Life in the fast lane: how to maintain good oral health when you're always on the go

Having a Healthy Smile!

Going to work takes a huge proportion of your waking day, so ensuring your oral health is often put to the back of your mind.

Maintaining good oral health when you live a busy lifestyle can be difficult but there are simple habits you can develop to make sure your working day doesn’t prove detrimental. To that end, here are a top five tips for maintaining good oral health in the workplace.

1. Drink plenty of water, as water really can do wonders for your oral healthcare.
2. Stop consuming those unhealthy snacks and instead choose a healthy alternative, such as; cheese, nuts or raw vegetables.
3. Chew sugar-free gum as it helps protect teeth and gums between meals.
4. Quite smoking, or at least cut down, as in addition to damaging your heart and lungs, smoking can have a huge impact on your teeth, gums and oral health as a whole.
5. Visit your dentist, as ignoring your oral healthcare can not only lead to problems with your teeth and gums, but has been frequently linked to other more serious medical conditions like diabetes, strokes and heart problems.

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