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Renew plus toothbrush

Dental Clinic in Toledo. Dental Health in Spain. Renew plus toothbrush. After toothbrush, mouthwash is the most used by citizens. It is striking that 85% of the population use some mouthwash oral in their daily practice. By contrast, only 7.4% use the interdental brush, 2% water and 1% pressure products containing fluoride.

On the occasion of Oral Health Month is celebrated in September, Vitaldent collaborative and the support of the University of Santiago de Compostela wished to examine the oral habits of the Spanish to assess whether care for your smile properly and take preventive measures. we remain aware of the importance of simple habits, but which are essential for care of your mouth and can prevent possible conditions, such as daily brushing and complete. No less than a third of respondents (29.5) the percentage of people using dental floss as an adjunct to dental cleaning, a habit that is essential to perform at least once a day, since the remains of food that collects between the teeth can be removed only with the brush. Outstanding renovation of a toothbrush and mouthwash using the toothbrush and toothpaste are still the best allies of our oral health. 30% of the population uses it exclusively for cleaning teeth. Regarding the duration of the toothbrush, one of four Spanish did not yet renewed your toothbrush every three months. Spanish women are more aware in this area and almost 80% renewed at 3 months. Meanwhile, almost 30% of men has not yet acquired the habit.

However, as advised by specialists in dentistry, oral hygiene to maintain complete and clean all food scraps are needed more instruments to accompany the brush and toothpaste. Flossing is one of them, but the Spanish population still do not have in mind when putting the mirror in your daily hygiene: only 29.5% used dental floss to supplement dental cleaning. Women resort to a greater proportion of dental floss to improve their oral cleanliness than men, 32.2% versus 23.6% respectively. Vitaldent is a company specializing in quality comprehensive dental services, which has nearly two decades, putting the available to all economies the most advanced treatments in Spain.

It consists of a network of almost 400 clinics spread across the country, using the latest technologies in equipment, instruments, biosafety and materials. The team consists of more than 3,400 health professionals, including dentists, dentists, specialists in orthodontics, implantology and aesthetics, hygiene and medical assistants. Vitaldent emphasis on prevention and personal attention which provides comprehensive dental services and all kinds of fields: cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, implantology and dentistry. 4,000,000 people support the clinical experience from the beginning of its activity.

Golden rules for healthy teeth

healthy teethTooth decay and gum disease are responsible for tooth loss and pain and discomfort that could be prevented with good dental hygiene and simple. In addition to regular reviews, you must go to the dentist at the slightest problem. Although brushing your teeth and have some care with your mouth, you can improve your dental hygiene by taking a few simple dramatically customs.

There are some basic rules you must follow if you want teeth and mouth in perfect condition: Brushing after every meal Plaque, susceptible to stains and the proliferating number of bacteria, is the source of tooth decay and inflammation of gums. As is renewed in a few hours, it is essential to eliminate at least three daily brushings: Ideally, brush your teeth after every meal. Every three months, change brush A brush too hard can hurt the gums, but no one too used useless. You should change your toothbrush every three months. The power is very effective but also have to regularly change the end.

Do it right You brush your teeth at least three minutes with a rotary motion from the gums to the teeth. It’s good to brush your gums as well to get a little massage to keep them healthy. floss brush addition,flossing can remove plaque that remains between the teeth. It is also very useful for people who wear dentures, implants and have holes to which the brush can not reach. To this end, the rods are also useful dental interdental brushes and that help eliminate food waste and massage gums.

Annual visit to the dentist You should go to the dentist at least once a year to make you a review. You can spot you in time realizarte cavities or cleaning to remove tartar build. Care for children children’s teeth are a fragile and precious capital. To always have a nice smile, free of decay or other problems you should consider: – The risk of tooth decay in adolescents is particularly high: try to avoid the snuff, sugar and alcohol and have good dental hygiene – The bottles of sugar water, even milk, can support the development of plaque and caries early.

Taking Care of Your Teeth

 Taking Care of Your TeethDentists say that the most important part of tooth care happens at home. Brushing and flossing properly, along with the dentist regularly can help prevent tooth decay and gum disease.

If you’re like most people, do not crave much thought must go to the dentist’s drill used to heal your teeth, therefore, is not it better to prevent cavities before they begin?

Removing dental plaque
To prevent cavities, you need to remove dental plaque, the transparent layer of bacteria that coats teeth. The best way to do this is by brushing your teeth twice a day and flossing at least once a day. Brushing also stimulates the gums, which helps keep them healthy and prevent disease. Brushing and flossing are the most important steps you can take to keep your teeth and gums healthy.

The Toothpastes contain abrasives, detergents and foaming agents. Fluoride, the most common active ingredient in toothpaste, is what prevents cavities. Therefore, you must make sure your toothpaste contains fluoride.

Approximately one in ten people have a tendency to accumulate tartar quickly. Tartar is a hardened plaque is more damaging and difficult to remove. Use toothpastes and mouthwashes that fight plaque and spend a few extra minutes to brush teeth near the salivary glands (the inside of the front teeth of the lower jaw and the outside of the teeth located at the bottom of the jaw above), may delay the development of plaque. Read the rest of this entry »

Yes, it’s More Than Brushing

 BrushingAlmost everyone has their own part of the history of childhood tooth-y. Parents have their own way of encouraging their children to care for their teeth – from tall tales of imaginary characters (hello, tooth fairy).

However, encouraging children to take care of your teeth is actually a good thing to do because it is a good idea to start practicing personal dental care at an early age. Perhaps more basic than most people know about personal dental care is brushing.

Brushing your teeth after every meal is considered as the most basic dental care staff. Many people may think that brushing your teeth is simply brushing, what most people do not realize is that no one correct way of brushing teeth.

Brushing effectively means no free-style movements. If you are one of the many people who do not know the correct brushing strokes, a visit to the dentist could be the solution to your problem. Read the rest of this entry »

Choosing the floss and brush

The oral care is essential to pursue a healthy lifestyle.Experts offer a series of tips for choosing the correct items for cleaning.

FLOSS
It should floss after every meal to remove bacteria and food particles between teeth.It is always important to do so in an orderly fashion and in front of the mirror so that there is any surface without cleaning.Then it should be rinsed before proceeding with brushing.

Take a piece of string large enough to pass on all teeth without introducing the same part in one place.Dental floss is held with the forefinger and thumb of both hands. To remove plaque from between the upper teeth, gums insert between moving up and down until all residue is removed. To remove plaque between teeth enter the thread moving lower from the bottom up into the gum until all residue is removed.

Only after the patient has acquired some skill in a particular technique of brushing will be instructed in the use of dental floss.Explain that without this element dental hygiene is not complete .The silk thread or should be introduced gently to overcome “touch point “between the two teeth and then bent in a” C “to one of them and clean from top to bottom, then does the same with the other side of another tooth.

Note: If the use of the thread is done daily after each meal, you can get to remove all plaque and prevent inflammation of the gums (bleeding) and cavities between the teeth.

Toothbrush
Use a brush with soft bristles so that the brush can mold easily to different surfaces of the teeth.
Use the scan method of bacteria in the vertical, the upper brush from top to bottom and lower bottom-up, never make a move horizontally because with a stiff brush, they can wear down the enamel and gum up produce recessions and sensitivity.

The toothpaste is important for teeth cleaning, but can be viewed as a complement. While the most important to remove bacteria is the technique used with different attachments.
Note: The bacteria accumulate on the tongue and cheeks, for that reason it is important to clean them daily, like the whole mouth.

The importance of brushing correctly

A very common phrase in our patients as they approach the consultation and are given a diagnosis (which is seen intraoral camera with them) and several cavities are detected is “doctor but I always brush and floss as I cavities.”
Let’s start by saying that tooth decay is one of the most prevalent dental disease in humans and that the importance of brushing lies in how and not the quantum.

That is you can brush your teeth every day, three times a day but if done with improper technique is using a valid analogy, as if a person is bathed every day but only with water, without soap or shampoo and what would happen is that apparently clean, but looks like it would be bad, smell bad, etc, etc.It’s the same for teeth brushing badly, more easily form plaque and tartar and therefore gum disease and the teeth.

Brushing must be done in an appropriate and correct that allows for a good cleaning of all surfaces of the teeth and soft tissues (including the tongue) and that has to be supplemented by frequent and proper use of dental floss and rinses added to the mandatory and important visit and regular checks with your dentist every six months, ideally at least once a year.

Flossing can help save your teeth and gums

teeth and gumsMake use of floss your teeth a regular part of your routine dental care and perhaps more likely that you keep your teeth and less likely to need dentures later in life.

While periodontal disease are not the primary cause of death in the dental pulp, unhealthy gums can increase your risk of losing teeth or need a root canal.While brushing your teeth twice a day is essential for good oral hygiene, brushing alone can not protect yourself from gum disease and tooth loss may result.

Many people with sensitive gums or bleeding may be tempted to avoid flossing for fear of worse your bleeding gums, but in fact the floss can improve the health of your gums, thus helping to prevent bleeding .

In a study in 2006, researchers compared the effects of brushing alone against brushing and flossing the bleeding gums in 51 twin pairs.One of each pair of twins brushed their teeth twice a day and the other brush and floss twice a day.After two weeks, the twins who had used dental floss had 38% less than areas with bleeding gums.

Even if you were inconsistent with the flossing during your childhood or adolescence, it is never too late to start maintaining good oral hygiene can improve the health of your gums with dental floss.

Specialized dental floss such as Oral-B ® SATINfloss are designed to be soft and comfortable for sensitive gums, but strong enough to remove plaque accumulated around the teeth.

Teeth whitening products counter

Teeth whitening You will have noted many times tooth whitening products on television, internet advertising and especially in counter, directly to the general public.

These products come in different classes and types and are used in different ways: buckets placed the whitening gel and put in your mouth, little brush to brush the teeth periodically, etc.
This bleaching product itself that is usually used is the same as the dentist uses to whiten or brighten teeth but in lower concentrations.

These products can whiten teeth a little, the problem is not this but not being controlled by the dentist may have irreversible complications teeth.

Not all patients can whiten teeth without any preparation.
So if you want to whiten your teeth with your dentist concurs.

Internal Bleaching

Internal BleachingWhen a tooth, she underwent a root canal with the passage of time this is going dark.
This darkening is caused by the remnants of internal tissues (tooth pulp) that are staining the tooth from the inside out.
Therefore if you want to whiten the tooth with a traditional treatment will not do it in full, as this is done outside of the tooth.

For this reason, it performs what is called “internal bleaching” .
This treatment involves placing the crown in a dental bleaching agent that will change agree to use the technical professional to ensure proper clearance.

After bleaching the tooth is filled with a filling material, usually used resin (composite).
This treatment is very conservative since it does not remove the darkened part of the tooth to be replaced by a dental crown (cap) but there is a percentage of the occurrence of an alteration in the tooth that is called “absorption.” This, if it occurs, can even lead to tooth loss treaty.

Do I use floss first or brush?

A common question that patients ask their dentists is, “What should I do first, is flossing or brushing?”
The sequence makes no difference as long as you do a thorough job. Brushing and flossing is the best way to remove plaque that causes tooth decay and help maintain optimal oral health.

Choose a toothbrush that feels comfortable in your hand and into his mouth and use it twice daily. Place your toothbrush at a 45 degree angle against the gums. Carefully move the brush back and forth with short strokes (whole tooth), brushing the inner and outer tooth surfaces and chewing surfaces of teeth and the inner surfaces of front teeth.

While tooth brushing removes plaque from tooth surfaces, can not do all the work to remove plaque. Clean between teeth daily flossing removes residues found in places where your toothbrush can not reach. People who have difficulty handling dental floss may prefer to use another kind of interdental cleaner. These devices include special brushes, hoses or sticks. If you use interdental cleaners, ask your dentist how to use them properly to avoid injuring your gums.

How do you know if you’re doing a thorough job? Your dentist may recommend the use of disclosing tablets, sold over the counter in pharmacies and other stores in oral hygiene products. After wiping his mouth, chewed, plaque disclosing tablets. A red dye stain the plaque has not been removed, showing the points that need additional cleaning.