Are you brushing your teeth right?
Brushing your teeth every day isn’t just to keep your mouth clean but also to keep your whole body healthy, too.
When you brush correctly, you eliminate the plaque buildup and bacteria that can otherwise collect between your teeth and on your tongue. This prevents gum disease and cavity, as well as promote a stronger immune with healthier lifestyle.
The Smile Project in mohali recommends brushing with a fluoride toothpaste, twice per day, for 2-3 minutes each time.
We assume you are already in a habit to brush your teeth at least twice a day right from your childhood.
Here are a few of the important toothbrushing techniques:
For adults use vibrational method for brushing :
This is the most routinely used technique amongst most of the patients.
TECHNIQUE:
Place the toothbrush bristles at a 45-degree angle to the gums.
Cover at least 3 teeth at a time, move your brush in circular motions, repeat the strokes around 2 times and sweep the bristles from the gum lines towards the biting surface of the tooth.
In case of front teeth, Insert the brush vertically to clean the backside of your teeth.
The biting surface of teeth can be cleaned by firmly pressing the bristles against it and activating the bristles.
This method provides good gum stimulation, it is also quite effective in removing dental plaque and is easy to learn. But remember to avoid overzealous brushing as it would injure your dental tissues.
For young children use circular motion of brushing
Circular brushing is highly recommended for young children, physically or emotionally handicapped individuals and patients with lack of dexterity.
TECHNIQUE:
The child is asked to make small circles on the teeth with the toothbrush ensuring that the teeth and gums are covered.
This method is easy to learn in a shorter time.
Making conscious efforts at toothbrushing for at least two mins twice a day helps to provide maximal results with minimum or no damage to the gums and other dental tissues.
Maintaining a clean toothbrush
Store in dry areas is a necessity since wet surfaces may allow bacterial growth.
Toothbrushes should be kept in the open air with the head in an upright position with no contact with other brushes.
If you think, brushing the recommended way is not bringing you the necessary results, call us for teeth cleaning service in Mohali We also offer a whole range of dental care procedures.
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