What would you think if you heard there was an ‘army’ of microbes living in your mouth waiting to fight back at your best efforts to keep your teeth clean and cavity-free? Sounds a little out there, right? Well, the idea is not so far-fetched, according to researchers at the…
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When you go to the dentist for a checkup and cleaning, you likely expect at least some portion of your visit to involve the not-so-pleasant manual scraping with mechanical tools to remove sticky plaque from your teeth. The very thought of having your teeth scraped may cause you to reschedule…