Oral Health Linked to Overall Health

If you are concerned with your overall health, payassociation between the existence of periodontal
close attention to your oral health! Studies havedisease and cardiovascular disease. Other studies
found that there are over 1000 different types ofhave found correlation between poor oral hygiene
organisms in the mouth between our lips and ourand blood clots leading to heart attacks,
throat.Dental professionals have long promotedemphysema, lung disease, kidney and liver
the idea prevention is the best medicine. Theproblems, and premature birth.In addition to
dental community has successful trained us toregular dental check-ups, your home oral hygiene
accept maintenance as part of the overall oralprogram should include tongue cleaning. The
health program. Now, medical professionals arebacterial count on your tongue can be drastically
linking oral health to overall health. And, preventionreduced (as much as 50% in one day) with
and maintenance are key.The tongue is a haveneffective tongue cleaning.The most effective
for bacteria to breed, multiply and attach to teethtongue cleaning should be done with a "tongue
and gums. Tongue cleaning may be just ascleaner" -- specifically designed for cleaning the
important as hand washing in prevention ofmany crevices of the tongue. It is important to
common colds, flues and even more seriousremove the bacteria, not just swish it around
health ailments.Bacteria in the mouth is the firstwhich is the problem of simply brushing the
step to gingivitis and the most common cause oftongue with your toothbrush.Marian Brown has
bad breath (halitosis). Gingivitis (curable) leads tobeen active in holistic and alternative health care
the incurable periodontal disease and may lead tofor over 15 years. She is currently the editor of
even more serious health problems.The US PublicHolistic Health News.
Health Service has established a powerful