Toothbrush And Toothpaste

Toothbrush and toothpaste are two different things but can not be separated if we want to have healthy teeth and mouth. So what is the appropriate brush for your teeth. Will be explained one by one starting from a toothbrush and anything associated with our mouths and toothbrush.

Toothbrush
A toothbrush is a tool to clean teeth that form a small brush with a handle. Toothpaste usually added to a toothbrush before brushing your teeth. Brush your teeth many kinds, from the smooth to rough fur, is small to large, and a variety of design handles. Most dentists recommend using a soft brush for hard brush can damage the enamel and gums hurt.

One way to maintain healthy teeth is to brush your teeth. By brushing the teeth, oral hygiene will be maintained, in addition to avoiding the formation of holes in teeth and tooth and gum disease. Many types and kinds of toothbrushes on the market, from a manual or electric. Actually, what are the requirements that good toothbrush? Most important is the hair brush and wide brush head. To be able to reach the back teeth, the toothbrush head size that ideal is 35-40 mm. In fact, adults should also use brush your child's teeth, because of its small size will help to reach the deepest parts of the tooth.

Few tips on choosing a toothbrush (hopefully can help)

Choose a toothbrush with small head to be used well in the oral cavity. For an adult toothbrush head length 2.5 cm, 1.5 cm whereas in children.

Long hair should be the same toothbrush. Brush your teeth with different length bristles can not clean a flat surface without causing pressure on some hair brush.

The texture of hair brush should be allowed to use it effectively without damaging tissue. Do not choose a hard coat can cause tissue damage. What was feared to be too soft plaque can not be perfectly clean. The most appropriate toothbrush with medium stiffness bristle brush.

The handle of the brush should be wide and thick enough to hold for strong and well controlled.

Toothpaste
Toothpaste is a kind of paste used to clean teeth, usually with a toothbrush. It’s color sometime white, but there are other colors. It must contain fluoride.

Below are simple tips on choosing good toothpaste:

• Choose a toothpaste that contains enough fluoride. Fluoride works to keep the teeth to prevent cavities. However, children under 3 years should not use toothpaste. The reason, too much fluoride it is not good and makes teeth more brittle.
• Choose a toothpaste that does not foam too much. Foam that too many shows that the content of detergent in it too much. Opinion that the more foam the better, of course not true.
• Avoid eating immediately after brushing teeth. Because the acid levels will drop and fluoride mouth will lost, so that bacteria will enter again. Meals should be 1-2 hours after brushing teeth.
• To maintain the condition of the tooth, once every 6 months the child should be brought to the dentist to do topical fluoride (tooth coating). Especially for children who are lazy to brush my teeth.

Those are tips I can share, if you have any questions please comments, suggestions and criticism. Thanks.