Personal Health - best electric toothbrush for plaque removal

JANE E. BRODYFEB.
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Vincent has a breath of mouthwash that cannot be erased.
When she brushed her teeth in June, her gums often bleed.
Robert's front teeth have begun to open, and the space between the front teeth is getting wider and wider.
All three of them suffer from periodontal disease and this problem eventually leads to the loss of all their teeth.
This has happened for more than 20 million Americans, but it doesn't have to happen to Vincent, June or Robertor to you.
False teeth are not the inevitable result of old. age.
Whether it's 25, 50, or 105, your teeth can and should last your entire life.
Periodontal disease is the most common cause of tooth loss if you are willing to spend 10 to 15 minutes a day cleaning your teeth and go to the dentist twice a year for professional cleaning, which is almost entirely preventable.
The alternative to prevention is false teeth or painful, long, expensive treatments, but it is not always successful in saving the teeth.
In addition, the prevention of periodontal disease may greatly reduce your tooth decay problem.
At the age of 15, four of the five Americans scraped off the beginning of the periodontal disease. (
Literally means "around the teeth ")
This disease, like the basis of termite chewing teeth, secretly destroys the supporting structure of teeth. a house.
Because in the early stage of reversible, the disease is almost always painless, and most people don't know that ruthless damage can happen in their mouths.
But almost all adults and most children can safely assume that they own it.
Dental experts have found that those who understand the origin and progress of periodontal disease and its consequences teach them how to properly clean their teeth is most likely to make good oral hygiene a part of their daily life.
Periodontal disease is mainly caused by the destruction of bacteria, which build a housekeeper in your mouth.
These bacteria use any chance to settle down and build-
An organized colony
Their favorite habitat is a protected area along the edges of the gums that meet with the teeth, between the teeth and cracks caused by tooth loss, poorly installed bridges or false or worn fillings: bacterial colonies are present in a sticky film called plaque that sticks to the teeth.
Unless Dental plaque is removed every 24 to 36 hours, it will harden into tartar or tartar and become a source of continuous stimulation of the gums and base bones.
Plaque bacteria can produce toxins, destroy the gums, cause inflammation and swelling of the gums, and the teeth fall off.
The teeth below the gums may form pus bags and cell fragments, allowing bacteria and their toxins to move down the roots of the teeth to the bones that support them.
In the end, the bones retreat, the fibers that support the teeth are gradually eaten by bacterial action, and the teeth relax and fall off.
The plaque is soft, and it is easy to scrub the outer surface of the tooth with a soft hair toothbrush.
But the real problem is the plaque that forms between the teeth, and the plaque that cannot be removed by ordinary brushing.
In order to remove this plaque that was otherwise inaccessible, a special brushing technique and daily cleaning are required.
Most people spend too little time using the wrong brushing skills.
Your dentist should show the right way to brush your teeth and floss and review the surgery with you on a regular basis.
To brush your teeth correctly, according to the American Dental Association, use a soft multi-cluster brush with round bristles and flat bristles.
The head should be small enough to reach all sides of all your teeth (
Children's brushes can be used if necessary).
Lean the brush side against the teeth with a bristles of 45-
Toward the angle of the gum, swing it with a very short almost circular pen drawing (don’t scrub)
This way the bristles will enter under the gums to loosen the plaque.
Move to the next set of teeth, repeat it and do both sides of the cheeks and tongue of all teeth.
For the tongue side of the front teeth, hold the brush for a long time and use the swing stroke.
Clean the chewing surface with a short back and forth scrub stroke.
Then brush your tongue to remove plaque and reduce the problem of bad tone.
Since these brushing techniques may not work for everyone, please consult your dentist first.
Electric toothbrushes can also be used effectively, especially for people with limited dexterity, such as small children, disabled people or elderly people.
But avoid using highly coarse toothpaste or powder.
Although slightly worn toothpaste can help you clean your teeth, there is no toothpaste to prevent periodontal disease.
Mouthwash can only provide temporary breath sweetness.
They cannot remove plaque or prevent the progression of periodontal disease.
Oral Flushing equipment such as Water Pik can supplement the cleaning effect of the toothbrush, but it cannot replace the cleaning effect of the toothbrush.
They are especially useful for people with bridges or braces on their teeth.
Chewing gum stimulation (
Tip rubber tip at the end of toothbrush or handle)
Can help you massage the gum tissue, especially useful for those with bridges or large spaces between teeth.
Dental floss, preferably unwaxed dental floss, as it is more rough and needs to be cleaned between teeth.
Take an 18-inch floss, wrap the ends around your middle finger, and keep the distance between the thumb and index finger of each hand about 1 to half an inch.
Exercise with a gentle saw to ease the floss between teeth (avoid .
Cut chewing gum).
Bend the floss into the C shape around the teeth and slide it into the space between the gums and the teeth until you feel the resistance.
Move the floss up and down and scrape on the side of the tooth.
Then bend and repeat around the boring teeth.
Relax the floss through the teeth and move to the next pair of teeth;
Repeat it until all your teeth are covered with dental floss. After flossing;
Rinse your mouth thoroughly and wash loose bacteria away.
At first, the process looked very awkward and could take 15 to 20 minutes to complete.
But with practice, you should be able to finish a thorough job in 3 to 10 minutes soon.
Parents can and should use dental floss to clean the child's teeth, but most children can do enough work on their own before they are 8 or 9 years old.
Periodontal disease: everything is worth an ounce of prevention;
To help you know if you have done a thorough job, stain using a "leak" solution or tablet containing plant dyes.
These can be purchased at a pharmacy, preferably after brushing your teeth, but before using dental floss.
At first, use a disclosure agent every day, but as you get rid of the plaque more and more skillfully, it's enough to spot check once or twice a week.
These dyes will also stain your tongue and lips in a few hours, so you might prefer to use them before going to bed.
Applying Vaseline to your lips helps prevent staining.
Or you may want to use fluorescent dyes that are not shown under normal light;
However, this requires the purchase of a special lamp to display the stained plaque.
If you have bleeding gums when you floss, this may be a sign of the start stage of your periodontal disease --gingivitis—
Go to the dentist in time for professional cleaning and periodontal examination.
Advertising ensures that your dentist uses a probe to measure the depth of space between the gums and teeth and to check the pockets of the periodontal disease.
The X-ray will show if there is any bone loss.
No matter how good you are, once every six months (
Or more frequently)
You need to see a dentist to remove tartar (Hardened plaque)
This situation exists despite your efforts.
Tartar can not be removed with dental floss;
It must be scraped off by a dentist or dental practitioner with special tools.
Many factors affect the production of plaques and the sensitivity of gums to their destructive effects. Diet is one.
Fiber foods like raw carrots and celery, lettuce and apples have a natural cleaning effect, but soft sticky foods like white bread stick to the teeth, providing nutrients for plaque bacteria
These bacteria use sucrose (table. sugar)
Make a substance called right-spin sugar peptide in your diet to help them attach to your teeth, so frequent consumption of sugary foods promotes the formation of plaque.
If you eat candy, it's better to eat it all at once, preferably before you clean your mouth thoroughly every day.
But keep in mind that dental plaque forms even if you don't eat anything, so Daily removal of dental plaque is irreplaceable.
Although a severe lack of vitamin C can cause gum degeneration, almost all Americans with this problem consume enough vitamin C.
Taking extra vitamin C does not help to prevent periodontal disease.
Saliva has a natural cleansing effect, and the composition, consistency and quantity of saliva will affect the formation of plaque.
When you are awake, you may swallow 2,000 times a day and constantly wash away the bacteria in your mouth.
But while sleeping, you may only swallow 20 times a night.
Therefore, going to bed is the best time to remove tooth bacteria.
Some people breathe through their mouths while they are sleeping, which further reduces the cleaning of saliva.
As we all know, emotional stress can make the self more nervous, which may be one of the reasons.
Stress increases susceptibility to periodontal disease.
In some cases, such as pregnancy, diabetes and thyroid disease, periodontal disease can also be promoted, and some drugs can also promote periodontal disease, including oral contraceptives and anti-seizure drugs.
Other factors include poor or crowded teeth, excessive, stress on some teeth during chewing, bad oral habits such as teeth;
Lip biting, smoking, improper use of toothpicks (don’t stick.
They enter your gums).
Advertising says that the treatment and treatment of periodontal disease depends on the degree of progress of the disease.
The early reversible stage of fat is called vitis l vitis, and your regular dentist can remove tartar from the crown and root.
Correct the teeth by cleansing the teeth and leveling the root surface.
Removing the infected gum tissue may require scraping the gums.
It is best to treat more advanced diseases by a periodontal doctor.
Gum surgery: a shallow pocket around the teeth can be removed.
Very advanced diseases may require plastic surgery and transplant of bone and gum transplants.
Treatment may also include grinding or covering teeth to correct abnormal pressure points, or using splints and other appliances to control harmful oral habits and reduce the movement of loose teeth.
Depending on the extent of your problem, it may take six to eight months or more for periodontal therapy at a cost of up to $1,800.
The more serious the disease is, the more painful, time-consuming and expensive the treatment will be.
Therefore, it is important to start treatment in the first sign of periodontal disease.
Early symptoms may include bleeding gums when brushing teeth or dental floss;
Soft, tender, red or swollen gums;
Persistent bad breath;
Gums that fall off teeth;
After eating, there is a feeling of stress between the teeth, and the gums feel itchy.
Other symptoms of more severe periodontal disease may include loosening of teeth, changes in bite-in or false-tooth fit, and the formation of space between teeth.
Preventive care is particularly important after periodontal therapy, as the disease may recur in people who already have it.
Periodontal disease is a neglected disease, and of all men's chronic health problems, it is the disease you can best prevent.
Stephen J. Salem's the teeth of your childMoss, D. D. S.
Houghton Mifflin cleans the sides of the teeth with dental floss on 1977.
The floss is below the gum line and it must clean the surface of the teeth on both sides of each space.
A version of this file was printed on page C11 of The New York edition on February 22, 1978 with the title: personal health.