{"id":5891,"date":"2024-05-06T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T23:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yourhealthyourpharmacy.co.uk\/?p=5891"},"modified":"2024-05-15T08:30:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T07:30:49","slug":"are-you-at-increased-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourhealthyourpharmacy.co.uk\/are-you-at-increased-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you at increased risk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dry mouth &#8211;<\/strong> Saliva plays a key role in preventing tooth decay. Medications for conditions such as depression, epilepsy, asthma or high blood pressure can cause reduced saliva flow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reduced dexterity &#8211;<\/strong> Challenges with dexterity can make it harder to effectively remove plaque. Plaque contains bacteria, which play an essential role in the development of tooth decay and gum disease.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lifestyle factors &#8211;<\/strong> High sugar diet, smoking, stress and pregnancy\u00a0 can all have an impact on oral health.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A good oral care routine at home will help to keep teeth and gums healthy. Speak with your GP or pharmacist if you have any concerns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=index-269.html><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5892 size-large\" src=index-270.html alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top tips from dentist, Dr Julia Hurry, on how to look after your teeth:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brush <strong>twice a day<\/strong> with a <strong>fluoride toothpaste<\/strong>, <strong>at night <\/strong>and on <strong><strong>one other occasion<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Spit don\u2019t rinse<\/strong> after toothbrushing to avoid washing the fluoride protection away<\/li>\n<li>A fluoride mouthrinse such as<a href=index-271.html> Colgate<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> FluoriGard Daily Rinse* used at a different time to toothbrushing will <strong><strong>help to prevent tooth decay<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ensure you <strong>clean every surface of each tooth<\/strong> and the <strong>gumline<\/strong> thoroughly<\/li>\n<li>Change your toothbrush <strong>every 3 months<\/strong> to <strong><strong>prevent worn bristles<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A toothpaste with an <strong>anti-bacterial technology<\/strong> such as Colgate<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Total can <strong><strong>help prevent the build-up of plaque bacteria on teeth and gums<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A medicated mouthrinse such as <a href=index-271.html>Colgate<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> PerioGard CHX Mouthwash will help <strong>fight the cause of gum problems<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Always read the label<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n   ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dry mouth &#8211; Saliva plays a key role in preventing tooth decay. Medications for conditions such as depression, epilepsy, asthma or high blood pressure can&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6290,"featured_media":5893,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[207],"tags":[430],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yourhealthyourpharmacy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5891"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yourhealthyourpharmacy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yourhealthyourpharmacy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourhealthyourpharmacy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6290"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourhealthyourpharmacy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5891"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourhealthyourpharmacy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5896,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourhealthyourpharmacy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5891\/revisions\/5896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourhealthyourpharmacy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yourhealthyourpharmacy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourhealthyourpharmacy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourhealthyourpharmacy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}