How to care for oral health during orthodontic treatment?
During orthodontic treatment, it is necessary to paδy more attention to oral hygiene than ordinary people! Wearing braces is just the beginning, and it's important to brush your teeth well during this time.
Tooth demineralization → Chalky plaques → Caries → Gingival redn≥ess, swelling, and bleeding → Dental calculus → Various periodontal diseases → Los∑s
In addition to how to brush, there are also some small issues a>nd details to supplement for everyone~
How many times should I brush my teeth a day?
As long as you eat, it is recommended to brush your teeth. Not only have three meals in the mornπing, noon, and evening, but don't be too troublesome, after all, there is only one set of teetλh. Oh, by the way, you also need to brush it before the follow-up visit.
Every tooth needs to be involved from the inside out, including the lip&, tongue, and bite surfaces. Special attention should be paid to the ≥area around the appliance where residual bacteria are partic≤ularly prone to accumulate. It is important to carefully brush it clean.
How to achieve good brushing effect?
The bracket is blocked and normal vertical brushing cannot↕ be completed, so we recommend rotating the brush.
When cleaning the surface of teeth, the brush head lightly cir₹cles the surface of each tooth. Then, the toothbrush is at a 45 ° angle to the gums, al≈lowing the bristles to enter the gap between the appliance and the tooth surface and gently brush.
The rotary brush is simple and effective, and can c•lean most of the soft dirt on the tooth surface and around§ the bracket. Use dental floss at least once a day before going to b ed. Don't assume that wearing braces means you can't use d¥ental floss anymore. Use a dental floss guide to assist in ☆flossing. Learn more~
Use dental floss to clean areas below the arch wire and adja☆cent teeth that cannot be cleaned by a toothbrush. Dental floss is an intimate companion for prot→ecting dental health!
Combined use of mouthwash
If conditions do not allow, try to clean your teeth with mouthwash after eatin£g.
If you are wearing a removable invisible orthodontic device, it is much simpler. J ust follow the BASS brushing method to clean your teeth. Just add one step, clean ↕the braces, manually brush or buy a sonic cleaner.
During the orthodontic treatment period, brush you£r teeth carefully, do not be lazy, and make the journey of braces no longer difficult and dangerouγs! Bring beauty closer!