This is an easy home remedy to keep tooth clean and to alleviate any discomfort. Add a quarter to half-teaspoon of table salt to warm water. Gently rinse area a few times to remove any filling debris and food particles. Repeat after each meal or eating. We don’t recommend using a water pic or other type of brushing device as this could irritate and even do more damage to tooth or remaining filling.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammation of joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which immune system attacks normal tissues as if they were invading antibodies. Rheumatoid arthritis also causes inflammation of tissues around joints and other organs of body. The hands and feet are most affected areas of rheumatoid arthritis although it can also affect any joint lined by a membrane. Rheumatoid arthritis is referred to as a systematic illness and sometimes called rheumatoid disease.

Rheumatoid arthritis manifests itself over a period of a few months. However, for some, disease appears overnight. Accelerated onset of rheumatoid arthritis does not mean individual is at greater risk of progression of disease. Rheumatoid arthritis can lasts for years without symptoms. But rheumatoid arthritis is an illness that progresses and has potential to cause joint destrution and functional disability. Usually, patients suffer cycles from severe to light symptoms. In terms of statistics, rheumatoid arthritis is three times more common in women than in men. It also besets people of all races equally. Rheumatoid arthritis can begin at any age but most often start in early forties.

What causes rheumatoid arthritis? The truth is, its cause is still unknown. Viruses, bacteria, and fungi have long been suspected but none has been proven to be cause. The cause of rheumatoid arthritis has been focus of different research activities. There are some scientists who believe that tendency to develop rheumatoid arthritis may be genetically inherited while others believe that certain factors in environment might elicit immune system to attack body's own tissue components. This attack results to inflammation in various organs such as lungs or eyes.

Researchers have also found that environmental factors may also play a role in cause of rheumatoid arthritis. In fact, scientists reported that smoking tobacco increases risk in development of rheumatoid arthritis.