February 9 dentists all the world celebrate their professional holiday - International Day of the dentist. What advice dentists need to remember to keep their teeth healthy and beautiful.
To save a Hollywood smile with white teeth, you need to practice good hygiene. But only a few know how to properly care for your teeth. Below listed rules will help you keep your teeth beautiful and save your finances on treatment.
Brushing your teeth should be at least twice a day. Brushing your teeth in the morning and in the evening - a mandatory procedure, if you want as little as possible to meet with the dentist. Daily dental hygiene helps reduce the need for treatment of caries by 80%. At least 2 minutes, you should brush your teeth. Be sure to pay attention to the language and the inside of the cheeks, which also like to settle bacteria cariogenic.
4 times a year you need to change your toothbrushThat is, every three months. It is also recommended to change it after each viral infection.
Use dental floss. It helps to remove food debris between teeth. Using only the brush, a person clears from plaque 60% of the tooth surface, the remainder can purify dental floss.
Forget about home teeth whitening. For example, rinsing with vinegar, which is recommended on the internet for home whitening affects tooth enamel.
Limit consumption of carbohydrates. Eskimos do not know what is dental caries, because they do not eat sweets. It carbohydrates the most "like" the bacteria that cause dental disease. Eat less sugar, muffins and sweets. Soda can only drink through a straw. In addition to the large amount of sugar, which "swim" bacteria on the teeth, in soda - low acidity. It softens the enamel and it is easier to damage.
Do not eat too hot or cold foods - it is harmful to the enamel. Another harmful when there is a sharp temperature drop. The difference in temperature provokes the formation of microscopic cracks in the enamel.
Brush your teeth after eating.If you can not brush your teeth after a meal, then use dental floss or chewing sugar-free gum.
Give up smoking.In addition, the teeth turn yellow after nicotine, smoking impairs the health of the gums and can even provoke tumors growth.
Find your dentist and visit him regularly.Only a doctor can determine caries at an early stage, professionally clean the teeth and pick up toothpaste, it is suitable to your teeth.
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