Tips to Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy

by kim on August 31, 2011

dental care

dental care

Toothache and gum problems can cause severe pain that can affect the entire body. However, many still neglect to take preventive measures in order to decrease the occurrence of tooth aches and gum problems.

The mouth contains thousands of bacteria. The enzymes in the saliva can cause the teeth to rot if they are not given proper care.

1. Reduce the intake of sugary foods. Processed foods because they can be detrimental to your dental health, after eating sugary foods make sure to brush your teeth or floss.

2. Make sure to brush your teeth 2 to 3 times a day especially if you love drinking coffee or if you are a smoker, coffee and smoking can cause the teeth to stain and look brown.

3. Bring along mouthwash with you when you will go out and eat late at night especially during holidays.

4. Visit your dentist twice a month, get teeth cleanings and floss your teeth regularly.

5. Add baking soda to your tooth paste. Baking soda is a natural whitener and deodorizer. You can even make use of hydrogen peroxide. Just make sure to dilute it before using it as mouthwash.

Baking soda is also anti bacterial. You can also try a paste called TheraSOl. This toothpaste is only available in dentist offices. Befriend your dentist and ask if you can buy from them.

6. Use a tongue scraper. There are also bacteria left in your tongue that needs to be removed. This is important to ensure that you can taste the food better and this would cause your breathe to smell better.

7. Learn how oral irrigation works. This is to remove food particles that have been stuck below the gum line, use a anti microbial fluid, oral irrigation can benefit the gums immensely and can increase blood circulation. Use ShowerPik and QuickPIkIi for this purpose.

dental care

dental care

8. Increase your Vitamin C intake. This vitamin has been proven to keep gums healthy and provides good colloidal mineral supplement. Make sure to have enough calcium and phosphate in your diet.




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