Oral health practice and management

Oral Health! How important is it?

How beautiful is your smile, and what are you doing to preserve it?

As we get older we tend to be more concern about our health especially our teeth or our oral hygiene. The mouth is a very important part of our body and it contributes a lot our facial structure. Therefore it is important for us to pay as much attention to our teeth, tongue and gum everyday.

Do you remember your first tooth ace and how awful it was? I sure remembered mine and would not want to experience any pain like that in my mouth again.

As we become adults we are faced with great responsibilities and the reality is that we are too busy sometime to take good care of ourselves. The frequent visits to the dentist have faded and so if we are not careful, we will be force by some abnormality to do an unexpected visit.

So how can we maintain proper oral hygiene with such a busy life?

There are some basic steps or practices that we need to follow and these steps and practices are not new. Of course we have heard them before but we need to be discipline and try to maintain each step.

1. Brush your teeth twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste.
2. Change your toothbrush every three to four months.
3. Clean in between your teeth with floss, soft plastic picks and water pick type devices.
4. Rinse with an antimicrobial rinse.
5. Visit your dentist regularly, every four months, for cleaning and inspection.
6. Eat healthy – Eat a balance diet and avoid or limit snacking.
7. Know your blood type and find out what food you should eat that is more suitable for your blood type.

The steps mentioned above are simple and easy to follow because we are able to do all of them even with our busy schedule.

Now, while we are trying to practice good oral hygiene there are some practices that we need to avoid.

1. Do not eat after you have brush your teeth in the nights. Try to eat before you brush your teeth in the nights. This common habit is been done by almost all human beings. 
2. Do not drink or eat anything that is too hot for your mouth, some area of the gum and teeth can be damage during this practice.
3. Avoid piecing the tongue, lips and cheek because it is an unsafe method. Bacteria and infections are likely to occur when we practice this type of art on our body especially in the mouth. It might seem like a sexy thing to do but it is bad oral practice.

It our duty to take good care of ourselves and we can do it if we try to get ride of some bad habits that are not healthy for us. The practice of good oral hygiene it very important to us and should be at the top of the list when we think about our health. In my opinion, the state of our teeth and gum can define the overall health of our body and so the practices mentioned early are not to be taken lightly.

Have a great day, and remember to practice good oral health.

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