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How to avoid bad breath<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83e\uddb7  Eat detergent Foods (DF)
\ud83e\uddb7  Brush your tongue every time you brush your teeth.
\ud83e\uddb7  Avoid sugary foods and drinks.
\ud83e\uddb7  Floss at least once a day.
\ud83e\uddb7  Drink lots of water.
\ud83e\uddb7  Brush teeth at least twice a day.
\ud83e\uddb7  Chew on mint\/parsley leaves or cloves.
\ud83e\uddb7  Use baking soda or hydrogen peroxide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Believe it or not<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

There are actually food that help clean your teeth when you eat.
The are called Detergent
Foods (DF). DF are usually hard, firm or crispy-ish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to Eat Detergent Foods<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Eat these in moderation as most do contain their own sugars and fats. DF are not a substitute for brushing \/ flossing. Follow a good oral hygiene regime. Try to eat DF after a meal. They should be eaten last.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Examples of DF Foods<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Celery, Carrots, Apples, Cucumber, Cheese, Lettuce.
Eating these foods help remove plaque, old foods and any other film that may be on or between your teeth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to avoid bad breath \ud83e\uddb7  Eat detergent Foods (DF)\ud83e\uddb7  Brush your tongue every time you brush your teeth.\ud83e\uddb7  Avoid sugary foods and drinks.\ud83e\uddb7  Floss at least once a day.\ud83e\uddb7  Drink lots of water.\ud83e\uddb7  Brush teeth at least twice a day.\ud83e\uddb7  Chew on mint\/parsley leaves or cloves.\ud83e\uddb7  Use baking soda or hydrogen peroxide. Believe it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental-health","category-gum-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesmilecentrebarbados.com\/SmileSmarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesmilecentrebarbados.com\/SmileSmarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesmilecentrebarbados.com\/SmileSmarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesmilecentrebarbados.com\/SmileSmarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesmilecentrebarbados.com\/SmileSmarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/thesmilecentrebarbados.com\/SmileSmarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167,"href":"https:\/\/thesmilecentrebarbados.com\/SmileSmarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions\/167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesmilecentrebarbados.com\/SmileSmarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesmilecentrebarbados.com\/SmileSmarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesmilecentrebarbados.com\/SmileSmarts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}