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Konsumen dituntut untuk jeli, dan membaca keterangan yang tertera pada kemasan menjadi suatu hal yang wajib. Jangan asal beli karena termakan iklan. Pemilihan pasta gigi sebetulnya bersifat individual, karena pasta gigi yang baik untuk teman Anda belum tentu cocok dengan kebutuhan dan kondisi gigi mulut Anda.
Rata-rata pasta gigi yang beredar di pasaran mengandung fluor, yang penting untuk melindungi gigi dari karies. Namun pada jumlah yang berlebih, fluor malah dapat menyebabkan kerusakan email (fluorosis/molted enamel) terutama pada anak yang berada dalam masa tumbuh kembang, dan juga bersifat toksik. Banyak negara yang sudah menurunkan batas maksimal kandungan fluoride yang diperbolehkan dalam pasta gigi. Di negara-negara Eropa, Australia dan New Zealand kandungan fluoride berkisar antara 250-500 ppm, terutama karena di negara tersebut air minum sudah difluoridasi (mengandung fluor), sedangkan di Indonesia kandungan fluor dalam pasta gigi diperkirakan masih besar yakni antara 800-1500 ppm.
Oleh karena itu, untuk anak-anak di bawah usia 4 tahun atau anak-anak yang masih belum bisa meludah, direkomendasikan untuk menggunakan pasta gigi khusus anak-anak dan dampingi anak Anda selama menyikat gigi. Anak di bawah usia tersebut rata-rata belum bisa mengontrol refleks menelan, sedangkan pasta gigi yang tertelan dalam jumlah banyak dapat menyebabkan keracunan. Pasta gigi yang digunakan tidak perlu banyak-banyak, cukup di bagian ujung sikat gigi. Perasa sintetik mungkin ampuh untuk menarik minat anak menyikat gigi, namun belum tentu aman bila tertelan.
Bahan lain yang perlu diperhatikan kandungannya dalam sikat gigi adalah Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, yang membuat pasta gigi berbusa saat disikat. Tidak sedikit orang yang menganggap bahwa pasta gigi yang berbusa banyak lebih baik, karena dianggap lebih bersih dan segar. Padahal dalam konsentrasi di atas ambang minimum, SLS juga bersifat toksik dan iritatif. Sebab itu pilih pasta gigi dengan kandungan SLS yang rendah. Pada suatu laporan yang dipublikasikan di Journal of The American College of Toxicology menyatakan konsentrasi SLS sebesar 10-30% pada produk peralatan mandi dapat menyebabkan iritasi yang cukup berat.
Selektiflah dalam memilih pasta gigi yang mengklaim produknya dapat memutihkan gigi, karena produk tersebut umumnya menggunakan bahan abrasif yang dapat membuat gigi sensitif. Khusus untuk gigi sensitif, konsumen dapat menggunakan pasta gigi yang mengandung Potassium nitrate yang berfungsi untuk mengurangi sensitivitas gigi dengan menghambat transmisi stimulus rasa sakit ke pulpa gigi. Namun belum tentu berhasil pada semua kasus, bergantung juga pada apa yang menjadi penyebab gigi menjadi sensitif.
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. Its creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
