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cleaning your teeth helps prevent plaque
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buildup and the damage to teeth and gums
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caused by the bacteria contains but are
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you using the best toothbrush for the
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job in 2014 the Cochrane oral health
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group published a review of over 50
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studies in which participants removal of
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plaque and reduction in gingivitis
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commonly known as gum disease was
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assessed after they were randomly given
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a manual or electric toothbrush the
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review found that an electric toothbrush
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provided greater benefit to oral hygiene
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and health than a manual toothbrush
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after three months the prevalence of
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gingivitis was reduced by eleven percent
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in the group using electric toothbrushes
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and they had as much as twenty one
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percent less Clark than those using a
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manual toothbrush so if you don't have
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an electric toothbrush it might be time
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to make the switch and while you're at
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it always remember to floss
