Best way to brush your teeth

A perfect smile is the first thing that people are noticing. One of the factors that contribute to having the perfect white smile and shiny teeth is the proper way of brushing the teeth.

Every dentist is sharing the same opinion that the teeth brushing should start with the existence of the first “milk” tooth in the mouth, and that is the time around 6 months of the baby life.

The public opinion that the “milk” tooth doesn’t count as important in the total oral health is WRONG from two perspectives. The first perspective includes the oral bacteria which are present in the mouth since day one of the baby’s’ life. The milk teeth are the first structure that exists in the mouth on which the bacteria can be attached, and can cause further problems, such as caries or sensitivity on the milk teeth. The other perspective, is that the child is learning the habit of brushing teeth as early is capable of, and that is around the second year of his life, when in his mouth more or less are present all milk teeth.

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Worldwide Dental Association has figured out that 120 second – 2 minutes is the perfect and long enough time for brushing teeth. Unfortunately, most people are not practicing this 2 minutes time for brushing their teeth. Besides the time of the brushing the teeth, the biggest mistake that people are making while brushing their teeth is the technique that they are using.

Many people are surprised to learn that, for years, they have actually been brushing their teeth the wrong way.

Most of the people are taking the toothbrush out and use a back-and-forth motion, similar to sawing back and forth until they get the feeling that their teeth are clean and slippery.

Many people come with the question why the technique of brushing teeth is so important, and the answer to that question is really logical and easy to be understood.

The majority of the population’s opinion is that harder and faster brushing of the teeth is the most effective, but brushing teeth this way actually promotes unhealthy build up between your teeth and gums. With this technique the accumulation of plaque is bigger and as time goes by can cause problems such us caries, teeth sensitivity up to parodontopathy.

What is the best technique of brushing teeth?

120 seconds is the perfect time for brushing your teeth. Most of the people are brushing their teeth for less time, so for solving this problem use a timer. When it comes to kids and theirs 2 minutes try to entertain them with kids’ songs, which more or less are long 120 seconds. This way they will find brushing teeth funnier.

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As well, the frequency of brushing time is really important. Lots of dentists recommend it after every meal, or at least 3 times a day, but the most important brushing is in the morning, when we are getting rid of the overnight oral bacteria, as well as the one before sleeping.

As it is mentioned before, the most convenient way for all adults to brush their teeth is to look like scrubbing in and out direction, without covering all tooth surfaces while brushing.

Don’t worry if you’ve been one of them. The tooth brushing technique is easily changeable and you can fix it even today.

Most important part when brushing your teeth is to use gentle moves-circulation while performing the whole process. As a starting point you can choose one side of the mouth and start on the outside (buccal) side of the teeth and then move to the last (throat direction) teeth.

The next step is to clean the inner teeth surface; the tongue side starting from the front teeth and going more to the throat positioned one. Clean the upper and the bottom positioned teeth at the same time.

For cleaning the front teeth you need to position your toothbrush angled vertically for easy cleaning. Never forget to clean the chewing surface of the teeth (molars).

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As a final step, brush your tongue because the bad breath mainly comes from there.

The majority of the people are holding their toothbrush on the wrong way (their fists), and with this type of position is hard to place the toothbrush under proper angle for easy cleaning of the tooth as well as for reaching out all teeth surfaces. Dentist recommendation is to hold the toothbrush in the same way as holding a pencil.

When we speak about the right angle of holding the toothbrush, it is important to hold the toothbrush under 45 degrees angle from your gum (gingiva) line instead holding under 90 degrees angle, so the efficiency of the brushing is increased by 100 percent, and as a final result you will get perfectly extracted plaque from your teeth. Please be careful how hard you brush your teeth, because hard brushing can cause abrasion of the tooth enamel and sensitivity of your teeth.

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Remember: Don’t saw back-and-forth! Use a gentle wiggle motion instead and you’ll save your teeth from damage and sensitivity.

The most important part of the whole process is the type of the toothbrush. Most dental professionals agree that a soft brush that has more than 6000 hairs into it, is the most effective toothbrush for removing plaque and debris from your teeth. Small-headed brushes (the smaller head that can reach the tiniest places between teeth) are also preferable since they can better reach all areas of the mouth, including back teeth that are hard to be reached. For many people, a powered toothbrush is a good alternative. It can do a better job of cleaning teeth, particularly for those who have difficulty brushing or who have limited manual dexterity.

When it comes for toothbrush replacement, how you should know when is the time?

One of the questions that are usually asked is when the toothbrush should be changed. As a recommendation from the worldwide dentists is that the toothbrush should be replaced every 3 to 4 months. If you have been sick consider changing your toothbrush sooner, especially if the toothbrush is stored close to other toothbrushes in your family. Because children often brush more rigorously than adults, they may need their toothbrushes replaced more often, so this 3 to 4 months easily can be half time approximately 1 to 2 months and the kids should get a new toothbrush.

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Storage and maintaining of your toothbrush are also very important. A recommendation from every dentist is: after brushing the teeth, to clean your toothbrush under tap water, cleaning the toothbrush from the saliva and the toothpaste. After the washing of the toothbrush store it on a proper way, a vertical position where will get proper air drying and not keep the bacteria in the wet surrounding.

If you store the toothbrush in a closed container is no good. On this way, the bacteria are enlarging and ruining your toothbrush. So the best way to keep your toothbrush in a perfect condition is on vertical position, without a container. Only while traveling you can have into consideration to use disposable toothbrushes, that are new and without bacteria.

Conclusion:

2 minutes X 2 a day is the perfect time and frequency for teeth brushing. Don’t just scrub your teeth, you can just damage them on that way and at the same time the dental plaque is not completely extracted from your teeth. Use gentle, angle, short moves to brush your teeth, once in the morning and once before going to bed.

As well don’t forget to change every 3 to 4 months your toothbrush and store in on a proper way, keeping clean without bacteria.

If you have more questions about the right way of teeth brushing or some other problems feel free to Contact Us. Don’t forget to smile every day.