New Year, New You! Things Your Dental Hygienist Wants You To Know
Dental hygiene is an important part of your overall health and making stellar dental care one of your resolutions for 2019 will lead to a great year and great future. Hillcrest Dental wants to make sure you remember a few important things about maintaining all your important dental health this coming year.
Daily Brushing
Brushing your teeth is the standard way to improve dental hygiene. It’s something most kids are taught to do every day in the morning and at night. As you eat, bits of food can get caught on and in between your teeth causing the bacteria in your mouth to break it down turning it into plaque. This plaque can cause serious long-term damage to your teeth if not properly dealt with. Brushing your teeth prevents a wide range of dental issues such as the following:
- Bad Breath
- Dental Cavities
- Tooth Decay
- Gum Disease
Even going just a few days without brushing your teeth can lead to many serious hygienic issues. It is important to remember to brush your teeth at least twice daily, once when you wake up, and again before going to sleep.
Flossing
Flossing is another very important and an often neglected part of your dental hygiene routine. Food can get stuck in between your teeth, a place where your brush cannot reach, making brushing not enough to properly clean your teeth. Forgetting to floss can lead to the same issues as forgetting to brush as the areas between your teeth and along the gum lines are some of the most sensitive areas of your mouth.
Oral Rinsing
You’ve probably noticed a trend with each hygiene tip so far, being more and more thorough. Brushing and flossing isn’t a complete solution to proper dental hygiene. Even after brushing, there can be as much as a billion bacteria cells on the surface of each tooth. While routine brushing and flossing can remove the food particles remaining in your mouth, mouthwash can help further reduce the bacteria on your teeth, as well as wash any lingering food particles away that may have been missed. After brushing and flossing, you should rinse your mouth with mouthwash for about 30 seconds, then avoid eating any food for the next 3o minutes.
Choose Hillcrest Dental Near Blue Ridge, VA For Great Care This New Year!
Keeping up proper dental hygiene can pay off for years to come by improving your overall health and saving you money on future dental work. Don’t sour your 2019 with improper dental care. Start the new year right by choosing Hillcrest Dental for any and all dental concerns. At Hillcrest Dental, we provide many quality dental services ranging from general dental care to oral surgery. We understand that dental emergencies happen to individuals of all ages, which is why we provide emergency dental services to residents who reside in cities around the Charlottesville area as well!
When it comes to the health of your teeth, don’t wait till next year! Contact us at (434)-973-2224 to set up your dental appointment today or fill out a form and request an appointment!
