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Tips For Natural Teeth Cleaning

Regular teeth cleaning is often regarded as brushing once or twice per day, and maybe swirling around some mouthwash. But there is much more involved in regular cleaning and maintenance. What You Need For Natural Teeth Cleaning? 1. Toothbrushes You should replace your toothbrush every two or three months. If you fail to do this, you are not doing anything other than using a worn out brush to transport bacteria around your mouth. Worn out brushes will not scrape away plaque nor will they remove food. Brushing Teeth When brushing your teeth, you want the toothbrush to be at a 45-degree angle to your gums. You should use circular motions for best results. Brushing your teeth two times per day, at the end and beginning, for two minutes will reduce your risk of many infections, cancers, and other forms of decay by fifty percent. That being said, you don’t always have to rely on traditional toothpaste filled with sodium lauryl sulfate. This is in almost all toothpa...

Air Abrasion The Drill Less Technique

Dentists of this modern era have a newer alternative for removing portions of the tooth structure for eliminating tooth cavities without that familiar drill . The technique is known as the Dental air abrasion. Air abrasion is a drill-less technique used by some dentists to remove small areas of tooth decay. It works just like a sandblaster which helps remove graffiti from walls. The air abrasion handpiece blows a mighty air stream of tiny aluminum oxide particles out of its tip onto the tooth which blasts the decay away leaving a much cleaner and smoother tooth surface. Air Abrasion How Does Air Abrasion Work? During air abrasion, an instrument that looks like an airbrush is used to spray away the decay. A narrow stream of particles aims at the stained or decayed area of the tooth. These particles are often made of silica, aluminum oxide, or a baking soda mixture. They are propelled toward the tooth surface by compressed air or gas that runs through the dental handpiece. Sma...