6 Most Common Brushing Mistakes

Everyone expects to have a Bright and Sparkling Smile, though most of us choose to ignore our oral hygiene/dental health checkups. Knowingly/unknowingly a lot of us have been brushing our teeth in the wrong way. It is essential to use the right brushing techniques and right brush design to get the perfect result. Here are a few common mistakes that most of us make

1. Using the Wrong Toothbrush: The one thing that we insist is using a medium or soft bristle toothbrush. Soft and medium bristles clean teeth effectively, as compared to hard bristles. Sometimes, hard bristles can wear down the tooth structure and damage gums. Also, choosing the right size of a toothbrush is crucial.

Use the Right Brush

2. Using the Wrong Technique: There are many recommendations on how one should brush teeth. But, we suggest to start from the gums, up and down, and move in little circular motion. We recommend brushing at a 45-degree angle from the gum line to clean teeth effectively and ask people to be soft on the teeth as brushing hard may damage the teeth or gums.

Use the Right Brushing Technique

3. Brushing Teeth for a Shorter Time: An average person's brushing time is just 45 seconds. It is ideal for a person to brush teeth for at least 2 minutes. Because brushing teeth for less than 2 minutes may not give adequate time for fluoride in toothpaste to work on teeth. We suggest people use a timer to brush their teeth or at least stand in front of a mirror and brush your teeth.

Brush for 2minutes

4. Forgetting the Tongue: Most of the people ignore to clean their tongue. It can hold a lot of bacteria that may lead to bad breath and poor oral hygiene. So, we advise you to brush or gently scrape the tongue with the toothbrush after brushing teeth to get complete oral care.

Clean Your Tongue

5. Not flossing Teeth: Flossing needs to be part of your oral hygiene regime. Flossing teeth removes plaque from places where the toothbrush cannot reach. If it stays in between your teeth, it can turn into a hard-calcified deposit on your teeth. And let me tell you, it is not ideal for your teeth as well as your gums

Floss Your Teeth

6. Not Brushing Twice a Day: Most of the people only brush their teeth once in a day, when they get up in the morning. But we recommend brushing at least twice a day to keep up with oral hygiene. Brushing teeth twice reduces the bacteria and plaque build-up. It also reduces the risk of gum disease and staining of teeth

Brush Twice once in morning and once at night


So why wait, Call Dr. Pratik’s Dental Clinic at 98207 91708 today to help you have your BEST SMILE