7 Simple Tips to Take Care of Your Teeth
Dental hygiene and oral care are often overlooked areas of our body. We tend to take our teeth lightly and this results in many problems such as cavities, bleeding gums, breaking teeth, etc. which eventually lead you to the dentist’s clinic; a visit that everyone fears. Proper care of teeth has to be taken daily so that you never have to make a dentist appointment besides the regular dental check ups. Follow these easy breezy tips for maintaining your oral health.
1. Floss your teeth after every meal
Flossing helps on removing bits of food that are stuck on or inside the teeth after meals. It reaches places at the sides of the teeth where a toothbrush can’t. Even if the food remnants are not visible, you ought to floss as tiny unseen or hidden particles that inevitably remain inside the mouth after eating.
2. Clean your gums with a dry bristle toothbrush
Teeth and gums can also be cleaned without toothpaste with just water and a toothbrush. Toothpaste provides calcium and fluoride to strengthen the teeth. Otherwise the cleaning bit depends on your toothbrush and how you move it inside your mouth. Spend time moving the dry bristles, before or after brushing, at and below the gum line, where it is most important to clean.
3. Invest in a tongue scraper
In order to fight mouth odor, using a tongue scraper works best. It is an important part of oral hygiene which removes the plaque on your tongue, freshens breath and slows down the accumulation of plaque on your teeth.
4. Use strawberries to clean the teeth
Using strawberries is an easy and inexpensive way to take care of your teeth and ensure that it remains clean and white. Crush the strawberry to a pulp and mix with baking soda until blended. Then use a soft toothbrush to spread the mixture onto your teeth and leave it there for 5 minutes. Thereafter, brush thoroughly with toothpaste to remove the berry–baking soda. This removes stains and eliminates discoloration of teeth, making your smile glow.
