Did you know that 75% of all American adults have periodontal disease and do not even know it?
Did you know that there are billions of germs in our mouth, more than there are people on the earth? That’s a lot isn’t it?
Did you know that a third of the people in the US do not eat their favorite food or smile because of dental problems?
Did you know that 50% of American children will have a cavity between the ages of 5 and 9?
Did you know that 51 million hours of school are missed each year due to dental issues?

Pretty sobering, eh?

We have been struggling with a couple of our children’s oral care habits. No matter what we say nothing seems to get through to them, until recently one of my older daughters was explaining in detail what happened to teeth when the dirt, sugar and germs broke down the tooth. That particular child said, “Really?” Then took off to brush his teeth. A break through? Maybe, but I have my doubts so that is why we are participating in LISTERINE® and REACH® Healthy Habits for a Lifetime Oral Care Challenge!

Our current routine is to brush 2x/day, morning and night and floss at night too. But some days the day gets away from us and half of us haven't brushed our teeth until lunch time! Or we stay up late and everyone just wants to crash. I want us to be diligent in caring for our teeth, after all we only get one set and who wants dentures!? If you have gotten slack in your oral care, I encourage you to participate in this healthy habits oral care challenge with us!

For the next few weeks we are committing to brush, floss and rinse 2x/day everyday to improve our oral care and instill #healthyhabits by showing not just telling our children to brush their teeth, which we were doing already but this is to help our stragglers! Look for an update in the not so near future as to how we did in this oral challenge, like around March 16th.

Remember, if you choose to tweet about this LISTERINE® and REACH® Healthy Habits for a Lifetime Oral Care Challenge, please use the hashtag #healthyhabits

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