Experts Reveals The 5 Best Ways To Clean Your Teeth To Have a Healthy Gums

How can you tell if you’re hitting the mark when it comes to good oral care?

Generally, your teeth and gums should not bleed, be painful, or feel rough or sharp to your tongue. Your breath should be fresh for at least a couple of hours after brushing in the morning and after having eaten breakfast.

One of the easiest ways to prevent gingivitis (periodontal disease) is to clean your teeth properly, so try these tricks for a healthier gums and mouth.

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* Rinse your mouth.

If you use mouthwash twice a day, you’ll slash your risk of gum disease by 60{96b8f52e9e734dc4449186c08df6bee533797ee5e9b2e7d28956124720fc2530}. Ideally you should aim to rinse for about 30 seconds with a mouthwash that has microbial protection to fight plaque and gingivitis, such as Listerine.

* Floss first.

You should floss before you brush your teeth, rather than after, says experts. That way you’ll be able to brush away any food that was stuck between your teeth to prevent bacteria from growing. If you find dental floss hard to hold onto, they suggests trying floss picks.

* Get the right toothbrush.

Soft or extra soft bristles are best. Gum tissue can’t make a callous; therefore, when a person uses a medium or hard-bristled toothbrush, it literally scratches the tissue away over time, exposes the root surface underneath and leads to possible bone loss.

* Brush smart.

To really clean your teeth, aim to brush them for a full two minutes. Make sure you brush both your tongue and cheeks as well as the chewing surfaces to improve the removal of harmful bacteria in the crevices. To get your kids to brush the full two minutes, sing Happy Birthday To You or the Alphabet Song twice through at a normal speed for each half of your mouth.

* Replace Toothbrush every 3 months.

Studies show that after three months of normal wear and tear, toothbrushes are much less effective at removing plaque from teeth and gums compared to new ones. The bristles break down and loose their effectiveness in getting to all those tricky corners around your teeth.

It is also important to change toothbrushes after you’ve had a cold, the flu, a mouth infection or a sore throat. That’s because germs can hide in toothbrush bristles and lead to reinfection.

If ever you already have a gum disease/gingivitis, get rid of it with these FIVE NATURAL REMEDIES.