Regular practice makes perfect, but correct and educated practice makes the best habit of all. This applies to everyone no matter if you are a professional or amateur golfer, player, a genius or not, a senior or not. Everyone has to do this unless you choose not to.
What are we getting at? Well, it is white–as it normally should be; it has something that paints have–enamel; it is made out much like bones; and a dubious character became famous through movies because he can make his into fangs.
We are talking of teeth and not the man with blood in his mouth and hides from the sun. That would have to be for another world, but this world is about teeth and how to maintain it in the proper and knowledgeable manner, so it does not become fangs.
Seriously, here are ways to maintain your gums and teeth, and all else in consequence, for good, if not best, oral health.
Brush regularly, but not belligerently. Once is not enough, twice is the best and more than that is taking the pleasure out of it. Brushing is the subject here, nothing more, nothing less; don’t go out of this world guys.
Brushing after breakfast and dinner is the ideal practice, so no fillers can sleep overnight in your gums and teeth. More than that, you stand to scrape off the enamel coat of your teeth. Soft-bristled toothbrushes will be perfect for use, as recommended by the professionals.
Unnecessary roughness will get you nowhere but surely will hurt your gums and yourself too. So, be gentle but thorough with each stroke from the front to both flanks, lower and upper sets.
Floss once a day. There is no long-term study of the benefits of flossing, but professional groups still recommend it. By doing so, you eliminate food and such that get stuck in between your teeth that your toothbrush can not reach.
Take a length of the floss thread and hold it between your fingers securely, then insert it in the gaps. You do not have to force the floss if you happen to have “packed” teeth; if the floss can not get in, the fillers probably could not, as well.
Use Fluoride. The humor of things is that your diligence may come to nothing at all if you miss something. And that is fluoride.
A study has showed that it is essential to have fluoride in your water and in your toothpaste.
If your water has no fluoride in it, your toothpaste must have it. The absence of fluoride will not assure you of not having tooth decay later on.
The World Health Organization recommends presence of fluoride in the care of gums and teeth, among others, which is adapted by leading organizations worldwide.
See a dentist regularly. Regularly means twice a year for adolescents and once a year for adults, assuming everybody is on good oral practices. A visit to the dentist will put you under a more detailed examination on the condition of your teeth and gums.
The visit will also assure you that everything is fine, but that does not allow you to ease up on good oral health practices.
Clean your toothbrush and appliances. Appliances in this section refers to teeth add-ons like braces and aligners.
For obvious reasons, one must clean the backside and the neck of the toothbrush on a regular basis. Since you’re on it, anyway, might as well clean the whole handle, for the smudges on it surely have some nasty things in it.
As to braces, retainers and aligners that are removable, like the Vivera retainer, soak in lukewarm water with a dash of mild dish soap, brush with soft bristles or swab in cotton for deeper clean.
Stay away from tobacco. It comes with all its deleterious effects to the body, nothing positive at all. First, it stains your teeth; it gives you bad breath; it reduces your immune system; poor gums will result; and, worst of all, cancer.
Stay away from it and you will get a better feel and a general improvement of your health. It may seem like a mountain to climb, especially if you are already addicted to it, but try as many times as you fail.
Wash your mouth. During that visit to the dentist, get some suggestion on should you use mouthwash or not. Dental professionals today know a lot more than they did a decade ago. Your dentist will probably recommend a mouthwash brand with chlorhexidine, an effective control against plaque and much more.