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Seaweed better than toothpaste?

Microbes found on seaweed could provide an unexpected weapon in the fight against tooth decay, scientists have said.

They used an enzyme isolated from the marine bacterium Bacillus licheniformis which they were originally researching for cleaning ships’ hulls.

Newcastle University scientists claim that the enzyme can 'cut through' plaque on teeth and clean hard-to-reach areas.
 

 Taken from UK Daily Mail

Help stop your child's tooth decay

A major  risk factors for early childhood tooth decay is frequent and prolonged exposure of a baby’s teeth to liquids, such as fruit juice, milk or formula, which all contain sugar.  Tooth decay can occur very rapidly when a baby is put to bed with a bottle or sippy cup.

True or False....

Because gum disease is a bacterial infection, you can treat it with antibiotics

 FALSE

Research shows that antibiotics can be helpful in treating the disease 

but antibiotics alone will not cure your periodontal disease. 

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