Toothpastes don't just clean teeth anymore. They have special ingredients for preventing decay, plaque control, tartar control, whitening, gum care or helping sensitive teeth.

牙膏并不清洁牙齿，他们只是含有特殊物质预防龋坏，控制菌斑，增白，保护牙龈或者保护改善牙齿过敏。

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Ginkgo may also help control the transformation of cholesterol to plaque associated with the hardening of arteries, and can relax constricted blood vessels.

银杏也有助于控制胆固醇向血小板的转换，并可舒缓收缩的血管。血小板与动脉的硬化有关。

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These findings indicated that continuously using fluoride-coated dental floss could reduce the quantity of plaque, S% and effectively control gingival inflammation.

使用含氟牙线不但能有效地控制牙齿邻面菌斑，减轻牙龈炎症，而且能明显抑制牙周致病菌。

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James Nicoll, a neuropathologist at the University of Southampton, performed autopsies on nine patients who received a plaque-removing vaccine Elan and Wyeth tried in an earlier trial. (Side effects torpedoed that approach.) He found that the vaccine patients had dramatic reductions in plaque compared to a control group.

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