Bad habits that hurt your teeth, don't you know?

Bad breath, tooth decay, tooth sensitivity, bleeding after brushing your teeth... These oral problems, which sound like them, have invisibly affected the health of many people

A key reason is: cleaning is not in place

For example, the following 8 mistakes made with teeth. It is very simple to get rid of them, and it does not cost much money. If you do not change them, you will have to spend a lot of money on dental treatment when various oral problems come to your door.

Check out these questions, do you have any?

1. Brush teeth horizontally

. Many people brush their teeth horizontally. Brushing teeth horizontally for

many years may cause tooth neck defects, gum recession, etc. The most obvious is tooth sensitivity, and they cannot eat cold or hot food. The

correct method of brushing teeth should be "ba "Brushing method": put the toothbrush at an angle of 45 degrees toward the gums, and place it at the junction of the teeth and gums.

2. Use a hard

-bristled toothbrush. The disposable toothbrush provided by the hotel has very hard bristles, which can easily damage teeth and cause bleeding gums

Hard-bristled toothbrushes are more efficient at cleaning, but they are also more likely to damage teeth and gums. Using a toothbrush with soft bristles and the correct brushing method is enough to achieve the cleaning efficiency we need.

But pay attention, don't buy too soft bristles, the cleaning efficiency is not ideal.

3. Do not brush your tongue

. There are a lot of bacteria on the tongue. Some of these pathogenic bacteria can cause oral diseases such as tooth decay and periodontitis, and even cause bad breath, which is embarrassing.

Brush your teeth and gently brush the surface of the tongue to remove surface bacteria. Reduce bad breath but don't push too hard because it can be... painful...

4. Not Using the Right Toothpaste

One of the easiest and most effective ways to prevent tooth decay is to use fluoride toothpaste.

However, the fourth national oral health epidemiological survey found that there are too many adults who have not used fluoride toothpaste.

Many people may be worried about the poisoning of fluoride toothpaste and spend more money to buy fluoride-free toothpaste. In fact, the dose of fluoride in toothpaste is far from poisoning.

5. Brushing time and frequency

. Brushing for 3 minutes each time can clean the whole mouth of teeth.

The average person has 28 to 32 teeth, and each tooth has 2 to 3 surfaces to be brushed. Even if each surface only takes 2 seconds, it is more than 2 minutes.

With the correct brushing method, it can generally reach 3 minutes. If you don't have 3 minutes, you need to check your brushing method

6. Control the frequency of

brushing teeth Brushing teeth twice in the morning and evening is the normal frequency of brushing teeth.

However, data from the Fourth National Oral Health Epidemiological Survey shows that there are still many people who do not meet the standard of brushing their teeth twice in the morning and evening.

7. Don’t Floss

Dental floss can more easily remove food residue and bacteria between teeth.

The gaps between the teeth cannot be brushed by brushing. If they are not cleaned for a long time, food residues and bacteria in the gaps between the teeth will turn into calculus, which will lead to diseases such as caries on the proximal surface.

Moreover, interproximal caries is not easy to find, and the teeth are usually bad when they are found.

8. Do not scale teeth

According to the survey, most middle-aged people aged 35 to 44 around the world suffer from dental calculus.

Dental calculus is the biggest hidden danger of gingivitis and periodontitis. If it is not treated, it will cause bad breath and other problems. Dental calculus cannot be removed by ordinary tooth brushing, it can only be washed off by scaling.

Scaling will not loosen the teeth or widen the gaps between the teeth, but periodontitis will. It is recommended to have your teeth cleaned every six months or six months.

Teeth are the hardest part of the body, but they are under enormous chewing pressure every day. If we don't take good care of them, they will also "sick".