Kingston Dental Hygiene Glossary

Preventive Dentistry Proper dental hygiene is an important part of maintaining good dental health. It helps to prevent many dental problems before they develop and results in a mouth that looks and smells healthy. Making dental hygiene a part of your everyday life will help reduce the number of your visits to the dentist.

Since proper dental hygiene is the key to preventing gum disease and other dental problems, you need to know the tools and proper procedures to accomplish this. First of all, you need to brush your teeth twice a day and floss once a day. Use a soft-bristle toothbrush to brush your teeth, the gum area and the surface of the tongue. The other important procedure for maintaining proper dental hygiene is flossing. It will help enhance your brushing by removing food and plaque from the places in your teeth where the toothbrush can't reach. Flossing should be done once a day.

Proper diet is also a crucial aspect of dental hygiene. It is a major component in preventing the initial damage to the tooth. If you do not eat a balanced diet, you are more likely to get tooth decay and gum disease. Proper diet and plaque control will help preserve your teeth for your life and you will rarely need to go through any cosmetic dentistry procedures if dental hygiene is made part of your daily routine.

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