Brushing and flossing with braces is essential to maintain your oral health. Brushing helps remove most food and plaque from your teeth, while flossing removes the food particles a toothbrush can’t reach. When you brush and floss regularly, you are making huge strides toward preventing cavities, gum disease, gingivitis, and bad breath.
Brushing helps remove most food and plaque from your teeth, while flossing removes the food particles a toothbrush can’t reach. When you brush and floss regularly, you are making huge strides toward preventing cavities, gum disease, gingivitis, and bad breath.
Although many people brush their teeth immediately after eating, it’s better to wait. After eating, your teeth are exposed to acidic food and this can soften the enamel. Brushing immediately after a meal may increase the risk of enamel erosion. So, it’s best to wait at least 60 minutes after eating to brush your teeth.
Brush for at least 2 minutes to remove all plaque and food particles from your teeth
Ideal oral hygiene would mean flossing after every meal, but you should floss at least once a day. With practice, flossing will only add a single minute to your oral hygiene routine. The best time of day to floss is before bed since this will remove any remaining food particles from the day and prevent bacteria from spreading through your mouth overnight. Both waxed and unwaxed floss effectively remove plaque from your teeth, so you may use either one. Many people find that waxed floss slides more easily between teeth and is less likely to shred while flossing.
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