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I think Waterpiks are better for dental health than toothbrushes and floss combined (although I use ‘em all). They’re basically small-scale pressure washers tha
by cptvideo2 11y ago
I think Waterpiks are better for dental health than toothbrushes and floss combined (although I use ‘em all). They’re basically small-scale pressure washers that obliterate bacterial biofilms, which are the real cause of tooth decay and gum disease and bad breath. Your mouth feels a different kind of clean after 2 minutes with one of these things.
- vram22 11y agoDidn't know about biofilms (bacterial or other) earlier. The basic idea is intuitive (which is why I gargle with salt water regularly), but googled biofilm now and found a lot of info - it is complex. Thanks for mentioning it! Saw this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofilm#Biofilms_and_infectious_diseases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofilm#Biofilms_and_infectiou... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofilm#Dental_plaque https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofilm#Dental_plaque The article says: "Biofilms have been found to be involved in a wide variety of microbial infections in the body, by one estimate 80% of all infections"