{"id":2155,"date":"2016-07-05T15:18:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T14:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwinnettsmiles.com\/?p=2155"},"modified":"2018-12-31T16:40:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T16:40:28","slug":"mens-oral-health-hygiene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/05\/mens-oral-health-hygiene\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Oral Health and Hygiene"},"content":{"rendered":"Men’s Oral Health and Hygiene<\/strong>\n\nNot everybody loves going to the dentist, and most of us probably know somebody who is always putting these visits off. There are many people guilty of this, but it seems as though men are more likely to miss out on their yearly or bi-yearly exam. It is important to keep up your oral health and hygiene.\n\nWomen Have the men Beat<\/strong>\n\n\u2022 A national poll reported women brush more frequently and longer than men do.\n\u2022 While 85% of women say they brush morning and night, 66% of men say they only brush in the mornings.\n\u2022 Women replace their toothbrushes more often than men.\n\nStudies have shown that having a history of mouth disease, particularly gum disease, means that you are more likely than those people with healthy gums to develop certain types of cancer. Types of cancer associated with gum diseases are kidney, pancreatic, and blood cancers. Because men are known to take less care of their oral hygiene, below are a few ways to be extra cautious with your oral health:\n\nBest Practices for your Oral Health<\/strong>\n\n\u2022 Best practices are to brush your teeth twice a day, but a third time never hurts. Make sure your brush for at least two minutes.\n\u2022 When purchasing toothpaste, try to make sure your toothpaste has fluoride.\n\u2022 After brushing, use mouthwash and make sure you floss daily.\n\u2022 If you brushed your teeth while being sick, make sure you replace your toothbrush. If you have made it 3 months without being sick, (congrats on staying healthy) it is now time for a new brush.\n\u2022 Many people visit the dentist once every 6 months, but make sure you are going at least once a year.\n\u2022 If you typically have bleeding gums after your brush or floss, have a dry-mouth due to certain types of medication, smoke or use chewing tobacco, or you are an active athlete, you should visit the dentist more regularly. These activities can put you at greater risk for having oral health issues.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Men’s Oral Health and Hygiene Not everybody loves going to the dentist, and most of us probably know somebody who is always putting these visits off. There are many people guilty of this, but it seems as though men are more likely to miss out on their yearly or bi-yearly exam. It is important to keep up your oral health and hygiene. Women Have the men Beat \u2022 A national poll reported women brush more frequently and longer than men do. \u2022 While 85% of women say they brush morning and night, 66% of men say they only brush in the mornings. \u2022 Women replace their toothbrushes more often than men. (Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2156,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[6,7,8,9,10],"class_list":["post-2155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lawrenceville-dentist","tag-dental-blog","tag-dentist","tag-healthy-teeth","tag-oral-health","tag-oral-health-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2155"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2876,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2155\/revisions\/2876"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}