Dental hygiene helps you avoid issues that occur due to the buildup of plaque (and the negative results caused by the bacteria that reside within plaque). The short answer: Tooth decay, gum disease, and the potential for infection.
You should be performing your dental hygiene on a daily basis, twice daily. To be more specific, in the morning you should brush and in the evening, you should brush again. You should also floss during one of these brushing routines.
Dental hygiene will protect you from a lot of things but it isn’t effective for issues involving the structural function of your mouth, such as helping you avoid bruxism or TMD.
Professional preventive care, of course! When you combine your efforts with brushing and flossing with dental checkups and dental cleanings, you’re optimizing your approach.
You talk to us. About your approach, for starters, so we can offer tips. You may also wish to talk with our team about the products you have been enlisting to accomplish that dental hygiene you have become so serious about.
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