Maintaining Good Dental Care Habits

Your dentist is only a partner in your dental health. You need to do your homework at home to keep gum disease in the gulf.

Taking care of your teeth at home can help you maintain the health of your teeth and prevent your gums, gums, and disease from developing.

Richard H. Price, MD, spokesman for the American Dental Association and former clinical instructor at Boston University Henry M. Goldman, says regular home care should include daily brush and thread. According to Dr. Price: "My advice is to rub well, at least twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening before going to bed." Check the thread at least once a day. I do this after every meal when I can. "Proper dental care at home, along with seeing a dentist regularly, is your ticket to good dental health," says Price, who retires from a private group of dentists for 35 years in Newton.

Dental hygiene, to, home

"Use products that contain the seal of the American Dental Association," says Price. "This means that products - toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, etc. - are safe to use as directed and will keep your mouth healthy - no periodontal disease, no cavities."

Here are some basic principles to follow:

Spend at least three minutes cleaning your teeth twice a day. Use a timer if you have to make sure that you spend enough time on the oral care routine.

Use the thread at least once a day every day to clean it between your teeth.

Buy tooth cleaning tools and toothpaste approved by ADA.

"Basically, brush and thread, and do it right," says Price.

The goal of regular home care is to combat the accumulation of plaque in and around the teeth and gums, fight bad breath, tooth decay, and gum disease. Brice often interprets adults who neglect their teeth and leave plaques in infections of delicate tissues around their teeth.

A full arsenal of dental hygiene tools are available at pharmacies to help you clean your teeth at home. They range from regular toothbrushes to electric toothbrushes, dental toothbrushes (snapshots, etc.), tarpaulins and tarpaulins, oral irrigation, and rinsing of the mouth. You should ask your dentist which of these tools you may want to include in your daily cleaning routine.

The consequences of poor oral health

Poor oral hygiene calls for the deposition of the plaque around the base of your teeth and the gum line, causing the gums to become red and inflamed.

"Plaque is a film loaded with bacteria, if it is allowed to accumulate on teeth and gums, it will cause tooth decay and periodontal disease," Price said.

If you neglect to take care of your teeth at home and fail to go to the dentist regularly, the accumulated plaque may lead to the development of empty spaces around your teeth. These spaces can eventually lead to the destruction of bones and other fragile tissues that support your teeth, and you may lose your teeth.

The good news is that taking care of the health care of your teeth and getting regular dental examinations can prevent plaque from forming and even reversing gum disease early. "The mouth of the non-plaque-free mouth is a healthy mouth," she said. In addition to regular dental checkups, "the right clitoris and thread are the only effective means I know to prevent plaque buildup."