Oral Hygiene

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What is oral hygiene?

The Oral Hygiene includes the set of actions for the care and cleaning of the teeth with the main purpose of the removal of plaque and maintain an environment that is not conducive to the manifestation of diseases of the teeth, gums and general oral cavity. The oral hygiene in combination, the regular visits in dentist are the most important factors for the prevention of diseases of the gums and teeth. Maintaining a clean and healthy mouth we protect and overall health.

1. The top 10 products for oral hygiene and home care:

  1. Antibacterial toothpaste
  2. Dental floss
  3. Topical preparations for the treatment of stomatitis
  4. Power-operated toothbrushes
  5. Preparations against the tartar and spots
  6. Toothpaste for desensitizing teeth sensitive to hot and cold
  7. Practical dental floss
  8. Συγκρατήρας thread
  9. Tooth whitening products, which can be obtained from the dentist
  10. Whitening toothpaste
  11. Interdental brushes

2. Basic principles of brushing the teeth:

  1. Place the bristles of the toothbrush so as to form a small angle with your gums when you brush along the gum line
  2. Don't put a lot of power during use of the toothbrush. You don't need a lot of force to remove the dental plaque from your teeth. Intense brushing can injure your gums. The secret is not the power but the technique
  3. Brush all surfaces of your teeth, including linguistic and παρειακών (indoor) tooth surfaces
  4. Brush lightly with your tongue to remove bacteria that cause bad breath
  5. Total time brushing should last 3-4 minutes

3. Instructions for the proper use of dental floss:

  1. Cut a piece of dental floss about 50 cm in length, and wrap the greater part of it in one of the middle fingers
  2. Wrap the remaining floss around the same finger of the other hand
  3. Hold tight, hold tight the thread between the indicators and the thumbs of each hand, leaving a length of yarn about 5 cm between the two hands. With soft movements pass the thread between your teeth. The thread should not be jerky. If you interdental cleaning for the first time, may your gums to bleed for about 5 days. If you continue bleeding a visit to the dentist
  4. When the thread reaches the free edge of the gums, give it a shape like the letter C, while tangential to the surface of the tooth
  5. Hold the thread in contact with the tooth. Rub gently on the surface of the tooth, removing at the same time the thread of the teeth
  6. Continue to clean with the floss all the teeth, and particularly the posterior teeth
  7. In case you have difficulties with the use of dental floss, you can use dental floss with holder

4. What is gingivitis?

Gingivitis it is the medical term we use to describe the inflammation of the gums. The key features is the bleeding of the gums, particularly during the brushing of the teeth, the intense red color of the gums and the appearance of swelling of the gums, or as we call it the "swelling of the gums". The gingivitis is the most common disease of the soft tissues of the mouth and is the earlier symptom resulting from the poor oral hygiene.

If don't brush regularly our teeth or brush the wrong way, in the crevice between the teeth and gums of us (gingival crevice) accumulate germs which have the consequence of inflammation of the scars.

5. Bad breath and everything you need to know:

Odor you can set the stench that comes from αεριούχες cavities of the mouth such as oropharynx, nose, παραρρινικοί bays. We should be aware that :

  1. The existence of inflammation of the gums is an important causes of bad breath
  2. The odor usually comes from local mouth causes
  3. The intense odor can be perceived by the patient
  4. The diet contributes significantly to the creation of the odor
  5. The odor is not hereditary
  6. The odor rarely is a sign of extremely severe disease, usually there are other symptoms
  7. For the effective treatment of bad breath need to visit the dentist

6. Proposed oral hygiene fresh breath:

1.Use of electric toothbrush

Gives the feeling of a professional cleaning with a three-dimensional motion, the result of vibration and rotation of the head.
Features:

  1. Effectively cleans the teeth with 40000 inside-out vibrations per minute and 8800 reciprocating movements to the minute.
  2. Option 2-speed to be adjusted according to the preferences of the user.
  3. With pressure sensor, which reduces the speed of the brush and stop the vibration, when the patient exerts a greater pressure than is required.
  4. With a professional timer for 2 minutes. 

2. Use dental floss infused with active ingredients

3. Use interdental βουρτσακιών

4. Use ξέστρου language for the removal of dental plaque in combination with a gel or spray for the language

5. Increase the flow of saliva (chewing gum, candies without sugar)