First of all, let’s talk about the foods that we can call beneficial for Healthy Mouth and Teeth and the health of both soft tissues and teeth, which we call hard tissues.
First of all, milk and dairy products, namely milk, yoghurt, cheese, are the first foods that come first in dental and gingival health. The high levels of calcium and phosphate in them protect the teeth and prevent the formation of caries. That’s why we call it milk and dairy products first.
Next come Fruits and Vegetables. Minerals and vitamins in fruits and vegetables are important nutrients that protect dental health. While consuming these, especially the abundant sugar and slightly acidic condition in fruits can create negative effects for teeth if consumed uncontrollably.
Therefore, after consuming them, it is necessary to rinse our mouth and neutralize them. As for drinks, first of all, plenty of water should be consumed, then green tea. And other herbal teas have also proven beneficial for dental and gum health due to their antioxidants and antibacterial properties.
And only in this case, acidic drinks should definitely be avoided. Periodic care is very important for oral and dental health, as it erodes the enamel layer, which is the most protective layer of the tooth, and therefore causes caries.
We recommend our patients to come to periodic care every six months, even if they have no complaints.
During this maintenance, existing teeth or prostheses are checked. If there are any problems, they have a chance to be intervened before they get too big, since they are controlled again in a short period of time. At the same time, the patient is definitely checked for dental stones.
In general, calculus cleaning and bacterial plaque cleaning are recommended twice a year, once every six months. In some cases, it is due to the fluidity or quality of saliva in the patient’s salivary gland. Due to the rare formation of tartar, we can remove it once a year for Healthy Mouth and Teeth But the ideal is to have it checked by a dentist every six months and have the existing tartar cleaned. This is very important for tooth and gum health.
When we talk about the well-known mistakes about Healthy Mouth and Teeth, there are actually a lot of topics to talk about for a long time. But I want to touch on the most important issues for us.
First of all, there are some mistakes that we know right about tooth brushing.
First, we only need to use a very small piece the size of a chickpea, without making a very important distinction about toothpaste. It’s usually heavily covered with toothpaste. And it makes us think that our mouths are cleaning better this way. In fact, it goes no further than waste. It’s of no use.
All we need is a toothpaste the size of a chickpea. We recommend that the bristles of our brush should not be harsh. Sometimes hard brushes are thought to clean teeth better.
However, it can cause wear on the teeth, and as a result, gum problems may arise. And tooth sensitivity can occur. That’s why we recommend medium hard or soft special brushes to our patients.
Secondly, the way of brushing is one of the mistakes we know to be true. We try to brush with horizontal or vertical hard movements. We need to brush our teeth one by one by making circular circular movements and moving individually as if rotating around a single tooth. Otherwise, we do not find it right to brush intensely and rapidly locally.
Therefore, our brushing time is also very important here. We recommend 2-2.5 minutes. Generally speaking, the brushing time of the patient who says I brush my teeth very well is 15-20 seconds. It does not exceed 30 seconds.
That’s why we recommend that you check it out by a clock. Ideally 2-2.5 minutes. Electric toothbrushes can be used. Or a mechanical brush. It doesn’t matter which one you are comfortable with, and we recommend it twice a day, after breakfast, and the other before going to bed in the evening.
The tooth brushing session before going to bed in the evening is a session not to be missed. Caries form much faster in an unbrushed mouth because our mouth is closed all night.