Ten tips for protecting your teeth!

Having a healthy set of big white teeth will make people shine when they smile. Teeth have a great impact on appearance. Let's talk about how to protect your teeth today.

1. Correct teeth brushing:

Not brushing your teeth sideways! Not brushing your teeth sideways!

Brushing horizontally for many years will cause tooth neck defects and gingival recession. The most direct symptom is tooth sensitivity, and you can't stand it when you drink cold.

The correct method of brushing your teeth should be "Pap brushing method":

To hold the toothbrush at a 45-degree angle toward the gum, place it where the tooth meets the gum.

Then gently, with small vibrations, brush one or two at a time.

And every surface of the teeth: the outer, the tongue and the biting surface must be brushed.

2. Brushing time

Brush your teeth for more than 2 minutes each time to clean your entire mouth.

Practice good oral hygiene: Brush effectively twice a day and use floss or flossers to clean between 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 more than 2 minutes. As for some people, just dip some water in and quickly brush your toothbrush, ahem, I have reason to suspect that you haven't brushed your teeth at all. When you have a toothache, yellow teeth, or bad breath, first ask yourself if you have brushed your teeth well.

3. Use a soft toothbrush

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. (For example, there is no need to buy toothbrushes for pregnant women, IQ tax, yes, I am telling the truth again)

4. Brush your tongue

There are many bacteria living on the tongue. Some pathogenic bacteria can cause diseases such as tooth decay and periodontitis, and some bacteria can cause embarrassing bad breath.

Gently brush your tongue when brushing your teeth to remove some bacteria.

5. Use fluoride toothpaste:

Use fluoride toothpaste routinely, and use anti-sensitivity toothpaste and medicated toothpaste as appropriate.

6. Regular oral examination and regular cleaning

According to the fourth national oral health epidemiological survey, the detection rate of dental calculus among middle-aged people aged 35 to 44 reached 96.7%.

Calculus is the most direct hidden danger of gingivitis and periodontitis. If it is not removed, there may be bleeding gums, bad breath and other problems. Tartar cannot be removed by brushing, it can only be washed away by scaling.

Scaling will not loosen the teeth or widen the gaps between the teeth, but periodontitis will. Dentists themselves clean their teeth every year or even every six months.

7. Refuse to damage the tooth beauty

Porcelain teeth and dental veneers are not necessary, so don't do it.

Porcelain teeth, simply put, is to grind the teeth evenly to a smaller layer (about 1.0-1.5mm), and then put special materials on the ground teeth, which is equivalent to putting a new dress on the teeth.

It works, but it's excruciating. If there is any damage in the middle, it cannot be recovered, so Liu Tao has repaired it many times, and only she knows the suffering in the middle.

Dental veneers, the principle is to grind off the surface of the teeth a little, or not to grind, and then attach specific materials to the surface of the teeth.

The advantage is that the effect is remarkable and the process is not painful. The disadvantage is that it makes the teeth thicker, like buck teeth. You can't eat hard and sour things, which may fall off, have a peculiar smell, and damage your own teeth, and the doctor's technical requirements are relatively high.

8. Eat healthy

Plan your meals reasonably, protect your teeth, eat less sticky sweets, and drink less carbonated drinks. (I have also said about carbonated drinks before, the disadvantages are too numerous to describe, please click below if you are interested)

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Nine, pregnant must see a dentist

After pregnancy, the hormone changes greatly in all aspects, and teeth cannot be extracted, medicine cannot be taken, and periodontal disease may even cause serious consequences. Check and treat oral diseases before pregnancy to eliminate hidden dangers.

10. Dental care for children:

(1) From birth, parents should clean the mouth of infants and young children.

After the baby is born, parents should scrub the child's mouth with soft gauze or a soft-bristled toothbrush every day. After the teeth erupt, you can gently scrub your child's mouth and teeth with gauze or a soft brush. When multiple teeth have erupted, parents can brush their children's teeth twice a day with a finger brush or a soft brush, and make sure to clean all the tooth surfaces of the upper and lower jaws, especially the parts close to the gingival margin.

(2) Parents should help and supervise children when they learn to brush their teeth.

The oral care of children aged 0-3 is completed with the help of parents, at least 2 times a day.

From the age of 3-6, parents and kindergarten teachers can start to teach children to brush their teeth with the simplest "circle method". Repeat the circle for more than 5 times, and place the toothbrush vertically on the inner side of the front teeth, and brush all sides of the teeth. In addition, parents should help their children brush their teeth once a day.

After the age of 6, children have basically mastered the method of brushing their teeth, but parents have to supervise their children to ensure the effect of brushing their teeth.

(3) Help children get rid of bad oral habits as soon as possible.

(4) Deciduous tooth caries should be treated in time.

(5) Pit and fissure sealing for school-age children

"Sixth-year-old teeth" are the earliest permanent molars, which have the strongest chewing function and are the most prone to caries. Pit and fissure sealing is the most effective way to prevent pit and fissure caries of permanent molars. The principle is to use polymer materials to fill the pits and fissures of the teeth, so that the tooth surface becomes smooth and easy to clean, and bacteria are not easy to remain, so as to prevent pit and fissure caries.

But not all children, all teeth need pit and fissure sealing, and only the teeth that meet the indications need to be sealed after being checked by a doctor. At the same time, children who have undergone pit and fissure sealant still cannot neglect to brush their teeth carefully every day.