Halitosis, tooth decay, tooth sensitivity, tooth brushing bleeding… These oral problems, which do not sound serious, have quietly troubled many people.
One of the key reasons is that oral cleaning is not done correctly.
For example, the following 8 mistakes made on teeth. It is very simple to get rid of them, and it will not cost much money. If you don’t get rid of them, you will have to spend a lot of money to treat your teeth when all kinds of oral problems come to you.
Look at these questions, do you have them?
First, brush your teeth horizontally
Many people always brush their teeth horizontally and vigorously.
Brushing your teeth horizontally for many years may cause tooth neck defects, gingival atrophy, etc. The most direct symptom is tooth sensitivity, which you can’t stand when you drink cold.
The correct brushing method should be [Babbitt brushing method]:
The toothbrush should be tilted 45 degrees towards the gums and placed at the junction of the teeth and gums.
Then gently and slightly tremble, brushing one or two at a time.
And every side of the tooth: the outer side, the tongue side and the biting side should be brushed.
Changing to the correct brushing method does not cost money.
However, the treatment of tooth defects: 250 yuan/tooth
Second, use a bristle toothbrush
When I stayed in the hotel before, I used the hotel’s disposable toothbrush. The bristles were extremely hard and the gums were bleeding directly.
Hard-bristled toothbrushes are more efficient in cleaning, but they are also more likely to damage teeth and gums. Using a toothbrush with soft bristles and the correct brushing method is enough to achieve the cleaning efficiency we need.
However, it is important to note that you do not need to buy too soft bristles, and the cleaning efficiency is not ideal.
A soft bristle toothbrush only needs 10 yuan.
The treatment of gingival hemorrhage (gingivitis): 300 yuan/time
Three, don’t brush your tongue
There are many bacteria living on the tongue. Some pathogenic bacteria can cause tooth decay, periodontitis and other diseases, while others can bring embarrassing halitosis.
Brush your tongue lightly when brushing your teeth to remove some bacteria.
But don’t use too much force, because it may hurt……
It costs no money to brush your tongue after brushing your teeth.
The embarrassment caused by halitosis cannot be solved by spending money.
* There are many reasons for halitosis, and treatment is more complicated.
4. No fluoride toothpaste
One of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent tooth decay is to use fluoride toothpaste.
However, the fourth national oral health epidemiological survey found that 40% of adults are not using fluoride toothpaste.
Some people may worry about fluorosis if fluoride toothpaste is used too much, and spend more money to buy fluoride-free toothpaste. In fact, the dose of fluorine in toothpaste is far from poisoning.
So don’t waste any more money.
One tube of fluoride toothpaste only needs 10 yuan.
Treatment of tooth decay: 400 yuan/tooth
Five, brushing time is too short
Brush your teeth for more than 2 minutes at a time to clean your whole teeth.
The average person has 28-32 teeth, and each tooth has 2-3 faces to brush, even if each face only takes 2 seconds, it has already taken more than 2 minutes.
Using the correct brushing method can generally reach more than 2 minutes. If there is no 2 minutes, you should check your brushing method!
Brush your teeth for 2 minutes at no cost.
Treatment of tooth decay: 400 yuan/tooth
Six, brush your teeth too few times
Brushing your teeth twice a day is the frequency recommended by doctors.
However, data from the Fourth National Oral Health Epidemiological Survey show that nearly 70% of the people still fail to brush their teeth twice a day.
Once in the morning and once in the evening, it actually takes 4 minutes a day. It takes more than this time to brush a circle of friends or microblog.
Brush your teeth twice a day at no cost.
Treatment of tooth decay: 400 yuan/tooth
Seven, no floss
Floss can effectively clean food and bacteria in your teeth.
The teeth cannot be brushed by brushing their teeth. If they are not cleaned for a long time, the food residue and bacteria in the teeth will become tartar, which will lead to diseases such as caries on the adjacent surface.
Moreover, it is not easy to find caries on the adjacent surface, and when it is generally detected, it has already eaten a lot of holes.
A box of dental floss only costs 20 yuan.
Treatment of adjacent caries: 400 yuan/tooth
Eight, do not wash teeth
The fourth national oral health epidemiological survey showed that the detection rate of tartar reached 96.7% among the middle-aged people aged 35 to 44.
Tar calculus is the most direct hidden danger of gingivitis and periodontitis. If it is not removed, there may be gingival bleeding, halitosis and other problems. Tar calculus cannot be removed by brushing teeth, and can only be washed off by washing teeth.
Washing teeth does not loosen or widen the teeth, but periodontitis will occur. Dentists themselves wash their teeth once a year or even half a year.
As long as 300 yuan washes his teeth once,
It costs 4000 yuan to treat periodontal disease once.
Teeth are the hardest parts of the body, but they are tested by bacteria, food and so on every day. If we don’t take good care of them, they will also [get sick].
If you haven’t paid attention to the bad habits and mistakes mentioned above before, I hope you can change them.
* The various treatment prices mentioned in this article are based on the fees charged by a public hospital in Shenzhen. The specific fees vary according to the disease condition, the region where they are located, the materials and technologies used, etc.