DR orthodontics

The minimum recommended brushing time is 3 minutes. Why? And what is the average brushing time ?

Our teeth are precious. The oral hygiene is essential to preserve our teeth in good health whole our lives. The first step is based on brushing. Dentists recommend brushing three daily after each meal. Only one in ten people respects the tri-daily brushing (1).
The other recommendation of dentists is to brush teeth for 3 minutes. Again, few of them arrived after those 3 minutes and far as the average time is 46 seconds.


Why should you brush your teeth so often and so long?


To remove any debris lodged in all dental interstices between teeth and between teeth and gums. Then, Only the time can afford to effectively remove plaque. Brushing for 46 seconds does eliminates about half of the newly formed plaque.
Anyway, to brush thoroughly all surfaces of each tooth, it takes time.

The most effective Brushing is one called the "roll"
Dentists recommend finally to a brush in rolls and not horizontal. The objective is to remove dental debris inserted between the teeth and gums. Therefore anyway brush in this direction: the gum (red side) to the tooth (white side). This gesture is easier and more efficient by making rounded or circular movements. Now it seems that 68% of users of a manual brush and make brushing horizontal 17% vertical brushing, brushing against 14% roll.


A few tips and tricks


Use a timer. It will tell you when to stop after 3 minutes.
Try an electric toothbrush. Some even report when the time needed for brushing is complete.
Have regularly used a brush or interdental wire.
Use an indicator of your plate after brushing. By staining the plaque, it will tell you where you do not brush effectively.
Use a toothbrush with soft bristles (less aggressive for the gums) and change it regularly, and when the bristles bend.

A certain sensibility is normal after installation or adjustment of orthodontic appliances.

During the first days, your teeth may be sensible especially if you apply pressure on them or if you bite into hard food.
If discomfort is too important, we recommend using a mild painkiller without prescription you are accustomed to whatever you normally take for a headache.
You can also rinse your mouth with warm salt water (one teaspoon of salt in a glass of water) to reduce the sensitivity until you get used to your equipment.
Appliances can sometimes irritate the lips, cheeks and tongue, especially at the beginning of treatment.

Some foods can cause breakage of equipment which may require additional visits to repair them and may delay your treatment. To minimize these inconveniences, some items such as hard food, is to eliminate from your diet.

Choose carefully the types of foods you eat and monitor the way you chew. Here are some examples of foods to avoid:

• Hard foods such as raw carrots, celery and apples can cause breakage of equipment if they are not cut off before being eaten.
• As for the very hard nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts) are recommended not to chew.
• Gum, hard candy or sticky sweets can get trapped between the brooches and damage them.

The bad breath or halitosis is usually associated with bad oral hygiene and the presence of plaque and scale. It is caused by the decomposition of bacteria and food debris between teeth and the saliva. So the cells of the oral mucous membrane generate volatile sulfur compounds. Bad breath can also come from a caries, an abscess, inflammation of the gums ... etc.

warning signs of halitosis

1. Bleeding from the gums
2. Presence of white or yellow on the tongue.
3. Dry mouth, thick saliva, which burns the tongue.
4. unpleasant taste in the mouth in the morning
5. taste sour, bitter or metallic persistent.

But most often, people with halitosis are made aware of this problem by a family member, colleague or friend.

Treatment of bad breath

Above all it is important to consult a dentist able to diagnose the problem and to refer you to the most appropriate specialist. In fact today we can objectively measure the smells that come from the oral cavity using high-tech tools, one of them is the gas chromatograph, a measuring instrument that records the concentration of various volatile sulfur compounds and thus make a correct diagnosis of the origin of halitosis.

To prevent halitosis it's recommended to :

* Remove the calculus (tartar removal), if possible you can properly align teeth (orthodontics). Then improve oral hygiene by brushing teeth and strengthening the gums, using dental floss or interdental brushes, an water pick, a tongue scraper if obvious tongue coating or a mouthwash in a non-extended.
* Use a toothbrush to clean the surface of the tongue.
* To floss at least once a day to remove food between your teeth.
* Avoid foods that cause bad breath such as onions, garlic and pastrami. alcohol and other beverages often cause bad breath.
* Hydrate your lips, because sometimes, a dry mouth gives an unpleasant odor.
* Visit your dentist twice a year to clean your teeth.

Conclusion
Bad breath often misdiagnosed unfairly to attribute a disease of the stomach, pneumonia or sinusitis. While it was found that bad breath comes from 90 per cent of cases in the mouth and not in the digestive tract, sinuses or lungs.

It is therefore necessary to maintain good oral health which is an excellent way of prevention of halitosis.