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Table of contents:

1. Introduction
2. Materials
3. Image illustrations
4. Recommandations
5. Conclusion

1. Introduction

The majority of oral diseases are caused by poor oral hygiene. And most of them are preventable if we follow dentists instructions and education.

One of the greatest preventive measure is brushing done properly. That's why today am bringing this topic, I know you do that daily but you may not be doing it correctly.

2. Materials

Here is a list of materials you will need:

🌞 1.Brush with soft bristles
🌞 2.Fluoride toothpaste
🌞 3. Water

3. Image illustrations

First step

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😃 On your back teeth both side, Place you brush at 45 degrees to your gum line and move the brush in horizontal back and forth movement as shown on the above image, gently until all foods and plaques are removed then with a vertical movement move your brush downward 👇 towards the chewing part to remove foods and plaques in between teeth
⚠ Don't move brush towards the gum you may push food inside the gum and this may lead to gum diseases
Do this on both side left and right upper and lower.

second step

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On your front teeth do the same, place your brush on 45 degrees and back and forth movement, do this on both Lower and upper teeth. And with your brush do vertical movement from the gum line towards the chewing part of your teeth apply this on both lower and upper as illustrated on the image above.

Third step

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Brush the chewing part of your posterior teeth on both upper and lower make sure you clean it well because they are most susceptible to caries and also make sure you reach wisdom teeth if you have them.

4th step

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Next step is to clean the inside part of your both upper and lower posterior teeth. By placing brush on 45 degrees to the gum line do back and forth movements and after move brush vertically towards chewing part to remove foods and plaques in between teeth.
⚠ This is the surface where most people get accumulation of calculus(yellowish or dark hard deposits on tooth like stones, some patients thinks it is a part of the tooth because they are hard. And to remove them you need a professional cleaning)

5th step

In this step you clean inside of your both upper and lower front teeth with movements as shown on below images

⚠ Most people forget to brush Lower inside teeth surface or they just push debris towards the gum line hence this also common surface for calculus deposits.

Last step

In this step you clean gently your soft tissue ( tongue and hard palate.
Cleaning these parts parts is necessary as they also trap food debris which may lead to bad breath if not cleaned

Tongue cleaning

Hard palate cleaning

Recommendations:

These are the things I usually recommend to my patients to maintain good oral hygiene:

😀 1. Brush wish soft bristles brush with a shape that help it to reach even in the back (wisdom teeth).
😀 2. Change brush at least in every 3 months, I usually tell them to buy more brushes at once and change it after 3 months without going again and again to buy brush every 3 months.
😀 3. Brush with fluoride toothpaste, and don't clean with water after brushing just spit so that fluoride in the paste remains on tooth for more time,
Here most complain that there are dirt, then I tell them to clean with water at first time and add a little bit of paste and brush somehow then spit.
😀 4. Brush at least twice daily after breakfast and evening before sleeping.
😀 5. I usually tell them to brush at least 3mins and brush all tooth surfaces as I have shown , most people rush while brushing and they only brush the front teeth that everyone can see, remember the ones you didn't brushed can cause bad breath which people don't see but smell that.
😀 6. Is to use dental floss (threads) to clean in between teeth at least once a day before bed.

To conclude I can tell everyone just to visit a dentist for regular check ups and he may give recommendations according to your situation.

Your smile ☺ your confidence.

Thank you, hope you find this helpful.

SHALLOM
By Jado

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