart problems and be lethal so I imagine trying to keep it out of our systems has to be better than not.
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