In order to maintain healthy teeth and gums, a regime of brushing twice a day should be combined with interdental brushing or cleaning between the teeth with floss.
This will ensure that your teeth are kept throughout your life.
The importance of brushing
The cause of gum disease is plaque, this is a natural production in the mouth during the day. Whilst brushing controls plaque formation around the surfaces of your teeth, it does not reach between your teeth and that is why interdental brushing once a day is so crucial. It has been estimated that brushing alone only cleans 65% of the tooth surface.
One of the commonest indications of gingivitis is bleeding gums. We get asked every day by patients as to why their gums bleed.
- Don’t ignore it.
- Don’t stop brushing because they bleed – gums will not get better by leaving the plaque around the teeth.
- Use an electric tooth brush (ideally) for a minimum of 2 minutes twice a day.
- Use floss or interdental brushes at least once a day.
There are two types of toothbrushes – electric / battery powered and manual.
ELECTRIC toothbrushes are either an oscillating / rotary type or a vibration type. They allow better access to difficult to reach teeth and areas of the mouth. People who brush too hard can benefit since the action is stopped with too much pressure. Many have a two minute timer.
There are new brushes available which tell you whether you are brushing too hard, too soft and where you are missing!
MANUAL toothbrushes should be of a medium texture with a medium sized head. The brush should be held at 45 degree angle where the gum and tooth meet, using small circular motions for effective plaque removal and to minimise tooth wear through over brushing.
Whichever brush you are using you should always brush for two minutes, twice daily and change your toothbrush head every 3 months. Electric brushes often do not look worn so it is important to stick to these guidelines. If you have an electric toothbrush you can subscribe on Amazon so that they will send you a new head every three months.
Ili kudumisha afya ya meno na taya, utaratibu wa kupiga mswaki mara mbili kwa siku unapaswa kuunganishwa na kupiga mswaki kati ya meno au kusafisha kati ya meno kwa kutumia kamba ya meno. Hii itahakikisha kwamba meno yako yanahifadhiwa maisha yako yote. Kwa sababu ya ugonjwa wa nywele, plaque ni uzalishaji wa asili katika mdomo wakati wa mchana. Wakati brushing udhibiti plaque malezi karibu na uso wa meno yako, haina kufikia kati ya meno yako na kwamba ni kwa nini interdental brushing mara moja kwa siku ni muhimu sana. Inakadiriwa kwamba kusafisha meno kwa kutumia brashi pekee kunasafu 65% tu ya uso wa meno. Mojawapo ya dalili za kawaida za uvimbe wa matumbo ni kutokwa na damu kwenye matumbo. Kila siku wagonjwa wetu wanatuuliza ni kwa nini tumevaa nguo za kawaida. - Usiipuuze. - Usiache kupiga mswaki kwa sababu wanatoa damu - meno hayataendelea kuwa mazuri kwa kuacha bamba karibu na meno. - Tumia brashi ya meno ya umeme (kwa vyema) kwa angalau dakika 2 mara mbili kwa siku. - Tumia kitambaa cha meno au brashi za kati ya meno angalau mara moja kwa siku. Kuna aina mbili za brushes meno <unk> umeme betri powered na mwongozo. Toothbrushes za umeme ni aina ya oscillating rotary au aina ya vibration. Huruhusu upatikanaji bora wa meno na maeneo ya kinywa ambayo ni vigumu kuifikia. Watu ambao brush sana inaweza kufaidika tangu hatua ni kusimamishwa na shinikizo sana. Nyingi zina kipima-wakati cha dakika mbili. Kuna brushes mpya inapatikana ambayo kukuambia kama wewe ni brushing ngumu sana, laini sana na ambapo wewe ni kukosa! BRUSH za meno za mkono zapasa kuwa na muundo wa kati na kichwa cha ukubwa wa kati. Brush inapaswa kushikiliwa kwa pembe ya digrii 45 ambapo gum na jino hukutana, kwa kutumia harakati ndogo za mviringo kwa kuondoa plaque na kupunguza uchovu wa meno kupitia brushing kupita kiasi. Kwa hivyo, bila kujali brashi unayotumia, unapaswa kuifuta kwa dakika mbili, mara mbili kwa siku, na ubadilishe kichwa cha brashi yako ya meno kila baada ya miezi mitatu. Mara nyingi brashi za umeme hazionekani kuwa zimevaliwa kwa hiyo ni muhimu kufuata miongozo hii. Ikiwa una brashi ya meno ya umeme, unaweza kujiandikisha kwenye Amazon ili kukupelekea kichwa kipya kila baada ya miezi mitatu.