Keeping your teeth healthy between whitening is very important. Here
are a few quick tips that you can follow without wrecking your daily
routine to keep your teeth strong and healthy. Even though we are just a
teeth whitening company we do care about your teeth so we want to
help.
1. Brush regularly and as soon after eating as possible
– even after snacking. Brushing keeps small food particles from
becoming giant feasts for unwanted bacteria. If possible, brush a full
two minutes. Divide the teeth into quadrants and spend at least 30
seconds on each quadrant. Use the sulcus technique, angling the
bristles and gently inserting and cleaning underneath the gum line
while you brush. If you are not sure how to do this, ask your
hygienist.
2. Select a good dentifrice and stick with it.
You don’t need much and when the mouth fills with foam, many people
will spit it out and consider themselves finished brushing. There are
many, many toothpastes and powders on the market all touting claims
from being the best whitener to being the most natural. Try a powder
with a good mixture of baking soda and flavoring – you’ll never go back
to pastes! Fluoride? You won’t need it if you keep to a strict
hygiene routine. Hydrogen peroxide? Good old baking soda is proven to
be a better anti-microbial without the risk. You will be surprised
how clean your teeth feel after using a baking soda-based powder. Just
can’t deal with the powder? Keep your eye on a new paste called
TheraSol being developed. This may be one of the most effective
toothpastes to hit the market, but may only be available through dental
offices.
3. Brush your tongue or use a tongue scraper. Why
do a great job on your teeth only to have them come in immediate
contact with the microbes living on the surface of your tongue? As an
added benefit, your breath will be MUCH better!
4. Floss at
least once a day. Flossing further cleans and removes calculus where
your toothbrush cannot reach.
5. Learn how to irrigate the
teeth and gums and do it daily. Oral Irrigation serves several
purposes; it helps to remove food particles trapped below the gum line,
using the right antimicrobial fluid in your irrigator can help remove
the ‘biofilm’ which harbors bacteria dangerous to your oral health and
irrigating massages the gums resulting in increased circulation. Short
on time? New irrigators can now be attached right to your faucet or
shower outlet allowing you to clean your teeth while you do the rest of
your body. ShowerPik and QuickPik II are two such appliances new on
the market.
6. Irrigate deep pockets with a cannula tip and
good antimicrobial solution. This measure is one of the best things an
individual can do, on his or her own, to assist in stopping decay
where pockets have formed between the tooth and gum. Before you buy an
oral irrigator, make sure you select an irrigator such as the Via Jet,
which can accommodate the tiny cannula tips. Not all do. When
irrigating a deep pocket, the cannula tip is small enough to deliver
the antimicrobial solution deep, where the regular irrigator tip cannot
reach. Ask your dentist for help in this. If you have the right
dentist, he’ll be supportive and informative in your personal hygiene
efforts.
7. See your dental professionals regularly, but
choose them wisely. There are good offices and bad ones and you need
to seek a good hygienist as well as a D.D.S. Make sure your hygienist
is allowed a good 45 minutes to an hour – enough time to properly work
on your teeth. Listen to your hygienist when she tells you about a
problem area and don’t be afraid to ask questions. Be on time for your
appointments. Talk to your dentist about ‘periodontal anti-infective
therapy’ involving home irrigation and antimicrobial solutions. This
is cutting edge science and a little effort on your part might keep you
away from the ‘specialist.’ Don’t be afraid to ask questions. If
your professional won’t take the time to answer you in a way you can
understand or gets offended by your questions, it may be time to move
on. See: ‘Beyond the Basics: Is Your Dentist Taking Shortcuts?’
8. White teeth do not necessarily mean healthy teeth. While your
biggest concern right now may be your smile, make sure that smile will
be there, in good shape, years from now. While our product gives you
that beautiful white smile by remove staining, its not a replacement for
the cleaning job required by your other efforts.
9.
Nutrition is half the battle. A demineralization and remineralization
process is taking place constantly as the teeth are being bathed in
healthy saliva (See article on ‘demineralization’ at
www.mizar5.com/demin.htm ). The body is equipped to care for itself as
long as conditions are right, and as everything else in the body
requires good nutrition, the teeth and gums are no exception. Staying
away from sugar is fine, but don’t forget carbohydrates; cakes, breads,
chips… Vitamin C has long been known as important for healthy gums and
a good colloidal mineral supplement will provide the calcium and
phosphorus your teeth need. Your strong autoimmune system is one of
your best defenses against poor oral health and GOOD food is your best
source of essential vitamins & minerals.
10. Finally,
allow the time, use the time, and be on time. These are YOUR teeth.
How you care for them will determine how they will care for you down
the road. Your attention to your good oral health could even save your
life.
