Types of toothpaste
According to toothpaste ingredients and its used, dividing to three main groups:
- Fluoride toothpaste:
This toothpaste can reduce the amount of caries .according to various studies, using this toothpaste in long time since childhood, reducing caries up to 44%, Therefor, preventing dental caries.
- Whitening toothpaste
It contains abrasive and soap cleaner which brings whitening and provisional transparency. This toothpaste is appropriate for healthy and strong teeth bout not for dental caries and weak enamel.
- Prevent senility
Reduce sensivity specialty in cervical zone. The effect of this toothpaste on long time sensivity is determined At least 2 or 3 times a day for 5 to 10 minutes be in tooth to effect on them
To get appropriate toothpaste, it’s better to consult your dentist.
Using daily flossing is essential for gingival health.
Proper use of dental floss
Proper use of dental floss should be:
- Before use, wash your hands
- Cut 30 to 45 cm of dental floss and wrap the side of them in both hands around the middle finger.
- Close the last three fingers, take two hands apart so that the floss is tight. So, forefinger and thumb be free in two hands and gives you great maneuvering power. Keep 2cm long if floss between thumb and index finger.
- To insert thread, use two fingers between low jaw teeth and in upper jaw use two fingers or one thumb and one index finger. Enter floss slowly by moving it between teeth like sawing. Be careful, floss pressure doesn’t loss gingival, the nest step , floss slowly enter to space between teeth.
- After entering floss between teeth, first rely it on the side of front tooth and gently put it under gingival edge to doesn’t damage the adjacent gingival .
- Then, stick the clean piece of floss in back side of tooth at the same place and repeat it again.
- After placing the floss into the dental space, first apply the floss to the side of the front teeth and gently do it under the gum and stick it to move it up and down a few times. Carefully move this to Do not damage the adjacent gingiva. Then place the cleaned area of the yarn in the same place on the side of the tooth and repeat the same. After that, cut the floss from the top of the teeth. Move the part of the floss used for these teeth and Start the thread of the next teeth. Repeat this for all levels