How to Avoid Having to Tell Dentist Horror Stories by Maintaining Oral Hygiene

You have probably been told from the time you were a child that you need to brush your teeth. At that time, your parents may have forced you to brush even if you didn’t want to. However, as you get older, you may start to neglect this important duty, and the other steps required to maintain oral hygiene. Without proper care, any of a number of problems can go wrong, landing you in the dreaded dentist chair. Routine cleanings are one matter, but as oral problems become more serious, the risk of something going wrong during a dental visit increases. The more diligently you maintain your health, the less likely you will need to visit the dentist extra times.
Brushing Your Teeth
 If you only take one step to improve your oral hygiene, it should be brushing your teeth regularly. Your teeth naturally develop a layer of bacteria which builds up as plaque. This by itself is normal, but needs to be removed daily by brushing. If plaque is not removed, it will calcify into a hard substance called tartar. Tartar is much harder to remove through brushing, and almost always needs to be removed by the dentist with the dreaded scraping tools. Scraping tartar off teeth is one of the worst parts of going to the dentist for many – it can be painful and uncomfortable. Fortunately, brushing your teeth to remove plaque regularly will greatly decrease the amount of tartar that the dentist needs to scrape off at your regular cleanings.

Flossing
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Source: Mental Nurse - June 23, 2014 Category: Nurses Authors: Author123 Tags: Health Source Type: blogs