Tips to the dental care and oral hygiene

The right toothbrush

Too much pressure or too hard, not rounded bristles damage to the dental glaze and injure the gums. Sanded down dental glaze is lost for good. The gums slowly withdraw and expose the necks of a tooth and root shares. This makes your teeth susceptible for caries and pain sensations.

The right toothpaste

A flourid toothpaste can strengthen the dental glaze and protect against caries. Attention: The emery effect of the toothpaste may not be too strong. The so-called RDA value should lie under 70 (dentist or chemist ask). With lying open necks of a tooth products with addition "sensitive ones" use. Also toothpastes free of fluoride are available at the market.

Electric toothbrush

She takes the cleaning movement from you. Remain a few seconds with every tooth, before you go over to the next. The movement of the brush provides for the right cleaning movement. Attention: electric toothbrushes are not better automatically than hand toothbrushes, with wrong use you can cause more damage than use Also is valid here: Do not exert too much pressure. By the purchase on a model pay attention with at least 30,000 oscillations per minute.

Oral shower

An oral shower is recommended not only for gums inflammations to remove plaque and leftovers immediately and to massage the gums with the pulisierenden ray. Alternatively the gums can be also massaged with the fingers regularly, this promotes the metabolism in the gums fabric.

Hand toothbrush

From two to three times daily use. With 45 degrees in the crossing to the gums begin, softly rotary, massaging cleaning movements explain to loosen layers, and then wipe out to the chewing surface (modified bass technology). Horizontal scrubbing in the necks of a tooth avoid (dental glaze rubs off, exposes dental leg). Attention: toothbrush all three months change, even earlier with strongly used bristles. After the cleaning under fluent water clean and dry up, this keeps away bacteria and mushrooms.

Oral rinse

Uses a little, except from the dentist recommended concentrates. More effectively: To spit out toothpaste foam after the cleaning, not to rinse. Attention: 30-minute time must often pass by between dental cleaning and oral rinse, but she does not work. In the doubt ask dentist or chemist.

Right dental cleaning

Whether electric toothbrush, sound toothbrush or hand toothbrush: A good dental hygiene assumes that the toothbrush is changed all from two to three months. Attention: with 45 degrees in the crossing to the gums begin, softly rotary, massaging cleaning movements explain to loosen layers, and then wipe out to the chewing surface. Horizontal scrubbing in the necks of a tooth avoid (dental glaze rubs off, exposes dental leg). Dental flosses, properly applied, are approved Helpers.

Brush head

The head should be from two to 2,5 centimetres long and be wide from three to four bristle rows, multitufted. Attention: a stable clutch prevents that you slip off and injure the gums. Children should use child toothbrushes. Importantly: Toothbrush after use store in such a way that the brush head can freely dry. The bristles should be rounded at the head. Physical bristles avoid, they split on, injure the gums, are hollow inside, there bacteria settle.

Oral hygiene

It is recommended to clean the teeth from 2 to three times daily, to clean the dental space with dental floss or better dental space brushes once daily. If this does not go, dental chewing gums can support the care, but not substitute. Tip: Also use tongue brush, up to 30 percent of the bacteria in the oral cavity are settled on the tongue.

Acid attacks

The pleasure of fruit is important for the health. However, notices: After the pleasure of acid-containing dishes and drinks damages to early cleaning to the teeth. The acids attack the dental glaze, and the extracted minerals are cleaned by the dental glaze surface. Tip: Wait about 1 half an hour, before you reach to the toothbrush.

Dentist Dr. Klaus PfaffAm Grundweg 1464342 Seeheim-Jugenheim06257 - 8981