A good tooth brush and wonderful toothpaste are not enough. The main is your skill to brush your teeth the right way. You need to brush your teeth at least twice a day, ideally you should do it after each meal, however, this can be problematic. Toothpaste should contain fluorine.
In the morning after breakfast.
Before going to bed, after last meal.
1. Before toothbrushing, you should definitely wash your tooth brush.
2. Apply small amount of toothpaste.
3. A tooth brush’s head should form 45 angle degree to the gum’s line. Do short circular motions from the gum towards incisal edge. Brush each tooth carefully.
4. Brush each tooth’s internal surface with circular motions. Brush should be put athwart to incisal edges.
5. Brush teeth’s external surfaces with circular motions.
6. Brush upper and lower tricuspids’ chewing surfaces using back and forth motions.
7. Finish brushing with a gums’ massage - do circular motions, reaching teeth and gums, keep your mouth closed.
8. Brush tongue. Use tongue scraper. Start tongue brushing from back part and move towards front surface little by little.
9. Wash brush and put it in a glass with bristle up.
Do not also forget about changing your tooth brush regularly.
While exploitation, tooth brush wears: bristles lose shape, become soiled with microorganisms, shorten and, as a result, start gums traumatizing.
A tooth brush’s age depends on many factors: how often one brushes his teeth, how long, intensity of push, tooth paste’s abrasive power. You need to brush teeth with a tooth brush twice a day, during 3 minutes, push power is 50-70 g.
Change tooth brush three times a month.
The first signal for you to change your tooth brush is loss of its original appearance.
Nowadays they produce tooth brushes with wear indicator - bunches of bristle, painted in food colors. In this case discoloration of painted bristles indicates wear and necessity of replacement.
If you suffered from flu, ARD or quinsy, it is advisably to change your tooth brush.
