Parade Family Health Companion on Brushing
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Now that fluoride in toothpaste and drinking water have cut dramatically. The threat of tooth decay dentistry is concentrating mightily on conquering plaque, The sticky film that forms on your teeth. Unless you clean off plaque regularly, it can trap harmful germs that can cause tooth decay and gum disease. In the extreme, diseased gums can loosen your teeth so that eventually they fall out. Your weapons against plaque include toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, toothpicks and plaque fighting mouth rinses with these, says dr steven Moss, head of pediatric dentistry at the new york University College of Dentistry. We are winning the war against plaque. To make the plaque killers work. You have to use them correctly. Most people don't even correctly use the best weapon against plaque. The toothbrush. You need to brush your teeth at least one full minute, says Karen baker, assistant professor at the Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy at the University of Iowa. Most people brush for only 30 seconds how you can wage the war on plaque, Brush with soft bristles at least 30 seconds at least once a day. Use the toothpaste containing fluoride clean between the teeth and gums with waxed or unrwa ax dental floss at least twice a year. Have your dentist or dental hygienist scraped the surfaces of your teeth to remove built up plaque and tartar, especially under the gums, Limit daily meals and snacks to three each rinse with mouthwash containing germ killers that control plaque. Your saliva contains a substance that coats your teeth. The plaque forming bacteria attached themselves to that coding after you eat anything. The plaque making process starts again. Dr. Sebastian GcN Seal, clinical professor and chairperson of periodontal ology at the State University of New york at Buffalo, Notes that 24 hours after you clean your teeth, plaque has grown again. He urges that you brush and floss at least every 12 hours. Your saliva adds calcium to plaque, which hardens into tartar. The bacteria also produce acid that causes cavities. Floor rights slows the acid production and toughens the teeth against cavities.