Do you know how to brush your teeth correctly?

Each of us would like to have a snow-white smile, like a charming girl from advertising a popular toothpaste. But, unfortunately, only a few can boast such a smile. It's not even that the "unhappy" do not care for the oral cavity, but that they do it wrongly.

It turns out that it's not enough just to brush your teeth, you have to perform this procedure correctly, given several factors:

· Cleaning time,

· Number of cleanings per day,

· Required tools

· And technique of implementation.

Here are the key points in the question of how to brush your teeth properly.

Even the most revolutionary toothpaste and brush can be a vain acquisition if you brush your teeth wrong. To prevent this from happening, we expand our knowledge about oral care and apply them in practice.

"How to brush your teeth." The first moment: cleaning time .

Brush your teeth for three minutes (at least two), giving each section about 30 seconds: the top row on the left / right, the bottom row on the left / right. It is convenient to use special timers for cleaning teeth.

"How to brush your teeth." The second moment: the number of cleansing .

Professionals recommend that you perform cleaning procedures twice a day. When asked to clean their teeth, they are pronounced in unison: in the morning, after breakfast, and in the evening, after supper. At the same time, they note that evening cleansing is the priority, since the uncleared plaque formed on the teeth for the day will be a favorable soil for the growth and reproduction of bacteria. During the day, enough to rinse your mouth after eating water, you can eat an apple or use a chewing gum.

"How to brush your teeth." The moment the third: tools .

To fully maintain your teeth you will need toothpaste, brush, dental floss and fluorine-containing gel.

Toothpaste should be chosen with the content of fluoride, it is useful for our teeth. With specific problems (inflammations, caries, etc.), it makes sense to buy a paste of narrow-acting (bleaching paste, sensitive teeth, baby, etc.). Bleaching pastes should be used periodically, but not constantly, as this can increase the sensitivity of the teeth.

In addition, you need to buy a fluorine-containing gel. It should be used 2-3 times a week after the evening cleansing, the gel should not be washed off.

The assortment of toothbrushes is so great that sometimes you get lost when you acquire this important accessory. The length of the cleaning head should not be more than 30 mm, otherwise the cleaning process is unlikely to be successful. As for the bristles, a toothbrush of medium hardness is suitable for the owners of healthy teeth, but with a tendency to inflammation it is better to choose a brush with soft bristles.

The period of use of a toothbrush is 3 months, after that it should be discarded, even if it seems that it is "as new". As for the very popular electric brushes, they certainly have some advantages, but the cleaning head of such brushes performs only circular motions.

In addition, for a full-fledged maintenance of the teeth will need a floss. It is simply indispensable in cleaning the interdental space, where there is no access even to the most revolutionary toothbrushes. You need to tear off a piece of thread (about 30 cm), thread ends to wind on the middle fingers and gently clean the interdental space, for each gap using a clean thread. Movements should be smooth, so as not to damage the gum.

"How to brush your teeth." The fourth moment: cleaning technique .

Most of us brush our teeth with horizontal movements, this method not only does not help cleanse the mouth, but with strong pressure by the toothbrush, it also damages the enamel. Circular motion when cleaning teeth is also ineffective. They seem to push the remnants of contaminants to the gums, where they settle down and begin to "create." Circular movements are allowed only when cleaning chewing surfaces.

Correct movements - sweeping, when cleaning the upper row of teeth - at an angle of 45 degrees from the top down, when cleaning the bottom row - from the bottom up.

Begin cleaning of the oral cavity with the cleaning of the external surface of the teeth, then go to the internal, further chewing. Then switch to clearing the language on which the mass of microbes is located. The procedure ends with a gentle massage of the gums, rinsing the mouth and using dental floss.