Toothpaste

The rest of food that remain between our teeth is nutrition for the microbes living in our mouth. If we do not take it out, microbes increase and they can cause health problems such as caries, gingivitis or periodontitis. What cleans more is to brush them with the toothbrush (or other utensils that are used in the Mediterranean), the paste is a complement because it is abrasive and has detergent in it. It also gives us a freshness feeling. It is convenient to brush thoroughly our teeth after each meal.

How can we do it

Brushing has to be done vertically, following the shape of the grooves and to start from the basis for cleaning the joint with the gum. We will be more conscious of what we are brushing if we use little paste, even no paste, because we will have less foam in the mouth.
For cleaning where the brush does not arrive we can use toothpicks (taking care that they do not splint between our teeth, dental floss or interproximal toothbrushes.
Our teeth will keep more or less remains of food according to the chemical composition of our saliva, and the enamel, as well as the roughness and disposition of the teeth. Some people have enough by taking out the biggest remains with a toothpick.
Sometimes it is necessary to use also some paste with specific propriety to implement a particular therapy.

The amount of remains between our teeth also varies a lot of what we have eaten. Refined sugars and pasty meals stick to our teeth and it is more difficult to eliminate them. The latter also do not cause that our teeth and gum work and this reduces the irrigation of the oral system. Let us take into account what we have eaten when we brush our teeth.

How can we do it

The food containing fibre (by itself, not the one having fibre added) brush by themselves and keep our teeth active, mainly fruit and vegetables, and even more if they are raw.
If we have eaten oily dishes it will be more necessary to use toothpaste.
Let us measure the food we eat having refined sugars.

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Data d'actualització: 10/06/2010 - 19:31