Brushing your teeth for Oral Health : Experts recommend brushing your teeth at least twice a day and ideally after meals or snacks using fluoride- containing toothpaste. Use a soft-bristled toothbrush (gentler on your gums) which allows you to reach every surface. Replace it if the bristles are bent or frayed, minimum every 2 to 3 months . Spend at least two minutes brushing your teeth.

Brushing your teeth for Oral Health :

Experts recommend brushing your teeth

at least twice a day and ideally after

meals or snacks using fluoride-

containing toothpaste.

Use a soft-bristled toothbrush (gentler

on your gums) which allows you to reach

every surface.

Replace it if the bristles are bent or frayed, minimum every 2 to 3 months .

Spend at least two minutes brushing your teeth.

Position the toothbrush at a slight angle against your teeth or a 45-degree angle where your gums and teeth meet. Gently move the brush in a vibrating back & forth motion, brushing 2-3 teeth at a time. Maintain the 45-degree angle against your gumline to gently brush along all of the inner tooth surfaces using a back, forth, and rolling motion. Brushing too hard can cause receding gums, tooth sensitivity, and, over time, loose teeth.

Position the toothbrush at a slight angle

against your teeth or a 45-degree angle

where your gums and teeth meet. Gently

move the brush in a vibrating back & forth

motion, brushing 2-3 teeth at a time.

Maintain the 45-degree angle against your

gumline to gently brush along all of the inner

tooth surfaces using a back, forth, and

rolling motion. Brushing too hard can cause

receding gums, tooth sensitivity, and, over

time, loose teeth.

To clean the inside surfaces of the front teeth, hold the brush vertically. Make several gentle back-and-forth strokes over each tooth and its surrounding gum. Use a gentle back and forth scrubbing motion to clean the biting surface of the teeth. Don't forget to brush the tongue from back to front to remove odor-producing bacteria. Avoid vigorous or harsh scrubbing, which can irritate your gums.

To clean the inside surfaces of the front

teeth, hold the brush vertically.

Make several gentle back-and-forth strokes

over each tooth and its surrounding gum.

Use a gentle back and forth scrubbing

motion to clean the biting surface of the teeth.

Don't forget to brush the tongue from back to

front to remove odor-producing bacteria.

Avoid vigorous or harsh scrubbing, which can

irritate your gums.

Flossing removes plaque build up. Carefully ease the floss between two teeth, using a back and forth motion. Curve the floss around the edge of your tooth in the shape of the letter "C" as it wraps around the tooth and slide it up and down the side of each tooth. Flossing for oral health: Gently pull the floss from the gumline to the top of the tooth to scrape off plaque but don't force it under the gums. Floss the backs of your teeth. Use fresh floss as you progress through your teeth. Try waxed floss, If you have trouble getting floss through your teeth.

Flossing removes plaque build up.

Carefully ease the floss between two

teeth, using a back and forth motion.

Curve the floss around the edge of

your tooth in the shape of the letter

"C" as it wraps around the tooth and

slide it up and down the side of each

tooth.

Gently pull the floss from the gumline to the top of the tooth to scrape off plaque

but don't force it under the gums.

Floss the backs of your teeth.

Use fresh floss as you progress through your teeth.

Try waxed floss, If you have trouble getting floss through your teeth.

In addition to brushing and flossing, consider also these oral health tips: Use a mouth rinse to help reduce plaque between your teeth. Use an interdental cleaner, such as a dental pick or dental stick specially designed to clean between your teeth. Use oral irrigators, or devices that aim a stream of water at your teeth, to remove food particles. Don't use toothpicks or other objects that aren't made to clean your teeth.

In addition to brushing and flossing, consider also these oral health tips:

Use a mouth rinse to help reduce plaque

between your teeth.

Use an interdental cleaner, such as a

dental pick or dental stick specially

designed to clean between your teeth.

Use oral irrigators, or devices that aim a

stream of water at your teeth, to remove

food particles.

Don't use toothpicks or other objects that

aren't made to clean your teeth.

Visit your Dentist Office regularly at least twice a year or if this symptoms occurs: Red, tender or swollen gums Gums that bleed when you're regularly brushing and flossing Gums that are pulling away from your teeth, which may make your teeth seem longer Pus around your teeth and gums when you press on the gums A bad taste in your mouth Loose teeth Changes in the way your top and bottom teeth touch Changes in the feel of your dentures Sensitivity to hot and cold

Visit your Dentist Office regularly at least twice a year or if this symptoms occurs:

Red, tender or swollen gums

Gums that bleed when you're regularly

brushing and flossing

Gums that are pulling away from your teeth,

which may make your teeth seem longer

Pus around your teeth and gums when you

press on the gums

A bad taste in your mouth

Loose teeth

Changes in the way your top and bottom teeth

touch

Changes in the feel of your dentures

Sensitivity to hot and cold