{"id":1527,"date":"2025-01-22T21:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T21:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/dental-care-blog\/can-cavities-spread-through-kisses\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T21:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T21:31:10","slug":"can-cavities-spread-through-kisses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/dental-care-blog\/can-cavities-spread-through-kisses\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Cavities Spread Through Kisses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/kissing-cavities-2025_543.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"543\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/kissing-cavities-2025_543.jpg 543w, https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/kissing-cavities-2025_543-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/01\/kissing-cavities-2025_543-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>HARMFUL ORAL BACTERIA<\/b> reproduces very quickly, which is why it matters so much that we brush twice a day and floss daily. A clean, healthy mouth will contain between a thousand to a hundred thousand bacteria on the surface of each tooth. Without diligent brushing and flossing, those numbers can quickly explode into the millions and even billions.<\/p>\n<h3>Our Oral Bacteria<\/h3>\n<p>The average person has between 34 and 72 different strains of oral bacteria in their mouths. Once a new one is introduced, it&#8217;s usually there to stay. Each person has different bacteria, which is how kissing or even something as simple as sharing drinks can introduce new strains of bacteria. <\/p>\n<h3>Kids&#8217; Immune Systems<\/h3>\n<p>This is a bigger problem for kids than adults. Little kids&#8217; immune systems aren&#8217;t used to dealing with adult levels of oral bacteria. Too many kisses from adult relatives (or simply letting them have sips from adult relatives&#8217; drinks) could leave them more vulnerable to cavities. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LAyTphEBrxQ?rel=0\" width=\"543\" height=\"305\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Protecting Kids From Oral Bacteria<\/h3>\n<p>Fortunately, it&#8217;s easy to avoid sharing bacteria with a child; keep those kisses to their cheek and give them their own drinks and utensils. (This is a good idea even for adults who always brush twice a day for the full two minutes and floss daily.) Also, only clean a dropped pacifier in the sink. <\/p>\n<h3>Keep Your Oral Bacteria Under Control<\/h3>\n<p>No matter your age or who you kiss, it&#8217;s essential to maintain good oral health habits. Bacteria isn&#8217;t going to take a day off from multiplying if you skip brushing and flossing. In addition to twice-daily brushing and daily flossing, professional cleanings every six months will help you keep your teeth and gums healthy. <\/p>\n<h4>We love our patients of all ages!<\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #d9d9d9;\">The content on this blog is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health providers with questions you may have regarding medical conditions.<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>HARMFUL ORAL BACTERIA<\/b> reproduces very quickly, which is why it matters so much&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[176,273,274,275],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[112,1276,565,347,348,1074,366,614,426,1277,351,473,1278,427,1279,1280,91,708,1077,1281],"class_list":["post-1527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-dental-posts","category-general-dental","category-pediatric","category-176","category-273","category-274","category-275","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1527"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1527"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/hudsonhighlandsdentistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}