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Being able to clean your teeth well, and adding fluoride to toothpaste helped prevent dental cavities. Cavities caused the loss of teeth, and cavities could cause a type of infection known as an abscess. Before there were antibiotic drugs an abscess could make you sick and kill you. People that lost their teeth had trouble eating and talking. Toothpaste aided people in staying healthy, living longer, and your mouth smelled better.

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