It's easy to run your floss between all your teeth. What's harder to know is if you're doing it right. You've heard tell that if you floss too hard, you can force your gums to recede. If you don't floss enough though, you won't break up the organized plaque crime building up between the teeth. So where's that middle ground? How can you know you're doing it right? You're not alone in this thinking. The following is a complied list on 8 ways you can know you're doing it right.
Here are the 4 tips you should take away from those encounters. First, brush right and often. Brush in circles.
Brush for a minute or two. Reach to the very back teeth. Cover every surface. Plaque only needs 24 hours to start taking root; remove it before it can.
Second, floss right. Clean in every space. Scrape the tooth. Don't push too hard into the gums. Clean the piece of floss. Floss can reach the things your bristles never will.
Third, notice that they didn't say much about mouthwash. Some dentists like to include a little caveat about using it after brushing and flossing, but the truth is that it doesn't do nearly as much as the first two steps.
Brush properly and floss right every day. The more you do it; the better off your teeth will be from day to day.
Brush before you brush your teeth every time. It will always make your flossing more effective. Eighth, swish around water after flossing to pick up the loose plaque that didn't come out. You'll be surprised what a thirty second rinse will do for your oral hygiene. When you follow these 8 steps, you'll be careful with your gums while properly cleansing your teeth. You only get two shots at keeping your natural teeth clean.
Fourth, remember all that pain you just experienced at the dentist? Much of that was caused by you, not them. When you don't take care of your teeth like you should in between visits, your gums tend to get very tender. As the dentist comes through to scrape out all of that plaque, your gums bleed and ache.
Significantly improve your experience by brushing and flossing every day. Your mouth will thank you the next time you step foot in that dental office again.
Here are the 4 tips you should take away from those encounters. First, brush right and often. Brush in circles.
Brush for a minute or two. Reach to the very back teeth. Cover every surface. Plaque only needs 24 hours to start taking root; remove it before it can.
Second, floss right. Clean in every space. Scrape the tooth. Don't push too hard into the gums. Clean the piece of floss. Floss can reach the things your bristles never will.
Third, notice that they didn't say much about mouthwash. Some dentists like to include a little caveat about using it after brushing and flossing, but the truth is that it doesn't do nearly as much as the first two steps.
Brush properly and floss right every day. The more you do it; the better off your teeth will be from day to day.
Brush before you brush your teeth every time. It will always make your flossing more effective. Eighth, swish around water after flossing to pick up the loose plaque that didn't come out. You'll be surprised what a thirty second rinse will do for your oral hygiene. When you follow these 8 steps, you'll be careful with your gums while properly cleansing your teeth. You only get two shots at keeping your natural teeth clean.
Fourth, remember all that pain you just experienced at the dentist? Much of that was caused by you, not them. When you don't take care of your teeth like you should in between visits, your gums tend to get very tender. As the dentist comes through to scrape out all of that plaque, your gums bleed and ache.
Significantly improve your experience by brushing and flossing every day. Your mouth will thank you the next time you step foot in that dental office again.
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With multiple board certifications and more than fifty years of combined experience, it is deeply rewarding to know that we as Oklahoma Dentists can offer real solutions to patients of all ages who suffer from TMJ symptoms, sleep apnea, headaches and all kinds of facial pain, and sleep disorders.
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