Now, with the help of a Louisville, Kentucky tech startup, dental hygiene may go hand-in-hand with saving cash.

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It turns out -- this is serous -- that dental hygiene is actually very important for keeping your heart healthy.

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The brush is embedded with a Bluetooth chip that sends the sensory data to a mobile app that records your dental hygiene protocol.

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"There is a huge body of scientific evidence showing that tea can make a significant contribution to a healthy lifestyle, and in particular, in the areas of cardiovascular health and dental hygiene".

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But despite the incidence of tooth decay and erosion, the majority of youngsters do seem to be aware of the importance of dental hygiene - two thirds of them brush their teeth twice a day.

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