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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>I read too much about the mouth microbiome. Sharing what I find. Not a dentist. Sometimes I&#39;m wrong — tell me.</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/emmajackson02227.bsky.social</link><title>@emmajackson02227.bsky.social -  Emma | Oral Health Nerd</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/emmajackson02227.bsky.social/post/3mwv5mwdk422l</link><description>Your mouth has its own microbiome.&#xA;&#xA;Trillions of bacteria live in a complex ecosystem.&#xA;&#xA;Most oral care products are designed to kill them all.&#xA;&#xA;That might be the problem.</description><pubDate>02 Oct 2026 10:21 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lwtawfaexhya6ebhjzx3cwhy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwv5mwdk422l</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/emmajackson02227.bsky.social/post/3mwtb75zbuc2i</link><description>The weirdest thing about bad breath is that it&#39;s often not a mouth problem. It&#39;s a bacterial balance problem. 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