Preventive Dentistry
There are many different tooth brushing methods. You can find out the most suitable method for yourself by discussing it with your dentist.
Brush selection
You can use an approved toothbrush, but the most important thing is to know how to use it. Use of an electric or battery-powered toothbrush. You can use an electric or battery-powered toothbrush. They are a good alternative to manual brushes. However, you should remember that you should choose those with soft brush bristles. At the same time, the brushing time should also be at least two minutes. The point that you should pay special attention to when using these brushes is not to brush hard. If you brush hard, you can damage your gums and cause gum recession.
Choosing the right toothpaste
Toothpastes not only help to clean your teeth at the same time, it helps to reduce plaque formation and tartar formation, whitening, maintaining gum health and protecting from tooth decay thanks to the substances it contains. The vast majority of toothpastes contain fluoride. This is effective not only for protection from tooth decay, but also for stopping caries and reversing the caries formation procedure. Toothpastes that reduce the formation of tartar can be used in mouths, where tartar forms quickly. People with stains on their teeth can use whitening effective toothpastes, but it should be remembered that these toothpastes can only affect cigarette, coffee and tea stains on the surface of the teeth. If you have a deeper coloration, you should consult your dentist.
Brushing teeth
There are many different tooth brushing methods. You can find out the most suitable method for yourself by discussing it with your dentist. You should brush your teeth at least twice a day. Brushing teeth is recommended to be done immediately before going to sleep, as saliva flow decreases while sleeping and bacterial acids can easily form. Brushing your teeth in the morning can be done before or after breakfast. Brushing your teeth after breakfast will be better as it will ensure that food residues are removed from the mouth. Do not brush your teeth more than three times a day. Brushing your teeth after lunch ensures that you clean your mouth and teeth in the middle of the day. Brushing your teeth too often can cause gum recession. Brush your teeth lightly. You should brush your teeth softly. A hard brushing can damage your gums, causing them to recede. You should brush your teeth for at least two minutes. This is the minimum time required for you to clean all your teeth. You need to have a habit related to brushing. It is an important point that you brush your teeth in the same order every day. Thus, it is possible to clean every place in your mouth without skipping any area during tooth brushing. You should change your brush regularly. You should change it when the bristles of your toothbrush start to tilt. Discard your toothbrush after using it for three months. If your brush shows deterioration before three months, it means that you brush your teeth hard. You need to brush your teeth more gently.
How should you brush your teeth?
Apply the toothpaste recommended by your dentist so that it is half a centimetre on your brush. Place the toothbrush at a 45-degree angle with the outer surface of the teeth and with half of the brush bristles half of the tooth above the gum. Make small circular vibrating movements with your brush 8-10 times. Then make a sweeping motion from the gums to the tooth to remove the bacterial plaque. Repeat the same movements on all tooth outer surfaces by moving the brush along the tooth row one brush length. Clean the inner surfaces of the back teeth with the same movements. Keep the inner surfaces of your front teeth parallel to your teeth and clean them with a sweeping motion from gum to tooth. Clean the chewing surfaces with vibration movements in the front-back direction. You should do the brushing procedure for at least two minutes in the morning after breakfast and in the evening just before going to sleep.
The use of dental floss
100% of bacterial plaque in tooth can’t be taken away just by brushing. With just brushing the teeth, the plaque between the teeth remains in place untouched. The use of dental floss is suitable for Decontamination of interdental surfaces.
How to use dental floss?
Place the intermediate part of the thread that you are holding with both hands between the two teeth by giving direction with your index and thumbs. Decoupage the thread between the two teeth with your index and thumbs Decoupling the thread between the two teeth. After leaning the dental floss against the tooth, clean the surface by moving it from the gum to the tooth. Then repeat the cleaning movement by leaning the dental floss against the other tooth without removing it. It is enough to do the flossing procedure once after brushing your teeth at night.
Other ways to decontaminate between teeth
If the interdental spaces are wide, interdental brushes can be used to Decontaminate these areas. Decontamination brushes can be used to clean these areas. Small interdental brushes can be used comfortably between the teeth due to their thin bristle structure and the fact that they are made in various sizes. Decongestant brushes can be used comfortably between the teeth. Decongestant interdental brushes can be used in various sizes. Patients undergoing orthodontic treatment can also Decontaminate between Decontamination braces and braces comfortably by using interdental brushes.
Other cleaning methods
Mouth showers
Water is pumped with electric tools in a fine vibration-free or vibrating way. Thus, the food between the teeth and the by-products formed by the bacteria are removed from the gum pockets or between the orthodontic applications with pressurized wate. Mouth showers are definitely not an alternative to brushing your teeth and flossing. But it can be used in addition to flossing and brushing teeth.
Mouth juices and mouthwashes
Like toothpaste, the choice of mouth waters and mouthwashes depends on your personal care needs.
Fluorine applications
In pregnant women and in children up to a month, fluoride tablets should definitely not be used. Fluoride helps to harden the glaze on your teeth. It increases the durability of your teeth against the effect of fluoride acid in the water you drink. In this way, it helps to slow down tooth decay. Your dentist will tell you if there is enough fluoride in the water you drink and show you how to increase the amount of fluoride by taking fluoride drops and fluoride tablets. Your dentist can also paint your teeth with fluoride, which will help strengthen the glaze on your teeth. You should use fluoride toothpaste when cleaning your teeth. For 3-year-old children the amount of fluoride in drinking water mustn’t be more than 0.3 ppm. If it is less than 0.3 ppm, only in the high-risk group ( if there is caries formation ), a fluoride tablet of 0.25 mg per day should be used. This amount should be 0.50 mg in the high-risk group (those with caries formation ). In adults; there is no need to use fluoride tablets.
Fissure sealant applications (let's also put it in pedodontics) Sealant (Fissure Sealant)
Since the tooth enamel is not fully developed when the teeth first come out, newly formed teeth are usually less resistant to caries and are conducive to caries formation. The most ideal time for the application of Fissure Coverings is the first months when these teeth last. In addition, the baby teeth, which are your child's first teeth, can also be protected against caries with Fissure Coverings. If the rotten tooth has advanced to the dentin region, which is the lower layer of enamel, PRR (Preventive Resin Restoration), which is a protective restoration (filling) rather than a fissure cover, may be more appropriate for your child's oral dental health. It should be remembered that dental caries progresses very quickly, especially in children, or rather in young teeth that have just erupted. For this reason, it is very important to apply Fissure Sealants without wasting time. Fissure Closure applications are a painless and extremely easy procedure. Children's fear of dentists is a well-known condition for all of us. Thanks to Fissure Sealing applications, children's fear of dentists can be significantly reduced. With this application, the Pedodontics-Child-Family (Pedodontics Triangle) relationship can also be maximized. Application of Fissure Sealant First of all, the tooth to which the Fissure Sealant will be applied is isolated from saliva with Rubber Dam (Rubber Cover) or cotton swabs. This procedure is very important for the Fissure Cover to hold onto the tooth surface. Then, the surface roughener, which has the consistency of gel, is applied to the tooth and the area to be applied is prepared. The Fissure Sealant with a fluid consistency is applied to the tooth and its hardening is ensured with the help of blue light (Irradiated Filling Device). All these procedures take about 3-5 minutes and your child does not feel any pain during the procedure. After the Fissure Sealant application, your child can eat and drink something immediately if he wants.