1) First, choose a healthy toothbrush to brush your teeth.
2) Place the toothbrush at the junction of the gums and teeth at an angle of 45 degrees with the surface of the teeth, so that the bristles can enter between the teeth and the gingival sulcus.
3) Brush the inner, outer and occlusal surfaces of each tooth without omission. Brush your teeth from top to bottom; When brushing the lower teeth, brush from bottom to top; Brush your teeth back and forth when biting your jaw; Brush each tooth at least five times from the inside out.
4) Take effective brushing actions. For example, horizontal vibration method: short-distance horizontal vibration, the amplitude is not more than half of the tooth surface, and each part vibrates about 8 times; Rotating circle method: move clockwise or counterclockwise on the tooth surface.
5) Smooth the toothbrush to avoid forced horizontal brushing.
6) Brush your tongue lightly to remove bacteria on your tongue and keep your breath fresh.
7) Brush your teeth once every morning and evening for at least three minutes.
The importance of gargling
Rinsing your mouth is also a simple and easy way, because brushing your teeth is not always possible, but it is much simpler, when brushing your teeth or at any time. We often say "wash your hands before meals and rinse your mouth after meals". Rinsing your mouth after meals can wash away food residues that have just attached to the tooth surface and have not been fermented by bacteria, thus reducing the chance of dental diseases. At the same time, gargling can prevent bad breath and make your mouth clean and comfortable. Chinese medicine advocates gargling after meals and must gargle before going to bed. And stressed that you should rinse your mouth in time after eating sweets.
As for what water to rinse your mouth with, of course, the simplest one is white water. However, different ethnic groups also have their own mouthwash habits. For example, Europeans like to gargle with wine because it can prevent bad breath. In ancient China, I like to gargle with tea, because bitter tea contains ingredients that decompose some harmful substances, and there is a small amount of fluorine in tea, which can promote tooth health like fluoride toothpaste. At the same time, tea also has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, transforming putrefaction and generating new life. Sometimes inflammation of the mouth or throat can cause redness and pain. At this time, using light tea, soda water or salt water in the mouth and gargling repeatedly can shorten the recovery time and play an auxiliary role in the treatment of pharyngeal inflammation. And medicinal mouthwash.
So how to rinse your mouth correctly? We can see some people gargle with water in their mouths, shake their heads, and let mouthwash wash their teeth in their mouths with the help of head movements. This washing effect is far from enough. Now let's introduce the correct method of gargling. Put mouthwash in your mouth, bite your back teeth tightly, and use the muscle movement of your lips and cheeks to make mouthwash pass through your teeth, so as to achieve the effect of mouthwash.
What food is good for teeth?
Sugar in food can help bacteria in the mouth destroy teeth. In order to protect our teeth at any time, we should do the following:
1) Try to eat less desserts and sugary drinks, especially before going to bed at night.
2) Choose foods that are beneficial to teeth and have low sugar content, such as coarse grains, walnuts and milk.
3) The same amount of sugar, eating once is less harmful to teeth than eating several times. If you really want to eat snacks, please eat them after meals or all at once.
4) Remember to brush your teeth or chew sugar-free gum after eating snacks.
What is the harm of tooth decay?
Once a permanent tooth is formed, it is necessary to find a dentist for treatment in time, otherwise the tooth decay will gradually increase. After the tooth decay gets worse, no matter whether you eat cold, hot, sour or sweet food, your teeth will hurt badly, you can't eat, you can't sleep well, and your life and study are not good. If tooth decay is not treated in time, it may cause tooth loss, which will affect a series of problems such as chewing, pronunciation and beautiful face. And now medicine tells us that dental problems can even endanger the whole body, causing gastritis, arthritis, dermatitis and other diseases. So we must protect our teeth.
Five elements of oral health care
1, scientific brushing method. Stick to brushing your teeth in the morning and evening, especially at night. Brush your teeth for not less than 3 minutes each time, and focus on cleaning the parts that are easy to accumulate tartar.
2, the appropriate application of fluoride, generally choose fluoride toothpaste, children can choose fluoride mouthwash.
3. Limit the amount and frequency of sugar consumption. Choose foods with low sugar content, and it is best to brush your teeth after eating sugar.
4. Regular oral examination. Generally, it is checked once every six months, and the dental calculus is removed once a year by the dentist. If gingivitis and tooth loss are found, teeth should be filled and repaired in time.
5. Get rid of bad habits such as alcohol and tobacco. Long-term smoking can easily lead to smoke spots on the tooth surface and aggravate periodontal disease.
Brush your teeth twice.
The so-called second brushing means brushing your teeth twice in the morning and twice in the evening. Brushing your teeth often can't play the role of refreshing, cleaning your teeth and preventing caries. Dental rust can't be completely removed, but dental caries will still grow back. If you take the second way to brush your teeth, that is, brush your teeth up and down with toothpaste for the first time. After gargling, wash the toothbrush and squeeze it into the toothpaste brush for the second time. Because the dirt on the teeth is removed when brushing for the first time, when brushing for the second time, the medicinal properties can directly penetrate into the surface of the teeth and between the teeth, so that the toothpaste can play a greater role and produce more foam. The second brushing time is longer than the first brushing time. This method can better protect teeth.
Instructions after tooth extraction
1, bite the cotton ball for half an hour to an hour after operation, and then spit it out gently.
2. You can eat two hours after tooth extraction. Eat cold and soft food that day, and don't drink alcohol.
It is normal to have some reddish blood in saliva that day, so don't bite cotton balls repeatedly.
Caring for teeth should start from an early age, starting from me.
Effective ways to prevent tooth decay: (1) Eat less sweets. (2) Clean your teeth in the right way. (3) Brush your teeth with calcium fluoride toothpaste.
Effective methods to prevent periodontal disease
(1) Use correct brushing methods and flossing. (2) Go to the dentist regularly to check and remove tartar. (3) Eat more fiber-containing, coarse food and massage the gums.