Besides cleaning your teeth and checking for cavities, your dentist helps you keep your entire mouth clean and healthy.
At each of your checkups you'll notice that he or she will ask about how many times you clean your teeth in a day, if you floss, and if you have any questions about your teeth, tongue, or gums.
These questions help him evaluate your daily dental hygiene and give him clues to potential problems that may need attention.
Keeping Your Teeth Healthy Through Regular Dental Checkups During your regular checkups your dentist will also be screening for signs and symptoms of oral cancer.
It's important for you to mention any abnormalities that may have begun to bother you or concerns that you have about your dental health.
You'll also be screened for gum disease like gingivitis.
Symptoms include bleeding gums, swollen red gums, pus between your teeth and gums, chronic bad breath, loose teeth which begin to separate from the gums, and changes in your bite.
If you've noticed any of these symptoms, let your hygienist know.
Gum disease caught in the early stages is extremely treatable.
But if it's left alone for too long it can lead to lost teeth and bone loss.
Keeping Your Teeth Healthy Through Dental Hygiene At Home Brushing your teeth thoroughly at least twice a day is essential to dental health.
Brushing on a regular basis removes the plaque left by food.
Plaque is much easier to remove soon after eating before it hardens into tarter.
Flossing your teeth every day will help remove the hard-to-reach plaque that collects between your teeth.
Brushing with even the most sophisticated toothpaste will leave some plaque in the spaces between your teeth, but flossing will definitely remove it.
Eating a healthy diet is an important aspect to great dental health.
You dentist has probably warned you to stay away from sugary substances like sodas, cakes, candy, and ice cream.
These sugary substances can cause tooth decay when they combine with the natural bacteria that lives in the mouth.
This decay leads to both cavities in your teeth and gingivitis in your gums.
Did you know that changing your toothbrush regularly can affect your dental health? The typical manual toothbrush gets worn down and basically useless within three months.
In fact, if you are diagnosed with gingivitis, you should plan to change your toothbrush every four to six weeks while you're getting over the disease.
It's also a good idea to rinse your toothbrush in extremely hot water after every use since the bristles can harbor the bacteria.
It's also a good idea to change your toothbrush after you've had a cold or another virus.
An Overview of Dental Health Contrary to what you may think, dental health isn't very hard to maintain.
With regular visits to your dentist every six months, you'll keep cavities and other conditions in check.
In between visits, you need to plan to brush your teeth at least twice a day and floss once a day.
It's also a good idea to find a good antibacterial mouthwash to use regularly.
Also, keep up with changing your old toothbrush for a new one.
At each of your checkups you'll notice that he or she will ask about how many times you clean your teeth in a day, if you floss, and if you have any questions about your teeth, tongue, or gums.
These questions help him evaluate your daily dental hygiene and give him clues to potential problems that may need attention.
Keeping Your Teeth Healthy Through Regular Dental Checkups During your regular checkups your dentist will also be screening for signs and symptoms of oral cancer.
It's important for you to mention any abnormalities that may have begun to bother you or concerns that you have about your dental health.
You'll also be screened for gum disease like gingivitis.
Symptoms include bleeding gums, swollen red gums, pus between your teeth and gums, chronic bad breath, loose teeth which begin to separate from the gums, and changes in your bite.
If you've noticed any of these symptoms, let your hygienist know.
Gum disease caught in the early stages is extremely treatable.
But if it's left alone for too long it can lead to lost teeth and bone loss.
Keeping Your Teeth Healthy Through Dental Hygiene At Home Brushing your teeth thoroughly at least twice a day is essential to dental health.
Brushing on a regular basis removes the plaque left by food.
Plaque is much easier to remove soon after eating before it hardens into tarter.
Flossing your teeth every day will help remove the hard-to-reach plaque that collects between your teeth.
Brushing with even the most sophisticated toothpaste will leave some plaque in the spaces between your teeth, but flossing will definitely remove it.
Eating a healthy diet is an important aspect to great dental health.
You dentist has probably warned you to stay away from sugary substances like sodas, cakes, candy, and ice cream.
These sugary substances can cause tooth decay when they combine with the natural bacteria that lives in the mouth.
This decay leads to both cavities in your teeth and gingivitis in your gums.
Did you know that changing your toothbrush regularly can affect your dental health? The typical manual toothbrush gets worn down and basically useless within three months.
In fact, if you are diagnosed with gingivitis, you should plan to change your toothbrush every four to six weeks while you're getting over the disease.
It's also a good idea to rinse your toothbrush in extremely hot water after every use since the bristles can harbor the bacteria.
It's also a good idea to change your toothbrush after you've had a cold or another virus.
An Overview of Dental Health Contrary to what you may think, dental health isn't very hard to maintain.
With regular visits to your dentist every six months, you'll keep cavities and other conditions in check.
In between visits, you need to plan to brush your teeth at least twice a day and floss once a day.
It's also a good idea to find a good antibacterial mouthwash to use regularly.
Also, keep up with changing your old toothbrush for a new one.
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