Recurring bad breath. Bleeding or sore gums. Tooth, gum, or jaw pain. Tooth sensitivity to hot or cold foods.
Pain in your teeth, gum or jaw. Tooth sensitivity to hot or cold foods. Sore or bleeding gums. Swelling of the gums, jaw or lymph bodes.
The saliva test is quite easy: the patient swishes a saline solution in his or her mouth and spits it into a tube that is sent offsite to OralDNA Labs. The results are then sent back to our office with a recommended treatment plan. Did you know that 11 different types of bacteria can trigger periodontal disease?
It's home to about 700 species of microbes. These include germs like bacteria, fungus, and more. “Everybody has these microbes in their mouth,” says Dr. Robert Palmer, an NIH expert on oral microbes.
Mouthwash kills good AND bad bacteria. It may seem like a good idea to get rid of the bacteria in the mouth, but by killing ALL of the bacteria, it throws off the balance in our oral microbiome. That said, it's a good idea to stay away from mouthwashes that kill 99% of all the bacteria.
Like other areas of the body, your mouth teems with bacteria — mostly harmless. But your mouth is the entry point to your digestive and respiratory tracts, and some of these bacteria can cause disease.
The causes
Poor dental hygiene: When we eat food, some of the food gets stuck in our teeth or other parts of the mouth. These particles later become the medium for bacterial growth. To prevent this from happening, it is suggested by dental professionals that people rinse their mouth after every meal.
Said another way, they are doubling their numbers five times every 24 hours. Dividing 24 hours by 5 = 4.8 hours, the amount of time it takes for the microbes in our mouths to double their number. Those calculations are based on average numbers. The actual numbers may be even higher.
High in phosphate and calcium, cheese (and milk) helps neutralize the acid in the mouth, killing bacteria and preserving tooth enamel. This prevents cavities and gum disease. Chewing celery (or apples or carrots) produces saliva, neutralizing the bacteria Streptococcus mutans that causes cavities.
In fact, while brushing leaves bacteria behind, LISTERINE ZERO® is the alcohol-free mouthwash proven to kill 99.9% of bad breath germs1—making it an essential step in your patients' daily oral care regimen.
Streptococcus mutans is the bacteria you've probably heard the most about. It lives in your mouth, specifically on tooth surfaces and difficult-to-clean areas like pits and fissures on the teeth, and feeds on the sugars and starches you eat, leading to the formation of cavities.
Different oral infections can have different symptoms, but the most common ones are: Recurring bad breath. Bleeding or sore gums. Tooth, gum, or jaw pain.
Some of the most common diseases that impact our oral health include cavities (tooth decay), gum (periodontal) disease, and oral cancer. More than 40% of adults report having felt pain in their mouth within the last year, and more than 80% of people will have had at least one cavity by age 34.
Stress increases your risk for gum disease.
When your immune system is worn down by stress, the harmful bacteria in your mouth seize the opportunity to wreak havoc on your gums. Ultimately, this causes an infection of the gums known as gingivitis.
In general, periodontal bacteria can actively modulate the innate immune response and their products can provoke the inflammatory response, whether this is at oral or extra-oral sites.
Used in moderation, it can help improve oral health without causing any harm. It is generally not recommended by dentists to use mouthwash every day or even at all for the matter. Most dentists will recommend that you brush your teeth and floss on a daily basis but not many will tell you that you need to use mouthwash.
Research shows that antimicrobial LISTERINE® mouthwash kills oral bacteria within 30 seconds for a difference you will notice with continued use. In fact, the bacteria in plaque and saliva samples were killed within 30 seconds of coming into contact with LISTERINE® rinse. Don't give germs a fighting chance.
Aside from alcohol, studies also show that commercially available mouthwashes have low PH level or are highly acidic with acid levels that are almost the same as your household vinegar. This compounds the deleterious effect of the alcohol in your mouthwash by hastening the erosion of your tooth enamel.