The cleaning and health of the teeth, gums, tongue, mouth, and the entire oral cavity provides oral hygiene. For a healthy mouth, we should brush our teeth regularly, use dental floss and take care of oral hygiene. Effective and regular oral hygiene brings good smell. A clean-looking and fragrant mouth means a happy smile. As you can realise, our oral hygiene affects us in every way.
Oral Care in 6 Steps: How to Ensure Oral Hygiene?
- Pay attention to your diet: Especially the consumption of alcohol and cigarettes both prepares the environment for our teeth to turn yellow and leaves a bad odor behind. To prevent this, it is necessary to avoid smoking and alcohol as much as possible. Eating foods,that is rich by vitamins capacity and refreshing foods is better in terms of both pleasant smell and dental health.
- Change Your Toothbrush Regularly: We should replace our toothbrushes approximately every 3 months. Worn brushes both accumulate bacteria and do not provide an efficient cleaning.
- Your Brushing Technique Is Extremely Important: We should start right tooth brushing by buying a correct toothbrush. The toothbrush, that we buy, should not be too hard. We should not brush for more than 3 minutes. We should gently brush up and down with circular movements.
- Make a Point of Using Dental Floss: Just as we brush our teeth regularly, we should also use dental floss regularly. We should not use the part of the floss between the teeth again and clean it gently with a new floss each time.
- Do Not Neglect Mouthwash: Contrary to popular belief, mouthwashes not only clean the breath but also benefit the gums. It prevents decay by preventing possible dental problems.
- Don’t Skip the Dentist Examinations: Even if there is no problem in our mouth and teeth, we should go to dentist examinations every 6 months. Even if we think that we have healthy teeth and gums, there may be a tooth that has started to decay and tooth loss can be prevented by treating it before it progresses. Click for examine.
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