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Five Tooth Brushing Tips for a Fresher Mouth

Tuesday, March 28th, 2017

shutterstock_447120436There’s nothing better than that fresh feeling you get when you’ve cleaned your teeth and you’ve got a lovely sparkling smile. If you’re after a fresher, cleaner mouth and a bright, beautiful smile, here are five brushing tips to take on board:

  1. Brush for 2 minutes: when you clean your teeth, do you wiggle the brush around and hope for the best? If so, you’re probably not doing the thorough job your teeth require. Spend at least 2 minutes brushing your teeth twice a day. If you don’t have a brush with a timer, you can set one on your phone or brush along to a song.
  2. Use a brush with a small head: if you find it tough to reach right into the corners of the mouth with your toothbrush, it may be because the brush head is too big. If you have brush with a small head, you can clean the corners much more effectively.
  3. Brush gently: you may think that the harder you brush, the better; however, this is not the case. If you brush very vigorously, you can actually do more harm than good. This is because brushing firmly can damage your enamel.
  4. Floss: flossing is important because it cleans that parts of the mouth that are commonly missed when you brush, such as the tiny gaps between your teeth.
  5. Brush your tongue: your tongue tends to attract bacteria, and most cases of bad breath are linked to bacteria lurking around the back of the tongue. When these bacteria feed, they release acids, which have an unpleasant odour. When you’ve finished brushing your teeth, clean your tongue with a brush or a tongue scraper.

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Five Things You Can Do a Day To Keep Your Teeth Healthy

Friday, March 17th, 2017

shutterstock_266494727If you’re keen to keep your smile in tip-top condition, there are plenty of very simple steps you can take. Here are just 5 things you can do every day to keep your teeth looking terrific.

  1. Brush your teeth twice a day: brushing is the best way to keep your mouth clean, and remove troublesome bacteria and bits of leftover food. Take 2 minutes every morning and evening to give your teeth a thorough clean.
  2. Use fluoride toothpaste: fluoride is a mineral, which is proven to protect and strengthen the enamel. When you brush your teeth, use fluoride toothpaste, and don’t rinse immediately after brushing, as this will wash the fluoride away.
  3. Floss: flossing daily helps to prevent plaque formation. When you brush, there are certain parts of the mouth, which you may not be able to reach. This is where flossing comes in handy. Use dental floss to clean the gum line, and the cracks between the teeth.
  4. Drink plenty of water: drinking water has a host of health benefits, and it can be hugely beneficial for your mouth. Drinking water helps to prevent dry mouth, and it can also help you to wash away food debris and neutralise acids in your mouth after eating.
  5. Chew sugar-free gum: chewing sugar-free gum for a couple of minutes after eating helps to reduce the risk of cavities. Chewing stimulates the release of saliva, and this helps to get rid of leftover food particles, cleanse the mouth, and reduce the potency of plaque acids.

If you have any more questions about keeping your teeth healthy, our dental team will be more than happy to help.

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Good Food, Bad Food- maintaining a Healthy Mouth in Central Leeds

Thursday, June 20th, 2013

We all need food to survive and keep our energy levels and immune system on the go; without this our bodies wouldn’t function properly. It is excellent to have a balanced diet from fruit to vegetables and even meats: problems can lye though with the affect all of this has on the teeth. Acidic foods can burn away at the enamel of the teeth, as can starchy ones unless you ensure that your teeth are free of them after eating. Do this well and you should be safe in this department. The problems really come though when you decide to crank it up a notch and decide to let your hair down over a period of time and eat rather poorly, because then your body will not be getting the necessary vitamins it need and this will impact on your immune system. Getting this whole balance of bad food/good food right is essential in order to get the right nutritional content for your body and your teeth. If you have any doubts, problems or queries in this, you should express them to a hygienist: together you hammer out your concerns (and it will reflect on the dental work you need doing), and then come up with a plan of how you can improve your lifestyle and live a healthy life all round in central Leeds.

 

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Brushing and Flossing to oral freedom in Central Leeds

Monday, February 25th, 2013

There are many products on the market in central Leeds that you can buy and use to help back-up the way you care for your teeth, but there is no better way than getting the basics right to begin with and this starts with the brush and dental floss you use. Getting the right brush can always change as your teeth change, but you can never have enough and you would be well advised to try out all the latest electric brushes. What you are trying to achieve here is remove as much bacteria and film from your teeth (and tongue) as is possible to prevent acids from eating into the enamel of your teeth. But your brush can only do so much, and it will not be able to get between your teeth and up around your gums as successfully as dental floss can. This is perfect for getting rid of all foodstuffs that become lodged and again, the floss you choose will also change as you get older and your teeth shift. Once you have got the best, then learn how to use your brush and floss; practise in front of the mirror until you can do it with the lights off- then you will be giving yourself the greatest chance of avoiding problems such as tooth decay and gum disease.

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Understanding Dental care in the City of Leeds

Wednesday, December 26th, 2012

In order to maintain the health of your teeth and gums in the city of Leeds, you will have to understand the principles of dental care, the first part of which you carry out at home. The way you manage your oral hygiene is integral to your future health and it starts with the basics: your toothbrush and paste are important so it is essential that you get these right from the beginning; there are a lot of brushes to choose from and there are toothpastes for every condition so make sure you choose wisely and then you’ll be well on your way. Then come your back up products of dental floss, inter-dental brushes and mouthwashes and as long as you use these at least twice a day, it should be enough to keep your mouth healthy. Having a few herbal products lying around the house as well can help to diffuse any niggling problems that may arise, especially in the gums. The second part of your dental care can be found at your dentists. They can clean, de-scale and polish your teeth professionally, covering anything you may have overlooked at home. Of course, if there are things that are wrong, your dentist can fix your teeth and prevent further damage from decay and disease. The two of you should act as a team and in the end, it will be your teeth and gums that will win out.

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How to Brush your Teeth in Leeds

Sunday, December 9th, 2012

So, you’ve gone and got yourself a new toothbrush from a chemist in Leeds: it’s sympathetic to your needs, the bristles are just right for you and it has just the right amount of give for you to brush with. Now before you start to use it in earnest, you might like to pop along to your dentists first and find out if you are brushing correctly. Now that may sound silly, but over the years, your technique may become lazy and a little refresher may be just what you need to start brushing correctly again. Practise in front of the mirror for a week or so in order to get a good technique going again. This is essential for your oral hygiene and along with all the other products, it should be enough to keep your mouth healthy. Of course, there are some amazing electric toothbrushes that you can go out and buy, and that will take the hard work away from your wrists, but the same principle applies. Practise in front of the mirror so that you can move it around your mouth freely into all of the areas it needs to go and don’t apply pressure to it, let it do the work for you.

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Brushing Teeth Twice a Day Necessary for Bright, White Teeth Says Leeds Dentist

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Brushing teeth is the most basic and also the most vital element of good dental hygiene. At minimum you should be brushing at least twice a day, an extra brush in the middle of the day wouldn’t be a bad idea. For most people you want to find a soft bristled tooth brush that will not cause any damage to your enamel or gums when brushed. Many dentists have reported increased damage done by the use of hard bristled tooth brushes; only use these if your dentist has especially recommended one. Recent studies have also found the brushing more frequently than three times a day is unlikely to have much impact on your dental health, in fact over brushing can be an issue and cause more damage than help.

Throughout the day and night food and plaque can build up on your teeth. Plaque will gradually degrade the enamel of your teeth, this is called ‘tooth decay’. The most common effect of tooth decay is the development of holes, or ‘cavities’, in your teeth. Cavities will continue to increase in size without proper treatment. Not only will the diameter of the cavity increase, allowing more plaque to build up inside, but the hole will become deeper until the inner core of ‘dentin’ and ‘root’ are damaged and destroyed.

Tooth decay will cause serious pain and discomfort and can lead to the need to remove your teeth. While your dentist will be able to offer you treatments if tooth decay occurs, the best option is to take preventative care. The best form of prevention is brushing your teeth. When brushing you remove all the food particles and plaque that can build up over time, reducing the chances of tooth decay. Ask your Leeds dentist for advice on the most effective way to brush your teeth.

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Healthy Diet to Healthy Teeth in Central Leeds

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

A healthy diet is essential for overall well-being, this is common knowledge. Foods high in fat and sugar elevate the risk of heart disease and diabetes whilst fresh fruits and vegetables are powerful anti-oxidants. Everybody knows what foods to eat to stay healthy, but do they know what foods to avoid and which to buy in order to maintain good oral hygiene?

In Central Leeds, dentists have been telling patients for years about the benefits of a balanced diet with regards to their dental health. Sugar is the frequent cause of many cavities, it can result in tooth decay, fillings and even tooth loss. Sugars turn to acid when they come into contact with saliva and it is this acid which attacks the teeth, causing cavities. Avoiding processed foods which are high in sugar can reduce the risk of suffering from such problems. It is essentially better to consume sugars from natural sources such as fresh fruits as they contain a higher concentration of water, this can dilute the effect of the acid that their sugar produces Not only will this be better for your dental health, it will also lower your risk of other conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

In addition to avoiding sugary foods, there are foods that dentists recommended as ‘healthy’ for your teeth. Such foods include cheese, poultry, milk and nuts, as these contain phosphorus and calcium, minerals which can protect the enamel on the surface of your teeth.

 

 

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How to Maintain Good Oral Hygiene in the City of Leeds

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Your teeth are precious and fragile fragments of your body, they deserve special care and attention, something most people are all too quick to ignore. Looking after your dental hygiene is more than just brushing your teeth twice a day; the lifestyle habits and food choices you make can also have a sever detrimental effect on your oral-health and overall well-being.

For many people in the City of Leeds, brushing teeth is no more than a two minute process. A quick once over of the top and bottom rows is deemed acceptable and this may even be neglected and substituted for a piece chewing gum if the individual is low on time. Brushing your teeth is essential to remove the bacteria that build up in your mouth over the course of the day. It is essential to brush not only your teeth but also thoroughly clean your tongue, this is where many bacteria thrive and it is the number one cause of bad breath. Flossing is also recommended by all dentists as it allows one to access the crevices between the teeth, impossible with brushing alone.

Regular dental check-ups are imperative for anyone who is concerned about their oral hygiene. Only a dentist is able to determine if you are suffering from problems such as gum disease and tooth decay. An appointment should ideally be made every six months in order to keep on top of any problems and ensure any necessary treatment is given.

Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products are possibly the worst life-style habits with regards to dental health. Tobacco has been proven to cause gum disease, a painful and dangerous condition categorized by receding or bleeding gums. In order to lower the risk of developing such a disease, smoking and the use of all related substances should stopped.

Finally, in order to ensure your teeth are healthy, it is important to follow a diet low in sugar. Sugar is known to increase the risk of cavities and tooth decay, it is far better to consume natural sugars (those found in fruit) than processed food such as sweets and chocolate.

 

 

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Perfecting Oral Hygiene in Leeds

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Beautiful teeth are a labor of love and an ongoing project in Leeds that, if you get right from the start of time, will keep your teeth in your mouth until the end of time. Talking about oral hygiene and getting back to basics can sound like you have to be taught at school again, but for some, it needs to be done. Most of us think that if we just buy the products and chuck them into our mouths that that should be enough to halt the onset of tooth decay and gum disease; however the stark reality is different. We have to make sure we are brushing correctly with the right brush, with the right toothpaste and then floss afterwards-after all the products are there to choose from. If you find yourself having to have something done to your teeth each time you go to your dentist, then it means you are getting it wrong at home so you should really sit down with your dentist and work out between the two of you what it is that you do to your teeth on a daily basis. Oral hygiene is not just about the obvious cleaning process, it is also about diet and lifestyle too- so it is all about getting the perfect balance.

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