{"id":235,"date":"2023-03-02T23:57:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T23:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blisingredidev.wpengine.com\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2025-07-02T10:45:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:45:32","slug":"dental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/health-areas\/dental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"235\" class=\"elementor elementor-235\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dcede1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"8dcede1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ef3171 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7ef3171\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4d9a86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c4d9a86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db3d08c ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"db3d08c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3193665 border-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3193665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dental HEALTH<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee665c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ee665c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Good dental hygiene is just one part of the equation for healthy teeth and gums. For optimal protection, <\/span><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">probiotics can balance and restore the oral microbiome.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4010ecf elementor-hidden-mobile ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"4010ecf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c26a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61c26a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1732\" height=\"1155\" 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18d3bc2 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"18d3bc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2bf38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad2bf38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Restoring and maintaining healthy teeth and gums<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26fc4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e26fc4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Ever had that fuzzy feeling on the surface of your teeth? That\u2019s plaque. It\u2019s a sticky layer of bacteria. Eating high sugar foods can accelerate plaque growth as it feeds the pathogenic bacteria, creating acid. <\/span><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Over time, this acid breaks down tooth enamel, eroding teeth and advancing to periodontitis (gum disease).<\/span><\/p><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">The inflammation caused by periodontitis is a catalyst for the site becoming more anaerobic. These changes cause the oral microbiome to now favour the growth of pathogenic bacteria, shifting it from a symbiotic environment to dysbiosis.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Dysbiosis has far-reaching impact beyond oral health, with links to systemic infections such as cardio vascular disease, diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, and Alzheimer\u2019s disease.*<\/span><\/p><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><em><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">*Preethi Sudhakara, Abishek Gupta, Anshumouli Bhardwaj<\/span> <span class=\"S1PPyQ\">and Aruni Wilson 2018. Oral Dysbiotic Communities and Their Implications in Systemic Diseases, Dentistry Journal.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb0f863 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"cb0f863\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f716b63 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"f716b63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65cbd6b border-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65cbd6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our changing understanding of gum disease<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6fee6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6fee6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Recently there&#8217;s been an industry-wide shift in the understanding of gum disease. <\/span><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">For many years, dentists treated gum disease as if it were a condition caused by poor oral hygiene.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">While brushing and flossing habits do play a role in the development of gum issues, periodontal disease is actually caused by bacteria. By outnumbering the bad bacteria with good bacteria, teeth and gums stay healthy and protected.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565ae58 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"565ae58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/blis-m18\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6867dd9 elementor-hidden-mobile ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6867dd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73456df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73456df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-582\" alt=\"Understanding gum disease\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-6.png 1250w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-6-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-6-1024x660.png 1024w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-6-768x495.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab1b899 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ab1b899\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e4f165 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"5e4f165\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec91ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ec91ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GOOD BACTERIA CREATES HEALTHY TEETH &amp; GUMS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eca231 uael-ba-label-hover uael-ba-halign-flex-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-ba-slider\" data-id=\"4eca231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-ba-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-before-after-slider\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-ba-container\" data-move-on-hover=\"no\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\" data-offset=\"0.5\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uael-before-img\" style=\"position: absolute\" src=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bad-bacteria.jpg\" alt=\"Before\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"uael-after-img\" src=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/good-bacteria.jpg\" alt=\"After\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-854af02 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"854af02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a11530 elementor-hidden-mobile ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"9a11530\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1123541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1123541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1420\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-626\" alt=\"How dental probiotics can help\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5-3.png 1420w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5-3-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5-3-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5-3-768x573.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61702dd ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"61702dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93702dc border-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93702dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Dental probiotics can help<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c571f26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c571f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Probiotics in dental healthcare has recently come into the spotlight through research showing the benefits of balancing and strengthening the oral microbiota.* This growing area of research builds on the idea that plaque management is more effective through the use of good bacteria to stabilise the natural and beneficial microbiota, as part of preventative care.<\/p><p><i>*Devine DA &amp; Marsh PD. Prospects for the development of probiotics and prebiotics for oral applications. J Oral Microbiol 2009; 1:1<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af968bf elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af968bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/blis-m18\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37fc145 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"37fc145\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cde04f ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"8cde04f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56422b border-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e56422b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How BLIS M18\u2122 &amp; BLIS K12\u2122 can help<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f15c5b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f15c5b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BLIS M18\u2122 (<em>Streptococcus salivarius<\/em> M18) is native to the oral microbiome and proven to inhibit a number of pathogens linked with teeth and gum issues. Independent studies have shown BLIS M18\u2122 to be effective at slowing down plaque build up, reducing sulcular bleeding, and reducing inflammatory response.<\/p><p>BLIS K12\u2122 (<em>Streptococcus salivarius<\/em> K12) has been shown to be effective against halitosis (bad breath) with a 2016 study showing subjects who used BLIS K12\u2122 with normal brushing and flossing had a greater halitosis improvement than those that did not.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4535b elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cb4535b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/probiotic-portfolio\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-547836d elementor-hidden-mobile ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"547836d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-091ab32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"091ab32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/immune-health.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e98f976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e98f976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1420\" height=\"1060\" src=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/11-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-632\" alt=\"BLIS K12 fights bad breath\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/11-1.png 1420w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/11-1-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/11-1-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/11-1-768x573.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3962620 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3962620\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4abc790 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"4abc790\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57bbf44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57bbf44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BLIS M18\u2122 is proven to help improve<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be6a7c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"be6a7c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d4f3ed ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6d4f3ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d121998 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d121998\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d77c964 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d77c964\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e388c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e388c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1593\" height=\"1593\" src=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-704\" alt=\"Tick icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE.png 1593w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1593px) 100vw, 1593px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818b14d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"818b14d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Gum \/ Periodontal Disease<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3578c91 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3578c91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8e86b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea8e86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1593\" height=\"1593\" src=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-704\" alt=\"Tick icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE.png 1593w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1593px) 100vw, 1593px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b31e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b31e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Plaque REDUCTION<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e221ab ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"8e221ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3044c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3044c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1593\" height=\"1593\" src=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-704\" alt=\"Tick icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE.png 1593w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1593px) 100vw, 1593px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15bfcb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15bfcb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Sulcular Bleeding<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f85b27b ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"f85b27b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c6463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2c6463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1593\" height=\"1593\" src=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-704\" alt=\"Tick icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE.png 1593w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1593px) 100vw, 1593px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721636f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"721636f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">Caries Development<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52f5547 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"52f5547\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e073ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e073ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1593\" height=\"1593\" src=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-704\" alt=\"Tick icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE.png 1593w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blis.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TICK-FOR-WEBSITE-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1593px) 100vw, 1593px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-890d1fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"890d1fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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