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Oral Hygiene
"Oral health is an essential component of health throughout life. Poor oral health and untreated oral diseases and conditions can have a significant impact on quality of life. They can affect the most basic human needs, including the ability to eat and drink, swallow, maintain proper nutrition, smile, and communicate."-- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial ResearchWhy is good oral hygiene so important?It takes more than just brushing and flossing…The mouth is the doorway to our body and its first line of defense. It performs more essential functions than any other part in the body.- It provides protection from harmful bacteria getting into our blood stream and lungs
- It lubricates itself to allow us to swallow and to speak
- It holds the tools we need to chew and begin the digestive process for our food
- Participates in the breathing process - our most basic bodily function
When your mouth is unhealthy, your body will feel the effects in many ways-and your health in general, will suffer. The best way to attain and maintain good oral hygiene is to use the tools available through MedActive.How is good oral hygiene practiced?Maintaining good oral hygiene is one of the most important things you can do for your teeth and gums. Use of a powerful stannous fluoride rinse is the optimal response to practicing good oral hygiene. Following a rigorous daily oral hygiene protocol is much less painful, expensive, and worrisome than treating conditions that have been allowed to progress.In addition to defense and lubrication, MedActive® Patient-Friendly™ Oral Relief Rinse can be used to provide relief from oral discomfort associated with prescription medication use, cancer treatment, certain syndromes and conditions like HIV/AIDS, Sjögren's, Syndrome and many others. These secondary infections include:- Dry mouth (Xerostomia)
- Oral thrush (Candidiasis)
- Periodontal Disease
- Salivary Gland Dysfunction
- Mouth Sores
- Bleeding Gums
Maintaining good oral hygiene, which includes proper brushing, rinsing, gargling, and flossing with safe and effective MedActive® Oral Relief Products, will go a long way in keeping both the mouth and teeth healthy and bacteria-free.How do I commit to a daily oral hygiene routine?Sustaining patient commitment to a daily oral protocol-compliance-is a critically important medical objective. All Patient-Friendly™ Oral Relief Products are carefully formulated to deliver a consistently pleasant taste and mouthfeel experience to encourage protocol compliance. In addition to containing saliva enhancing, cleansing, lubricating, moisturizing, and protective ingredients, Patient-Friendly™ Oral Relief Products feature flavors and mouthfeel elements that form the cornerstone to achieving high patient compliance.Why is saliva so important to maintaining good oral hygiene?Saliva consists primarily of water, but also contains enzymes and other proteins, small organic molecules, electrolytes and constituents of non-salivary origin. Saliva provides a "first-line-of defense" against chemical, mechanical and infectious attacks.Insufficient saliva production leads to a breakdown of one of the bodies most important immune system defenses - which leads to a snowball effect in terms of resultant oral complications and harmful impacts to general health. Increases in the incidence and severity of Caries, Oral thrush, Pneumonia, Mucositis, Gingivitis and other health issues that originate in the mouth are clinically established outcomes of Xerostomia (Dry mouth).Saliva provides a vital source of defense and protection in the mouth. Utilizing Patient-Friendly™ Oral Relief Products with moisturizing, lubricating, and saliva enhancing ingredients ensures optimal saliva production and protection. Optimal saliva production is important to achieving and maintaining good oral hygiene.
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