Stop The Rot! Stop Telling Children “Brush Your Teeth”

Dr. Garth Petitt’s new book, Stop the Rot, presents parents with the medical studies that now prove that gum disease is an indicator of more serious ailments, including heart disease, and offers instruction on using a full oral hygiene program to not only stop the rot but to gain better health. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) December 31, 2008 - Dr. Garth Petitt’s first book, Sensational Smiles, was written for readers to bring their attention to the importance of using a full oral hygiene regimen to prevent the easily preventable oral diseases such as tooth decay, gum diseases, bad breath and stained teeth. His new book, Stop the Rot, goes one step further. He presents parents with the medical studies that now prove that gum disease is an indicator of more serious ailments, including heart disease, and offers instruction on using a full oral hygiene program to not only stop the rot but to gain better health.

Typical oral health education traditionally relies on the old adage “brush your teeth” to maintain good oral health. Oral health educator Dr. Garth Pettit says that this habit, begun in the 15th century, has actually been proven not to eliminate preventable oral diseases. He maintains that it’s this instruction that has created the demand for not only dental services but general health visits as well. “If people were taught from an early age to care for their entire mouth there would be less need for not only those dreaded visits to the dentist’s office but would certainly affect visits to other doctors as well,” he says.

Dr. Petitt says that as long as parents, along with any schools that have oral health education programs, base their children’s smiles on the instruction “brush your teeth” are making a big mistake. Parents and teachers who care about the general health of children will be intrigued to learn that taking care of one’s entire mouth prevents more than just gum disease. It prevents other more serious diseases as well so why not learn good habits from a young age?

Stop the Rot not only presents the new scientific evidence that brushing is not enough but offers parents and readers of any age an easy-to-understand program they can use themselves and teach to children. Dr. Petitt’s adaptation of the “treat your whole mouth” school of thought is a complete oral hygiene program that not only cleans mouth surfaces but leaves the teeth, gums and tongue surfaces fully protected against easily preventable oral and other general health-related diseases.

Dr. Garth Pettit was raised and educated in South Australia. He was in private dental practice in Australia and the UK before retiring. Since his retirment he has been tirelessly researching oral healthcare. He has discovered the shocking lack of updated educational resources available in treating preventable oral diseases, particularly pertaining to children and teenagers. He continues to advocate better mouthcare for people of every age.

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