Because the correction time is a little long, it is suggested to pay more attention to oral hygiene when wearing braces to avoid tooth decay and periodontal disease after correction.

How to care for teeth during orthodontics?

If you wear a detachable invisible appliance, it will be much easier. Just brush your teeth according to Buzz's brushing method. Just add one step, clean the braces and brush them manually.

If it's traditional braces, you should use more snacks. It is recommended to brush your teeth after every meal every day!

How many times a day should I brush my teeth?

Brush your teeth as long as you eat. Not just breakfast, lunch and dinner. Don't bother. After all, there is only one pair of teeth. Oh, by the way, brush it before the next visit.

Every tooth should be involved from the inside out, including lip surface, tongue surface and occlusal surface. It is particularly important to note that around the appliance, residual bacteria are particularly easy to gather here, so brush it carefully.

Floss your teeth at least once a day before going to bed.

Don't think that you can't floss with braces. Floss guide device assists flossing.

Floss the lower part of the arch wire, adjacent to teeth and other parts that the toothbrush can't clean. Floss is a close partner to protect the health of teeth!

Give the tiny dead angle to the interdental brush for cleaning.

You also need an interdental brush. The brush head of interdental brush is much smaller than that of toothbrush, which can thoroughly clean the dental plaque between teeth and effectively clean the residue in the appliance.

Use mouthwash together

If conditions do not permit, try to clean your teeth with mouthwash after meals.

Teeth cleaning

Actually, it's water floss, which can't replace brushing and flossing. The tooth washer can effectively clean the toothbrush and the gaps and gingival sulcus that cannot be completely cleaned, and can also play a very good role in cleaning the oral mucosa and tongue coating.

Brush your teeth carefully when correcting, don't be lazy!