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Now that you’ve got your unhealthy tooth taken out, it’s extremely important to take care of the socket, to ensure prompt healing and a full recovery. You’ll need to make sure to stay away from activities like smoking, and drinking through straws so that you don’t end up with the dreaded dry socket. <\/div> \t \t
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Smoking after tooth extraction is not a good idea. If you’re a smoker, your dentist will give you strict instructions to hold…<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Tooth extraction is a common dental procedure that can be done for different reasons, such as severe decay, infection, or orthodontic treatment….<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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It’s important to take extra care of yourself after a tooth extraction, which leads many to wonder “Can I drink alcohol after…<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t<\/div> <\/div>
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Keeping Teeth Clean<\/h2> \t\t\t
We all know that we’re supposed to brush our teeth twice per day, but there are lots of ways you can supplement your toothbrushing to ensure healthy teeth and gums like using a water flosser, or an interdental brush. <\/div> \t \t
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A good water flosser will help you keep your mouth healthy, clean and pain-free, just like regular floss, but without so much…<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Are you curious to learn more about the Waterpik benefits? There are a variety of reasons why someone would include water flossing…<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Interdental brushes are specially designed to clean between teeth and reach other areas that a regular toothbrush can\u2019t. Many people find that…<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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If you aren’t a fan of flossing your teeth, you may want to consider air flossers for optimal oral hygiene. These electronic…<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t<\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":79777,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-category.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6940],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2159],"class_list":["post-66489","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","category-oral-health-category"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOral Health and Hygiene - Find the Information You Need<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our comprehensive oral health and hygiene topics. 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