Preventive techniques and healthy habits are vital to good
oral and overall health. Below are several oral health education pieces offered
by the MDA. Learn more about these materials, find additional resources and
order materials online.
Your Mouth Is Talking
The importance of oral health reaches far beyond your mouth. Research has
shown links between gum disease and other significant health conditions. For
example: Prenatal Care, Heart Disease and Diabetes Management. As you age, your
health needs and risks change. The same is true with your mouth. At each stage
of life there are important preventive maintenance guidelines to improve your
oral health – which can improve your total health
- Includes Your Mouth by the Decades for Early Childhood, Kids and
Teens, Adults, Older Adults.
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Your Mouth Is Talking |
Your Mouth Is Talking Materials
Stop the Pop
Soft drinks, juices and sports drinks provide huge amounts of sugars to many
diets, and drinking too much can cause tooth decay and harm your health. Learn
how these beverages can cause tooth decay and what you can do to prevent it and
improve your health.
- Soft drinks are a problem not only for what they contain (acid and
sugar), but for what they push out of the diet, including vitamins, minerals
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Stop the Pop Materials
Parents and caregivers make the difference in children
getting a good start with oral health. Help ensure a healthy smile for your
child by creating good habits from an early age, such as regular brushing, good
nutrition, visits to the dentist and other decay prevention techniques.
- Increasing evidence suggests that maternal gingivitis and periodontitis
may be a risk factor for preterm birth and other adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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Start Right Materials