Dental Care Tips

Sutherland’s Miranda Family Dentist and Sutherland’s Doctors all agree that prevention is the best medication, it is better to prevent a certain condition than trying to heal it and undergo treatment. Here are some wonderful effective tips on how to prevent all those by making sure your dental health is at its best, avoiding toothaches, discomforts, and other gum disease that can cause serious complications and problems.

Brush Twice a Day as much as Possible

  • Gum Disease and Tooth decay are still a current problem around the world, but this can be effectively reduce by simply cleaning your teeth every morning when you wake up and before going to bed by means of tooth brushing.
  • Tooth brushes should be replaced every 3 times a year, strongly advised by dental health care experts as they will contain bacteria at longer periods and it effectiveness will deteriorate.
  • Brush gently and precisely, divide the mouth into 4 and spend 30 seconds on each division brushing. This will make it more effective and will prevent gum bleeding from being too hasty.
  • Move the brush in up and down strokes several times. An alternate technique is to move brush in short, semi-circle strokes.
  • Brush the outer surfaces of each tooth, top and bottom, keeping the bristles angled against your gum.

Introduce Oral Care to Children Early

  • Miranda Family Dentist suggest that introducing this practice at a young age, as young as 2 years old is crucial in a healthy habit forming, although supervisions is strictly advised.
  • It will promote healthier and strong teeth and gums, making sure that in age it will reduces all the risks of having any concerns or conditions

Use the right amount of Toothpaste

  • Toothpaste with active fluoride is one of the best advance in oral health, it strengthen the enamel which reduces decay.
  • It should only be the size of an average pea, too much can cause white spots on the teeth.

Chew Gum or Rinse after every Meal if possible

  • Rinsing your mouth after a meal will remove all the extra or leftover chunks of food and will eliminate the possible chance of bacterial growth.
  • A sugar-free gum is also ideal after a meal, since it allows the flow of saliva which can naturally remove bacteria and will neutralise the acids.

Eat Healthy

  • Lower the sugar in your diet, sugar when broke down by bacteria will form acids that will erode the enamel of your teeth.
  • Eat whole foods, do not eat empty calories, go for fruits and vegetables which are rich in lots of vitamins and minerals.

Visit a Dentist

  • Experts suggest that one should consult and have their oral health be checked at least once or better twice a year to maintain great Oral and Dental Health.
  • More often if you have gum disease which is alarming to become more complicated diseases, these can be easily treated by means of proper medication and treatment.