Besides continuing to brush and floss each day, there are some other things to remember in order to keep a healthy mouth when you\u2019re sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you want to be extra safe, it may be a good idea to replace your toothbrush. Germs from the flu can live on a surface for up to 72 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some cough drops contain sugar, which we know is not good for our dental health. When buying cough drops, be sure to buy sugar-free cough drops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your medication is causing your mouth to dry out, you want to make sure you drink plenty of water to help wash away harmful bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is important to practice good dental hygiene every day of the year. Besides at-home hygiene, scheduling visits to the dentist office is important for keeping a healthy mouth. If you are due for a cleaning, schedule an appointment<\/a> with Dr. Koops in Beachwood, OH<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If your medication is causing your mouth to dry out, you want to make sure you drink plenty of water to help wash away harmful bacteria.<\/p>\n It is important to practice good dental hygiene every day of the year. Besides at-home hygiene, scheduling visits to the dentist office is important for keeping a healthy mouth. If you are due for a cleaning, schedule an appointment<\/a> with Dr. Koops in Beachwood, OH<\/a> today.<\/p> (Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,5,40],"tags":[137,157,3,139,158,15,149],"class_list":["post-2370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental-care","category-oral-health","category-oral-hygiene","tag-beachwood-oh-dentist","tag-caring-for-your-mouth-when-youre-sick","tag-dental-health","tag-dentist-in-beachwood-oh","tag-keeping-your-mouth-healthy","tag-oral-health","tag-proper-dental-hygiene"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3552,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370\/revisions\/3552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}