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Straight from a dentist:

1. You should brush your teeth twice daily.

2. Always use a soft bristled toothbrush.

3. You should use flouridated toothpaste.

4. You are advised to change your toothbrush every 3 months.

5. If the bristles of your toothbrush frays away before 3 months, then you are probably applying a lot more pressure than required.

6. If you feel that you don't need to change your toothbrush even after 3 months, then ypu are probably not using the correct brushing technique.

7. You should always rinse your mouth after every meal.

8. After having sweets like chocolate, always rinse your mouth with plain water within 15 min. It will prevent your teeth from varies.

9. It's important to visit your dentist every six months for regular checkups.

10. Professional dental cleaning is recommended every 9 months. No, it doesn't loosen your teeth.

Applying toothpaste:

1. Take a pea sized dab on the top half of the toothbrush.

2. Ot should disperse in between the bristles rather than on the tips.

Teaching a child how to brush:

1. Ask the child to stretch his/ her arms in such a way that they are parallel to the floor.

2. Then ask him/her to make big circles with the whole arm in the air.

3. The size of circles is reduced until very small circles are made on front of the mouth.

4. The child is now ready to make circles with the toothbrush on teeth and gums.

Toothbrushing technique:

1. Brush your upper and lower front teeth on a vertical manner.

Place your toothbrush vertically on the surface of teeth and move away from the gums i.e. brush your upper front teeth in a downward direction and your lower front teeth in an upward direction.

2. Brush your teeth on the back region in a circular motion along with your gums without hurting them.

Cleaning the tongue:

1. Place the brush on the surface of your tongue towards the throat to apply light pressure.

2. Move the brush forward and out .

3. Repeat to cover the entire surface.

Should you brush before or after breakfast?

1. Despite having cleaned your teeth before going to bed, plaque begins to build during the night.

2. Because of lower levels of saliva at night, plaque grows more quickly.

3. This plaque coats around the teeth and gums which becomes favourable for the bacteria to act.

4. When you brush before breakfast, this build up sweeps away so bacteria cannot use the sugar released from the food you eat to weaken the teeth.

Brushing after breakfast: When you brush your teeth after breakfast, you brush away the weakend enamel so the acid goes even deeper into the teeth and causes harm.