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As well as brushing your teeth regularly with fluoride toothpaste dental experts recommend that you also clean between your teeth using one of the dental floss, tape or interdental brushes that are widely available.  This helps to remove particles of food that can get stuck between your teeth and under your gum line, which can provide ideal breeding places for harmful bacteria such as plaque (one of the main causes of tooth decay and gum disease).  Some people can find dental floss difficult to... 

Teeth come in many different shapes and sizes, and they help us to break down food so that it is ready to pass through to our stomachs and digestive systems.  Teeth also help us to talk and give out faces their unique structure, so they are very important to many aspects of our lives and should be looked after so that they can continue to work hard for us. Keep teeth clean with regular brushing   Tooth decay and gum disease can occur as particulars of food get stuck between the teeth and bacteria...