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.

Everyone is at risk of losing a tooth, but the reasons may vary depending on the age of a person. Although ,tooth loss is mainly related to the elderly person, research shows that 27 percent of adults lose their first tooth between the ages of 21 and 30 years .

Children become more active as they grow up , so they increase the risk of dental traumatisms. These injuries can occur on baby teeth or adult teeth. If children play sports, make sure that they wear a mouthguard.

adults must provide great deal of importance to brushing and dental floss, because bad oral hygiene is the main cause of periodontal disease (gum disease). If periodontal disease progresses, the tooth loss is an inevitable consequence. Gum disease also affects on general health, especially if you suffer from diabetes or heart disease.

Elderly people are most affected by tooth loss for the same reasons mentioned above. As people get older, they are more risky to contract diseases that decrease the immune defense, affecting the mouth as well as the rest of the body. Maintaining good oral hygiene is very important for your overall health.

There are many reasons why it may lose a tooth. Understanding these causes can help us to be aware of the condition of our mouth and prevent problems that lead to tooth loss.

Poor oral hygiene ,If you do not brush your teeth daily, and not using dental floss, tooth decay and gum disease may occur,what mean increasing the risk of losing your teeth in the future. Dentists recommend brushing teeth at least twice a day and to floss at least once a day. It is also advisable to consult your dentist every six months for an examination and cleaning.

Poor nutrition : foods that contain lots of sugar, carbs and acids can damage teeth and gums. Such regimes initiate dental caries.

The bad habit of grinding teeth (bruxism) use their teeth over the years and make them shorter. People who grind can also be highly fractured teeth. Smoking or chewing tobacco can aggravate gum disease, which also lead to tooth loss.

Some of Contact's sports :children, adolescents and young adults can lose their tooth while playing a contact sports regularly. These may include football, hockey, basketball, martial arts ... Wearing a mouthguard is very important to prevent injuries that can cause fracture of a tooth.

Some people are afraid of the dentist and did not consult him, even if they feel pain in their teeth. If we do not consult a dentist when there is a problem in the mouth, it can aggravate the condition over time and eventually lead to tooth loss.

Finance : Many people assume that dental care is too expensive. Sometimes they are, but other times there are alternative treatments that are less expensive. We must also remember that prevention is cheaper than treatment.

If we do not take care of our teeth, we will simply lose.

Tooth loss is normal with primary teeth, which at some moment of the life of a child, a tooth becomes mobile and then falls, but is then replaced by an adult tooth. Otherwise, the loss of a tooth is negative if it's happens with an adult ,as a result of an accident, decay or periodontal disease.

Several decades ago, it was considered normal to lose teeth as getting older. But if there are missing teeth, you will lose the ability to chew food and to stay healthy. Today, there are methods to replace missing teeth, or taking care of your oral health care to keep them forever.

When the boxes are removed, the dentist or orthodontist may take others radiographies, and other impressions of teeth. If the wisdom teeth begin to emerge, the dentist may advise you to remove them to prevent the aligned teeth from change their position.

A space maintainer must then be brought,with the discipline for avoiding the relapse. This equipment must be worn all the time during the first 6 to 12 months, and then only during sleeping for a few months or years longer.

Wearing a space maintainer is very important, because the teeth that have been aligned are not completely fixed in their new positions until the OS and gums and muscles adapt the change.

We can continue participating in any sports during the orthodontic treatment. If you wear a removable orthopedic appliance or a space maintainer, it is advisable to remove it while playing sports. If there is a system of boxes and wire (pin), it is advisable to wear a mouthguard during playing a contact sports.