How to care for your teeth

A beautiful white-toothed smile is considered an integral part of a successful person. Healthy teeth will allow you to forget about bad breath and not remember many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. To keep your teeth healthy, you need to get regular dental checkups and provide quality home care.

How to properly care for your teeth

Since childhood, all of us have been instilled in the elementary rules of oral hygiene. They must be observed throughout your life - only then can you keep your teeth healthy for a long time.

According to the results of numerous studies, the opinion has been confirmed that with regular visits to the dentist and timely treatment, a person reduces the risk of developing such ailments:

• Heart diseases.
• Various colds.
• Diabetes.
• Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

It is necessary to take care of the oral cavity comprehensively. It is important to use only modern and high-quality drugs. The minimum set of care products teeth should include a toothbrush and toothpaste. But other products are also needed for full-fledged care.

The degree of hardness of the brush should be selected individually. So hard brushes are suitable for smokers or people with strong deposits of tartar and plaque. Soft brushes should be used for sensitive gums and for children. For people with mild dental problems and insensitive gums, medium-hard brushes are suitable.

In addition to a brush, your teeth also need dental floss. It is used to cleanse the interdental space, where the brush fibers cannot be reached. If you wear braces or dentures, then you will need a brush. It is a great tool for cleansing the gaps between teeth... To eliminate unpleasant odor, disinfect and cleanse plaque in the oral cavity, it is necessary to use rinses.

How to brush your teeth

As everyone knows, teeth require cleaning at least twice a day. The first cleaning is done in the morning after waking up, and the second in the evening before going to bed. The cleaning itself should last at least three minutes.

The sequence of actions for cleaning should be as follows:

1. First, brush your teeth from the outside by guiding the brush vertically from the gum to the edge of the teeth.
2. Do this at the top and bottom.
3. Do the same on the inside.
4. The part of the teeth that is involved in chewing is cleaned with horizontal movements.
5. Don't forget to brush your tongue. This can be done either by the brush itself or by its outer surface, provided that it has a grooved surface. When brushing your tongue, try not to press too hard on the root of your tongue to avoid causing vomiting.
6. Lastly, massage your gums while closing your mouth.

After brushing, clean the interdental space with special floss, and then rinse your mouth with a special mouthwash.

If you are using an electric toothbrush, then you do not need to make so many movements. All that is needed is to slowly sweep over the surface of the teeth. The brush will do the rest itself.

Prevention of caries

To prevent tooth decay, it is very important to adhere to the correct diet. This is especially true of the amount of carbohydrate and, in particular, sweet foods. It should be consumed less. Then you should pay attention to the mode of food consumption. You better try do not snack between main meals. Ideally, you should brush your teeth after every meal. But if this is not possible, then you should at least rinse your mouth with clean water and then rinse.

For additional strengthening of the enamel of the teeth, it is recommended to use sesame seeds, cheese, onions, cottage cheese and milk, nuts. Fluoride prophylaxis should be attributed to the method of caries prevention. It involves consuming fluoride-fortified salt, water, and milk. This also includes taking a course of fluoride tablets and calcium preparations.