Don't take chances with your gum health. Brushing and flossing are critical to the health of your smile, and vigorous brushing can cause unrepairable damage to your gums. Your gums do the difficult job of holding your teeth in place. Without them, your teeth would wobble and eventually fall out. Here are 3 steps from Dr. Rice on how to brush correctly.
1. Get a soft bristle toothbrush. The soft bristles can easily move
around your gums to remove food from your teeth. This is the safest choice to
make when chosing a new toothbrush because it can help protect your gums when
brushing food debris away.
2. Brush your teeth in small circles. It is critical to brush the fronts
and back of your teeth. This will remove any food that is stuck on your teeth. Periodontist Dr. Denine Rice says, "Do
not move the brush back and forth. This increases the opportunity for the
bristles of the brush to meet the soft tissue of your gums causing damage to
the tissue."
3. Don't brush the gums. Brushing the gums will cause the tissue to
break down. You want to position your tooth brush to remove food from the
enamel on your teeth. This will decrease the opportunity for debris to go below
the gumline.
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information on how to brush properly contact Dr. Rice & her team today.
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