Are you suppose to brush?!
Question: Are you suppose to brush?
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You have asked a simple question and I can see that most of the ppl answering don't know how much the technique used to brush your teeth matters. I'm shocked!!@@!
Most important thing to remember is that brushing your teeth should never be done horizontally. Always use circular or vertical strokes.
Also keep these tips at your finger tips while brushing.....
MAINTANENCE OF PROPER ORAL HYGIENE:-
1. Brush you teeth with SOFT BRISTLE toothbrush 2 times daily.
2. Proper Brushing Technique is to brush your teeth VERTICALLY (up and down motion) than horizontally (motion while brushing to remove the bacterial plaque more efficiently and also to avoid injury to the gum and teeth in the long run.
3. Make sure that you brush ALL surfaces of your teeth.
4. After brushing don't forget to brush your tongue with the same brush which will prevent bad breath.
5. Apply gentle pressure to your teeth and tongue while brushing. Excessive pressure can injure soft tissues and may even cause abrasion (mechanical injury to the teeth due to excessive pressure and habit of brushing the teeth horizontally)
6. Ideally, brushing all the surfaces of teeth require atleast 4 mins.
7. After meals swish water in your mouth and remove the food particles attached to your teeth and gum.
Good Oral Hygiene is a key to keep your overall health better as many diseases start from mouth and may cause systemic problems. These 7 tips can save you from number of diseases which may cause serious complications in the long run. This also proves the proverb “PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE”
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No, brushing your teeth in a circular motion isn't recommended anymore bc studies have shown that causes receeding of your gums(recession). The proper technique is called the Bass Method, which is brushing back and forth but you angle the bristles of the toothbrush at about a 45 degree angle toward the gum line so that the bristles can slightly brush into the gums. Always use a soft toothbrush.
Senior Dental Hygiene Student
it doesnt really matter but dentists say a circular motion is better because if u brush back and forth you can irritate your gums and cut them, but the chances of that are slim. Either way your teeth are gonna be clean.
It doesn't matter how u brushing, normally every body brushing common way, but important is that which time u do brush and how many times.
that's what they suggest, to brush in a circular motion
as long as there clean dosen't really matter. i do your method cuz circular hurts my arm :)
i don't think it really matters