{"id":324,"date":"2020-03-20T09:17:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T09:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/?p=324"},"modified":"2021-01-19T13:05:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T13:05:57","slug":"world-oral-health-day-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/world-oral-health-day-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"World Oral Health Day 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Invisalign-smile-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Invisalign-smile-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Invisalign-smile-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Invisalign-smile-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Invisalign-smile-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Invisalign-smile-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Invisalign-smile-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year on 20 March, we celebrate World Oral Health Day on an international level. It is an opportunity to highlight and increase awareness of practising good oral hygiene and the significance of our oral health on our wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A healthy mouth allows us to protect\nour body and general health. Oral diseases such as tooth decay, mouth cancer\nand gum diseases, affect the way we live and can have detrimental impact on functions\nsuch as eating, drinking, smiling and speaking \u2013 which all of us do on a daily\nbasis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is that you can\ninfluence the development of oral diseases by making positive changes to your\nlifestyle and oral hygiene practices. Here are a few tips on how to improve\nyour oral health and keep your teeth and mouth healthy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Brush your teeth at least twice per day, taking\nthe time to brush thoroughly both their inside and outside surfaces. <\/li><li>Floss between your teeth, getting rid of food\nand plaque that may be stuck.<\/li><li>Be mindful of your diet and adopt a healthy\nlifestyle. Certain foods can play havoc with our teeth and gums; limit your\nsugar intake, sugary drinks and snack consumption. Quit smoking and include\nmore vegetables in your meals.<\/li><li>Schedule frequent dental check-ups with your\ndentist. Oral diseases can be prevented if spotted early; your dentist will be\nable to assess the condition of your mouth and teeth and advise on treatments\nto help keep them healthy.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year on 20 March, we celebrate World Oral Health Day on an international level. It is an opportunity to highlight and increase awareness of practising good oral hygiene and the significance of our oral health on our wellbeing. A healthy mouth allows us to protect our body and general health. Oral diseases such as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/world-oral-health-day-2020\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">World Oral Health Day 2020<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[27,28,7,26],"class_list":["post-324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-dental-health","tag-oral-diseases","tag-oral-hygiene","tag-world-oral-health-day"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalrooms.co.uk\/cosmetic-dentist-wimbledon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}