Dental Health Care

For brushing teeth to effectively discharge its mandate, it must become a daily routine when you wake up after each meal and again before bedtime. Consistency is crucial, because plaque is formed continuously, and only removing it again and again can avoid adverse effects. But as important as respect this rule is to undertake a proper technique: If brushing is wrong, does not fulfill its purpose and, worse, can be harmful, damaging the teeth and irritate the gums. It is important that parents know what is the correct technique for brushing before teaching their children, because if the procedure does not learn well from the beginning, then it is difficult to correct.

Better yet, can request the assistance of a dentist, who, with the help of special models, may make it easier and effective understanding of the art and also, if necessary, you can monitor how the child performs. It is worth repeating in these areas because studies show that there is about a large percentage of children who do not brush their teeth often enough and, even among those who do, many do not know how to brush properly. If brushing is considered as what it is, a technique, and learn to do well, you will be sure to protect your teeth.

Why brush your teeth after eating?
The mission of brushing is to remove plaque, home to some germs that are part of the bacterial flora of the mouth and, although not pathogenic, to degrade the sugars from food produced some acidic substances which can impair tooth surface. Although bacterial plaque is formed continuously, the most damaging action develops after eating, when acid production is higher because the germs have then with nutrients which are also fed. It is therefore essential to brush your teeth after each meal and before that within thirty minutes, which is what it takes for bacteria to produce acid secretions.

Let’s step by step

1. The proper brushing the outside.
The outside surface of the teeth is comparatively better than the others, because it is in contact with the lips and that is more accessible to brushing. However, it is the one that may suffer from improper technique: they have to brush each and every one of the teeth, on its outer side, from the gum and a vertical scanning movement, both for the lower teeth as for higher.
In the case of the lower teeth, the movement must begin at the edge of the gum and go from the bottom, toward the free edge

The external face: The teeth should be brushed with vertical movements, making a sweeping action.
As for the upper teeth, brushing should also commence on the edge of the gum and go from top to bottom.

2. The proper brushing the inner surface
Careful brushing the inside of the teeth is of great importance, since it is not so easy to perform and therefore often neglected. Moreover, it is also common food debris accumulate in the small gaps between tooth and tooth or between teeth and gums, and naturally can be removed with brushing. For children, this part of the brush is that it is more complex, and therefore that the explanation should be made to them is as clear as possible. Moreover, it is best to use a small brush and anatomically shaped with an angle between the head and handle to provide access to all corners of the mouth.

The inner surface should be brushed from the boundary between the teeth and gum to the free edge, with a sweeping motion is achieved by rotating the wrist. Action must be repeated several times in each sector, both upper and lower teeth.

3. Proper brushing of the face biotechnological
Brushing the upper surface of the premolars and molars, used to grind food, it is nothing short of fundamental. occlusal surfaces of these teeth has many small grooves and fissures where plaque accumulates and is easy to start a cavity. Although all teeth may be affected by this disorder, the most common location for children related to the parts premolars and molars. It is therefore advisable to apply a special care in cleaning, brushing the inner and outer faces and coming into contact with food in the act of chewing, and dedicating the process a period of time sufficient to ensure complete elimination of plaque.

To clean the chewing side premolars and molars, so support the brush and make a series of circular movements so that the tip of the bristles to penetrate the grooves and fissures. The procedure should be in all upper and lower parts of the denture.

Why massage the gums?
It should complement the cleaning of the teeth with a gum massage to activate blood circulation, tones the tissue and also facilitate the removal of food debris accumulated in the groove between the gum and teeth. To carry out this massage is to use a dry brush without toothpaste brush should be supported at a slight angle against the gum, and then conducts a series of slight movements from front to back, without moving the brush technique is repeated along both gums as often as necessary to get them a massage in their entirety.

The danger of improper brushing
As important as brushing is to adequately prevent improper brushing inefficient and damaging as that which is done by vigorously moving the brush horizontally to either side. Apparently this is the easiest and most convenient way to brush your teeth but it is useless because it not only starts the plaque from all tooth surfaces as does the vertical brushed it drags on the teeth. Action is also dangerous because a strong horizontal brushing can damage the surface of the teeth and irritate the gums.