Beatrice Lase, who has been working as a dental hygienist for twelve years, admits that the main role in this work in maintaining a healthy smile is the proper motivation of the patient and the ability to inspire them not to neglect the care of the oral cavity.
In what patients say, it is often revealed that at the beginning the hygienist’s recommendations are actively followed, however, after about three months, people relax when it comes to brushing and flossing their teeth. To facilitate this process, the hygienist recommends supplementing the home arsenal for dental care with various modern solutions that facilitate this much-needed ritual and make it more pleasant.
The first step could be replacing the manual brush with an electric one. If we brush our teeth with a manual brush, it takes three minutes, but with an electric one – two, so it saves time. With an electric brush, you can more easily access hard-to-reach areas, and thanks to the pressure sensor, tooth enamel and soft tissues are not damaged.
Due to its shape, the head of the Oral-B electric toothbrush gently surrounds the surface of the tooth and removes plaque much better, preventing it from mineralizing and becoming tartar, which can only be cleaned by a dental hygienist, mechanically treating the teeth with curettes. Toothbrushes are equipped with sensors that allow you to determine exactly which group of teeth has been cleaned more lazily, so it is desirable to re-clean it, or on the contrary – softer movements and less pressure should be used when cleaning.
The second step – we are not afraid to use apps that help motivate children and teenagers with attractive tooth brushing games. It is also a great help for adults to clean tooth surfaces that accumulate more plaque and often remain uncleaned.
The user of Oral-B’s latest electric toothbrush can choose the shades of the light elements in the toothbrush application, as well as connect the brush to a smart device to check which surfaces should be cleaned and which ones the pressure was too high.
The third recommendation of the hygienist – do not experiment with toothpastes and use only those approved by the World Health Organization. Otherwise, we can unknowingly buy a toothpaste that is unsuitable for our latitude and possibly too abrasive, or a toothpaste without fluoride, which will demineralize the tooth enamel and increase the sensitivity of the teeth.
Beatrice Lase
An excellent choice will be ORAL-B pro expert toothpaste, which meets all conditions, it is recommended by the dental hygienist to patients and used by himself on a daily basis. By brushing your teeth twice a day with the right movements and toothpaste containing fluoride, caries cannot form, even if you eat sweets and flour products.
The fourth step to maintain a healthy smile – make flossing an obligatory ritual, and not only when something is stuck between the teeth. The harder you brush, the more grateful and less sensitive your gums will be. Dental floss is usually treated with fluorides and a thin layer of wax, making flossing even healthier in between teeth where even brush bristles can’t reach. Oral-B dental floss meets these requirements.
If the patient has bridges, crowns, implants, or braces, Oral-B floss with one sharper tip will be a great helper for interdental cleaning even in hard-to-reach places. Tartar and dental plaque do not smell like Alpine violets and strawberries at all, so the minty smell of dental floss is a pleasant extra.
The fifth step – these are interdental cleaning aids. If the gums bleed, it means that there is an acidic, bacterial environment in the mouth, plaque has accumulated. Cleaning it stops the bleeding. The gums will be grateful for the massage and movement between the teeth – with floss, brushes in a metal body, brushes in a plastic body, water jet, rinse aid… Everything is allowed!
Oral rinse ORAL-B Pro-Expert 24H protection will be an excellent addition to tooth brushing, it will reduce the formation of plaque, eliminate bad breath and provide 24H protection against the acidic environment in the mouth.
Beatrice Lase
And let’s remember – a seal without an overhang, which has been correctly inserted and properly processed, cannot be poked out or moved with dental floss! We are not afraid to use an irrigator, interdental brushes and various toothbrush tips for cleaning between the teeth.
Sixth recommendation – avoid sources of information that could be questionable and unrelated to scientific research. If we are looking for information on medical issues, it is preferable to do so on scientific research websites. All the major studies can be found e.g. Cochrane Library Homepage.
The seventh point – tongue cleaning. It’s surprising how many different bacteria can be found on the tongue! Therefore, it is even highly desirable to clean the resulting plaque every day. It will help to maintain not only fresh breath for longer, but also a pleasant feeling in the mouth after brushing the teeth.
The eighth point – plaque on the surfaces of the teeth, in the gum pockets, on the free edge, on the tongue is undesirable; it is a long-lasting bacterial environment. Bacteria are the ones that produce plaque, but it is part of the microflora of our oral cavity, and it would not be desirable to change it or affect it with antibacterial rinses. In addition, the daily use of active substances could cause dysbacteriosis or stain the surface of the teeth, so we do not use oral care products containing chlorhexidine on a daily basis. We choose them only if it has been recommended by a dentist, and even in this case, no longer than two weeks, so that the microflora does not get used to it and cannot function properly without this substance.
Ninth recommendation – visit a dental hygienist regularly so that you don’t have to seek help from a dentist. If there is no plaque, there will be no caries.
And finally the tenth point – let’s smile every day, because a smile improves the mood both for oneself and for the person to whom the smile is dedicated. It increases positive energy and makes life more beautiful!
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