Your smile is your letter of introduction wherever you are and it’s important that you keep your teeth properly cleaned, this will help you avoid bad breath, cavities, plaque, and more serious problems in other mouth structures like gums, tongue, or cheeks.
For example, keeping an appropriate dental hygiene we can take care of our gums’ integrity so they’re always pink, firm, and to avoid them bleeding or hurting while you brush.
Some tips to keep a proper oral hygiene are:
- Brushing: Teeth should be brushed at least 3 times a day, ideally after every meal. Then, besides that, before going to bed you should brush very well to avoid the accumulation of dental plaque while you sleep.
- Flossing: The use of dental floss and mouth wash help prevent the formation of cavities and plaque. It should be used at least once a day, ideally at night.
- Fluoride: Today, some tooth pastes already have that component incorporated, for which they are ideal. It helps to avoid cavities.
Professional care
This aspect corresponds to the cleaning made by a professional dentist, which is necessary to be done every once in a while to remove the plaque that could have accumulated in time, despite flossing and brushing constantly.
During this cleaning special instruments are used for the scraping and polishing of the teeth, which helps get them cleaner and look better.
It’s ideal to get this professional cleaning twice a year, but depending on the patient’s case it could be more times. Your reliable dentist will know how to explain your mouth state to you.
If you have nowhere to go, in Dental Alfa Clinic we’ll be more than pleased attending you, out wide group of specialists is highly capacitated to look after your case.
If you want an assessment appointment solicit it with us. We’re at your service!