{"id":4797,"date":"2022-06-21T20:38:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=4797"},"modified":"2022-06-21T20:38:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:38:04","slug":"what-modern-dentists-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/21\/what-modern-dentists-say\/","title":{"rendered":"What Modern Dentists Say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-30\">The American Dental Association does not endorse oil pulling for oral health.  In a position statement, the ADA said that there\u2019s no credible science showing that oil pulling is a way to reduce plaque or\u00a0lessen your likelihood of cavities. However, that one small study from India indicates that oil pulling might combat plaque buildup.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way to maintain a healthy mouth, according to the ADA, is to\u00a0brush twice a day with toothpaste that contains fluoride.  You should brush for two minutes at a time, and\u00a0floss (clean between your teeth)\u00a0at least once a day. Avoiding tobacco is also important for oral and overall health, the ADA says.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-34\">Modern science has established a link between oral health and overall health. The condition that causes tooth decay,\u00a0periodontitis, is linked with other health conditions like cardiovascular disease and pneumonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-36\">So, there very well may be merit to the ancient Ayurvedic idea that caring for your teeth\u2014including with oil pulling\u2014can improve your overall health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Dental Association does not endorse oil pulling for oral health. In a position statement, the ADA said that there\u2019s no credible science showing that oil pulling is a way to reduce plaque or\u00a0lessen your likelihood of cavities. However, that one small study from India indicates that oil pulling might combat plaque buildup.3 The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[742],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4797"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}