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Cleaning teeth
A professional tooth
cleaning happens in a doctor’s office. When a dentist or dental hygienist
cleans your teeth they remove soft and hard deposits from your teeth that cause
cavities. The main reason of having your teeth cleaned is to prevent or delay the
progression of gum diseases. Getting
your teeth cleaned is not the only way to prevent gum diseases -- smoking has
been implicated in approximately 50% of periodontal disease cases in adults.
The frequency of
professional teeth cleaning depends on the health of your teeth and gums, for
example healthy children and adults should have their teeth cleaned at least
once every year or two. If you’re a
smoker or have a tendency to get gum infections you should visit your dentist
more often. It’s a good idea to
actually ask your dentist how often you should visit their office.
As for personal dental care
this is, of course, the most beneficial thing you can do to your teeth and
minimize dentist visits. Most people have been teeth brushing twice to thrice a
day since childhood. But because teeth brushing is such a daily routine few
people actually stop and think about the proper way of doing it.
The cleaning of the teeth
and removal of plaque is mainly done by brushing properly along the gum line
not by using more toothpaste! Too much
toothpaste actually causes the cleaning to be less effective. The amount of tooth paste that will cover
half of the brush head is good enough.
Here are some excellent tips
on how to brush your teeth:
· Try to use soft-bristle toothbrush that you should replace
about every 3 months or so.
· When you’re brushing your teeth along the gum line, make
sure to angle your brush to 45 degree angle so it goes against your teeth and
gums, move your toothbrush back and forth in small, round strokes. The correct
motion is more like massaging along the gums line rather than vigorous
brushing.
· For longer fresh-breath add 2 -3 drops of tree-tree oil to
the toothpaste for brushing.
· In order to stop plaque from forming between teeth you
should flows your teeth daily. If you
apply some toothpaste on the dental floss will produce excellent result to
clean the spots that are hard to get to.
· Remember to floss and brush the gums of those 4 in-most
teeth on the upper & lower rows as well. floss against the end-side of the
tooth and scale the floss up-and-down the tooth several times.
· Stock handy dental floss in your purse, at your office
desk and at your car for use when needed and try to do some flossing when no
one is looking.
· Tongue is the major source of plaque. Scraping the tongue
clean twice daily is essential oral hygiene.
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