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Oral Hygiene

What is Good Oral Hygiene
Good oral hygiene results in a mouth that looks and smells healthy. This means:

Your teeth are clean and free of debris
Gums are pink and do not hurt or bleed when you brush or floss
Bad breath is not a constant problem

If your gums do hurt or bleed while brushing or flossing, or you are experiencing persistent bad breath, see your dentist. Any of these conditions may indicate a problem.

Your dentist or can help you learn good oral hygiene techniques and can help point out areas of your mouth that may require extra attention during brushing and flossing.

How is Good Oral Hygiene Practiced?
Maintaining good oral hygiene is one of the most important things you can do for your teeth and gums. Healthy teeth not only enable you to look and feel good, they make it possible to eat and speak properly. Good oral health is important to your overall well-being.

Daily preventive care, including proper brushing and flossing, will help stop problems before they develop and is much less painful, expensive, and worrisome than treating conditions that have been allowed to progress.

In between regular visits to the dentist, there are simple steps that each of us can take to greatly decrease the risk of developing tooth decay and gum disease and other dental problems. These include:

Brushing thoroughly twice a day and flossing daily
Eating a balanced diet and limiting snacks between meals
Using dental products that contain fluoride, including toothpaste
Rinsing with a fluoride mouthrinse if your dentist tells you to
Making sure that your children under 12 drink fluoridated water or take a fluoride supplement if they live in a non-fluoridated area.

Many women have a long, detailed list full of the qualities they desire in a man, and this can backfire because there is no such thing as a “perfect” man. There is, however, a man who is perfect for you. When you look at your list of desired qualities, a few should jump out at you as non negotiables. Maybe it’s very important to you that the man you’re with want children, or maybe you are looking for a guy who is responsible and financially secure. Whatever your must haves are, if he’s the One, you won’t have to bend or ever feel like you’re settling. Sometimes though, it’s best to throw the list away and let nature (or God) take it’s course!

Ways To Tell If He’s The One:

1. He shares the same passion for Christ as you. You’re not unequally yoked. When it comes to your relationship, God is first. He respects your morals and values and doesn’t try to force or encourage you to stray away from them.

2. He accepts you for who you are right now, not who you want to be and never tries to change you. Are you able to be your authentic self 24/7 with him? We’re talking bad days, good days, and yep, pms days. We all have those sides to ourselves that we might not be too proud of, things we’d rather hide, and maybe even a slew of annoying habits, but you should never have to fake it in a relationship. You’ll know he is the one if he not only sticks around through it all, but falls in love with you even more.

3. You trust him. I’m not just talking about commitment, although that is a huge part of the equation as well. Trust goes well beyond cheating. Do you trust him enough to share your life with him and to begin looking at the world as a team? Are you comfortable sharing your goals and dreams with him, no matter how far fetched they may seem, and more importantly, do you trust that he’ll support you in any way that he can? Are you open to his views and hopes for the future as well? Think of trust like the foundation of the life you’re building together…if it’s shaky, everything else will be too .

4. He’s your best friend. I hate to sound cheesy, but the best marriages are the ones where the couple would count their partner as not only a lover, but their best friend as well. They don’t just love each other…they like each other. A lot. This doesn’t mean that you ditch your girls and expect him to cancel his weekly basketball game in order to go shopping with you. It simply means that he’s the first person you call when you need to talk something out or have big news to share. Additionally, it means that you genuinely enjoy spending time together and experiencing the in between moments of life in each others company.

culled from www.theprayingwoman.com