Having yellow teeth decay, bad breath or may be due to improper cleaning mouth.
Not everyone knows what is the best technique for brushing teeth and when attending the dentist may be too late or too painful. In this article we give some tips for effective oral hygiene.
Tips for brushing
Before turning to the brushing technique we’d like you to meet some “general” recommendations to help you have a clean, healthy and fresh mouth … and you avoid having to go to the dentist:
Brushing twice a day
Some doctors suggest that should be three, but to start with two is more than good.
When? In the morning and evening.
Why? Because in the morning glands produce less saliva, and teeth are not protected from germs.
So if you brush to get up “barriers” with all microbes, and before going to bed to get rid of the food was embedded. The third time would be after lunch.
If you meet this routine avoid infections, tooth decay and other oral problems .
Use a soft brush
In stores you can get different brushes with different types of bristles. In most cases there are three options: coarse, intermediate and fine. He prefers the latter, especially if your gums bleed or have your teeth marks or “scratch”.
Moreover gets a brush with a small head that allows to reach all areas of the mouth. Do not forget to change it every four months maximum.
Do not forget the tongue and cheeks
When brushing our teeth we focus only on the teeth and sometimes on the gums. But the mouth is a whole! This means that the tongue and cheeks should also be cleaned.
So we help reduce plaque and, therefore, bad breath. Some brushes include across the bristles a “drawing” rubber used for these two zones.
Used dental floss
Dentists say that should be used at least once a day to remove food debris that get stuck between teeth.
Cut a length of about 30 cm long and roll the ends in the index fingers.
Go through each of the spaces between the pieces but be careful not to hurt the gum so that no blood.
How should we brush our teeth?
In TV commercials we see a technique, the dentist offers another and our parents have taught us in a very different way.
Who do I ignore? That’s a very common question. According to a study published in the journal British Dental Journal, most people do not have very clear how or when brushing your teeth.
Dentists are based on up to 6 different methods although not usually inclined to none in particular. Some suggest that the movement must be circular and other lateral and horizontal.
There are also changes as regards the brushing time, although most states in the two minutes.
Proper brushing should include soft, short strokes and look much the line of the gums, which is the least served areas and where most problems occur. The steps for perfect cleaning of the mouth are:
- Brush in a circular motion the outer surfaces of the teeth and molars (both above and below). The brush must be at 45 ° relative to the gumline. The pressure must be very slight.
- Clean in circular motions with the same inclination and brush the inside surfaces of the teeth and molars. Most obvious is this step and when and where amount of bacteria accumulate.
- Brush passes by the edges of each piece, ie, the chewing surface. Especially focus on the wheels having more room to “save” food. Rub in a circular fashion, so you can take off the debris and bacteria.
- Rinse with a good amount of warm water making “swish” that allow full mouth wash.
- Used floss in the spaces of all upper and lower teeth. Softness is very important not to damage the gums.
- Pass the brush the tongue and cheeks with the goal of eliminating all microbes that are deposited in these places.
- Make a new rinse with warm water and, finally, with a small measure of mouthwash.
Finally, you should know that most people grab bad toothbrush because they follow the “practices” of advertising.
If taken with his fist what is generated is abrasion and tooth sensitivity. Therefore, it must be done as if a pen was taken. In this way you avoid excessive pressure on tooth surfaces and its consequences.
