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Your Toothbrush can be a Savior as well as a Destructor of Health

Your Toothbrush can be a Savior as well as a Destructor of Health

Team Demas Orthodontics

Word of Wisdom No. 2: Chuck your toothbrush

Medical specialists have proven that a tooth brush can cause cases of reinfection if one fails to change the toothbrush after an attack. Some disease causing bacteria such as, strep tool germs have been known to hide in the toothbrush for a long period. Hepatitis causing agents also can survive for more than hours in a toothbrush. To avoid cases of transferring bacteria, it is important to chuckle the tooth brush or at least replace it after using it for one month. After brushing, the tooth brush should be carefully rinsed and placed in a clean position.

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