Oral Health

Signs to replace a toothbrush

-At least every 3 months
-When toothbrush shows wear
-After having a communicable illness such as the cold

*A new brush is more effective at removing plaque*



Mouth Germs Quiz from WebMD

http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/rm-quiz-germs-your-mouth



Here is a video on choosing a toothbrush

More information on oral health internationally

http://www.who.int/oral_health/objectives/en/index.html

http://www.ifdh.org/

http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/science-research/global-oral-health

CDC on Salt

This is an informative link on salt intake in our daily diet.  The CDC explains how salt is an important part of our diet however many of us get more than enough in our diet and in excess salt can be harmful.







More Information:

http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/SaltMatters5/index.html

http://www.webmd.com/diet/low-sodium-diet-restaurants

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/sodium/sodium.htm

http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm181577.htm

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000109.htm