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If you Have Bleeding Gums you May Need More Vitamin C

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An interesting article titled “Bleeding tendency and ascorbic acid requirements: systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials” written by P. P. Hujoel et al., appears in the 2021 edition of Nutrition Reviews (Vol. 79, no. 9, pp. 964–975). The authors sought out to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials on whether ascorbic acid also known as Vitamin C supplementation leads to less bleeding of the gums on gentle probing also described as gingival bleeding tendency and (2) to relate Vitamin C plasma levels to bleeding of the eye known as retinal hemorrhaging. In the study, the authors investigated 15 prior clinical trials in six: India, Indonesia, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and United States, with 1,140 participants with 97.4% of them being healthy, with measures of gingival bleeding tendency. The authors also looked at data from … Read more

Preventing Tooth Decay: Five Simple Dental Care Tips

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Everyone hates going to the dentist and yet, most of us neglect our oral hygiene. Oral hygiene doesn’t require a lot of time and effort, but it does require consistency. You need to spend less than 10 minutes every day to prevent tooth decay and save yourself a whole lot of money and pain! Tooth decay is a slow process so it’s not too late to start paying attention to your oral hygiene. A regular dental care routine is essential for healthy teeth. You may have seen fancy dental gadgets in the store, but you don’t really need them – just a toothbrush and floss is enough to keep tooth decay at bay. Here are 5 simple ways to prevent tooth decay: 1. Brush Twice a Day Most of us are so tired by the end of the day, that … Read more

Brush Teeth Twice a Day to Help Prevent Heart Disease

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A new study lead by Professor Richard Watt from University College London has analyzed the Scottish Healthy Survey results of 11,000 adults. The study set out to  investigate whether the number of times individuals brush their teeth has any consequences on the risk of developing heart disease. In the survey individuals were asked how often they visited the dentist (at least once every six months, every one to two years, or rarely/never) and how often they brushed their teeth (twice a day, once a day or less than once a day). On a separate the respondents had  nurses collected information on medical history and family history of heart disease, blood pressure. In addition blood samples from those who consented were collected. The samples enabled the researchers to determine levels of inflammation that were present in the body. The results demonstrate … Read more