Home Care Instructions
We believe that making your smile the best it can be will go a long way in improving your quality of life. Your personal home care plays an important role in achieving that goal. Your personal home care starts by eating balanced meals, reducing the number of snacks you eat, and correctly using the various dental aids that help control the plaque and bacteria that cause dental disease.
Tooth Brushing Simplified
Brush your teeth at least twice a day (especially before going to bed at night) with a soft bristle brush and toothpaste. Be sure to discard brushes when the bristles are bent or frayed or every three to four months.
Flossing Really Helps!
Floss is an excellent tool in the fight against dental decay and periodontal disease. Floss is inexpensive, readily available and easy to use. It is an excellent tool in the fight against dental decay and periodontal disease. There are many types of dental floss available. Floss holders are recommended if you have difficulty using conventional floss. Speak with your dentist or hygienist regarding the best floss for your particular set of dental needs.
You should floss under both sides of each flap of gum tissue between your teeth. The following technique has proven to be very effective:
We believe that making your smile the best it can be will go a long way in improving your quality of life. Your personal home care plays an important role in achieving that goal. Your personal home care starts by eating balanced meals, reducing the number of snacks you eat, and correctly using the various dental aids that help control the plaque and bacteria that cause dental disease.
Tooth Brushing Simplified
Brush your teeth at least twice a day (especially before going to bed at night) with a soft bristle brush and toothpaste. Be sure to discard brushes when the bristles are bent or frayed or every three to four months.
- Begin by placing the head of the brush beside your teeth, with the bristles angled against the gum line (where the teeth and gums meet ). Think of the brush as both a toothbrush and a gum brush.
- With the bristles contacting both tooth and gum, move the brush gently in an elliptical motion across each tooth individually. Use a short stroke and a gentle scrubbing motion, as if the goal were to massage the gum.
- Don't try to force the bristles under the gum line; that will happen naturally, especially with a brush that has soft, flexible bristles.
- Brush the outer surfaces of the upper and lower teeth. Then use the same elliptical motion across the inside surfaces. Try to concentrate harder on the inside surfaces; studies show they're more often neglected.
- For the upper and lower front teeth, brush the inside surfaces by using the brush vertically and making several gentle up--and-down strokes over the teeth and gums.
- Finish up by lightly scrubbing the chewing surfaces of the upper and lower teeth.
- You should also brush your tongue to keep it clean and to ensure fresher breath.
Flossing Really Helps!
Floss is an excellent tool in the fight against dental decay and periodontal disease. Floss is inexpensive, readily available and easy to use. It is an excellent tool in the fight against dental decay and periodontal disease. There are many types of dental floss available. Floss holders are recommended if you have difficulty using conventional floss. Speak with your dentist or hygienist regarding the best floss for your particular set of dental needs.
You should floss under both sides of each flap of gum tissue between your teeth. The following technique has proven to be very effective:
- Break off about 18 inches of floss and wind it around one of your middle fingers. Wind the rest around the middle finger of the other hand.
- Grasp the floss with the thumb and forefinger of each hand, leaving about an inch of floss between the two hands. Pull the floss taut and use a gentle sawing motion to insert it between the two teeth.
- When the floss reaches the tip of the triangular gum flap, curve the floss into a C Shape against one of the teeth. Then slide the floss gently into the space between the tooth and the gum until you feel resistance.
- Holding the floss tightly against the tooth, scrape up and down five or six times along the side of the tooth. Without removing the floss, curve it around the adjacent tooth and scrape that one too.
- Repeat on the rest of your teeth. Don't forget the far sides of the rear teeth.
- When the floss becomes frayed or soiled, a turn of each middle finger brings out a fresh section of floss.
- After flossing, rinse vigorously with water and then brush teeth.