One habit inoculated in our childhood and lasts through a lifetime is brushing teeth on a daily basis. Oral Hygiene is considered one of the most important factors in the development of a person and personality in equal measure. Maintaining a good oral hygiene is an important facet of a person life as well as in preventing cancer. Cancer is a disease afflicting millions of people and costing a fortune in medical healthcare treatment for countries worldwide. Studies revealed that teeth infection and swelling, the causes behind one-fifth of all cancers, are the key features of gum diseases related to dental plaque. Teeth Cancer is not a myth anymore or rather a terminology for the same. It is rather attributed to the lack of oral Hygiene.

Dental Plaque:

• Plaque is a sticky, colourless film of bacteria that constantly forms on our teeth and along the gum line. Plaque contains bacteria that cause cavities and gum disease.

Prevention/Treatment of Plaque:

• Brush using the fluoride containing toothpaste for the teeth.
• Floss teeth twice a day at least.
• Eat nutritious food to enjoy a good oral hygiene.

If you have persistent dental plaque, it may be associated with an increased risk of dying early from cancer. Gum diseases lead to bleeding of gums, bad breath and cavities. If the cavities are left untreated, they can result in receding of gums after which will make the patient lose his teeth. Tooth pain emanates from the bad oral hygiene maintained by a person. Bad teeth repercussions on a person health has been noted before but the recent medical research shows its link to oral cancer.

After the other potential risk factors known to be associated with premature death—such as lower educational attainment, smoking, frequency of dental visits, and lower income—were accounted for, the associations observed between age, male gender, amount of dental plaque and premature death remained strong. This was the summary of the ground breaking research done by the people in the medical field published in the online journal, BMJ Open.

Focus Dental Care specializes in the field of oral hygiene and advises the full specialized treatment relating to plaque. (Plaque develops when the food containing carbohydrates such as milk, cakes, soft drinks are left on teeth.) Plaque can be removed with good oral hygiene, but left to build-up it turns into tartar which will need to be removed by a dentist or hygienist.

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