Many of us tend to overlook the importance of oral health
but it should not be like this. Given the importance of good oral health, it’s
quite safe to assume that it is the first and foremost priority to develop and maintain
oral health. Good news is that maintaining oral health is not that difficult
and time consuming.
To help you with the better maintenance of oral health,
here’s a doctors’ guide that you can take into consideration.
Brushing
In order to prevent tooth decay and gum disease, brushing
your teeth is one of the major things that you should do on regular basis. Gum
disease is usually caused by development of plaque, and tooth decay is resulted
due to the presence of bacteria in the mouth. So, if you really want to keep
your oral health unaffected in both the aspects, you need to make sure that you
brush your teeth twice a day every day.
Interdental cleaning
While a regular toothbrush can clean your teeth from two
sides, it never reaches the place where two adjacent teeth face each other.
That interdental space also needs to be cleaned because plaque can gather in
that place and then hardens to convert into tartar. To ensure better
interdental cleaning, you can use interdental toothbrush or a dental floss. Using
these items regularly can help you prevent the consolidation of plaque.
Items that you need
to avoid
Sugar provides sustenance to the harmful bacteria. Hence,
you need to make sure that your sugar intake is as lesser as possible. If you
have craving for sugary foods, you can limit the intake of those foods to
mealtimes only.
Avoid acidic foods. Regular intake of acidic foods is
harmful for the teeth enamel.
Alcohol consumption is another adversary to the oral health.
Consumption of alcohol can cause irritation of tissues in the mouth and it
affects the ability to heal infections.
Avoid smoking as much as you can. The smoking is an activity
that interferes with the gum tissues and causes breakdown of connective tissues
between gums and bones. The blood flow in the gums also gets affected due to
which gums get vulnerable against infections.
Regular visits to the
dentist
If you want your good oral health to stay intact, you need
to befriend your dentist. Remember, the building up of plaque and calculus doesn’t
give a pain but it dissolves the bones. Hence, cleaning up on regular basis is
the ultimate requirement.
A small dental cavity isn’t big of a problem because it can
be filled in one appointment. However, the bigger cavity can cause bigger
problems that can lead to the loss of tooth. In other words, never overlook a
cavity even if it is the smallest one.
