ShelDant/OralHygiene

Why should need to Clean your Teeth and Gums

After you eat a Film of Bacteria and Small Food Particle coats on your tooth rapidly - Known as PLAQUE
If you don't remove PLAQUE properly It contributes to gum disease, tooth decay and bad odor
Toothbrushing and other oral hygine habits stops plaque acummulaton on teeth surfaces

Gargaling

You can use simple water, salt water or Antibacterial mouth washes prescribe by dentist
Gargle as soon as after you eat
It removes food debris (but NOT PLAQUE )from your mouth and over teeth
Antibacterial mouth washes kills germs that form tooth plaque and decay
Fluoride mouth washes help strengthen teeth and prevent tooth decay

Right time for tooth brush
Brush your teeth at least twice a day once In the Morning and once In the Evening before going to bed.
Use the right toothbrush
You want a brush with soft bristles.
It should last two to three months. It's ready to be replaced when you notice bent bristles, but don't wait that long. Even a straight bristle tip can become blunted instead of rounded and cause injury to the teeth and gums.
Use the right Technique

Place your toothbrush at a 45-degree angle partially against the teeth and the gums
Move the brush back and forth gently in short (tooth-wide) strokes
Then swipe bristle oclusally along the length of teeth
Brush the outer tooth surfaces, the inner tooth surfaces, and the chewing surfaces of the teeth
Use the tip of the brush to clean the inside surfaces of the front teeth, using a gentle up-and-down stroke.

Incorrect brushing technique can also lead to .....
Tooth abrasion, a condition in which the surface of the tooth is worn away.
Expose root surfaces of teeth due to gum damages from the toothbrush bristles both are causing tooth sensitivity.

Use Interdental Brushes

Use Floss

Floss are use to clean smaller gap between your teeth.
Break off about 18 inches of floss and wind it around the middle fingers of each hand. Hold the floss tightly between your thumbs and forefingers.
Guide the floss between your teeth using a gentle rubbing motion.
When the floss reaches the gum line, curve it into a C shape against one tooth. Gently slide it into the space between the gum and the tooth.
Bring the floss back toward the contact point between the teeth and move the floss up or down the other side, conforming the floss to the shape of the tooth.
Hold the floss tightly against the tooth. Gently rub the side of the tooth, moving the floss away from the gum with up-and-down motions.
Repeat this method on the rest of your teeth.

Clean Your Tongue

Cleaning tongue as part of daily oral hygiene is essential, since it removes the white/yellow bad-breath-generating coating of bacteria, decaying food particles, fungi, and dead cells from the surface of the tongue.
Tongue cleaning also removes some of the bacteria species which generate tooth decay and gum problems
It can be done with tooth brush or specially available tongue cleaner

Avoid Oral Habit

Improve your Eating Habits

Visit your dentist regularly at least twice in year

For oral examination and cleaning up your teeth, during which dentist will scrape away any accumulated and hardened plaque (otherwise known as tartar) with a special instrument.

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