8 bad habits that hurt your teeth, change them quickly!

Bad breath, tooth decay, tooth sensitivity, bleeding after brushing your teeth... These oral problems, which do not sound serious, have quietly troubled many people

One key reason: Oral hygiene isn't done right.

For example, the following 8 mistakes made with teeth. It is very simple to get rid of them, and it does not cost much money. If you do not change them, you will have to spend a lot of money on dental treatment when various oral problems come to your door.

Check out these questions, do you have any?

1. Brush your teeth horizontally

Many people always brush their teeth from the sideways, and they are very vigorous.

Brushing your teeth horizontally for many years may cause tooth neck defects and gingival recession. The most direct symptom is tooth sensitivity, and you can't stand it when you drink cold.

The correct method of brushing your teeth should be "Pap brushing method":

To point the toothbrush at a 45-degree angle toward the gums, place it at the junction of the teeth and gums.

Then gently, with small vibrations, brush one or two at a time.

And every surface of the teeth: the outer, the tongue and the biting surface must be brushed.

Changing to the correct way to brush your teeth does not cost money

And the treatment of tooth defects: 250 yuan / tooth

2. Use a hard-bristled toothbrush

When I stayed in a hotel before, I used a disposable toothbrush from the hotel. The bristles were so hard that my gums bleed directly.

Hard-bristled toothbrushes are more efficient at cleaning, but they are also more likely to damage teeth and gums. Using a toothbrush with soft bristles and the correct brushing method is enough to achieve the cleaning efficiency we need.

But pay attention, don't buy too soft bristles, the cleaning efficiency is not ideal.

A soft toothbrush only costs 10 yuan

And treatment of bleeding gums (gingivitis): 300 yuan / time

3. Not brushing your tongue

There are many bacteria living on the tongue. Some pathogenic bacteria can cause diseases such as tooth decay and periodontitis, and some bacteria can cause embarrassing bad breath.

Gently brush your tongue when brushing your teeth to remove some bacteria.

But don't push too hard, because it might... hurt...

Brush your tongue after brushing your teeth for free

The embarrassment caused by bad breath cannot be solved by spending money

*There are many causes of bad breath, and the treatment is more complicated

4. Avoid fluoride toothpaste

One of the easiest and most effective ways to prevent tooth decay is to use a fluoride toothpaste.

However, the fourth national oral health epidemiological survey found that 40% of adults are not using fluoride toothpaste.

Some people may worry about fluorosis if they use too much fluoride toothpaste, so they spend more money to buy fluoride-free toothpaste. In fact, the dose of fluoride in toothpaste is far from poisoning.

Don't waste any more money.

A tube of fluoride toothpaste only costs 10 yuan

And treatment of tooth decay: 400 yuan / tooth

5. Too little brushing time

Brush your teeth for more than 2 minutes each time to clean your teeth.

The average person has 28 to 32 teeth, and each tooth has 2 to 3 surfaces to be brushed. Even if each surface only takes 2 seconds, it is more than 2 minutes.

With the correct brushing method, it can generally reach more than 2 minutes. If you don't have 2 minutes, you have to check your brushing method!

Brush your teeth for 2 minutes for free

And treatment of tooth decay: 400 yuan / tooth

6. Too little brushing

Brushing your teeth twice a day is the doctor-recommended brushing frequency.

However, according to the data of the Fourth National Oral Health Epidemiological Survey, nearly 70% of the people failed to brush their teeth twice a day.

Once in the morning and evening, it actually takes 4 minutes a day, and it takes more than this time to browse Moments or Weibo.

Brush your teeth 2 times a day for free

And treatment of tooth decay: 400 yuan / tooth

7. Don’t Floss

Dental floss can effectively clean food and bacteria between teeth.

The gaps between the teeth cannot be brushed by brushing. If they are not cleaned for a long time, food residues and bacteria in the gaps between the teeth will turn into calculus, which will lead to diseases such as caries on the proximal surface.

Moreover, it is not easy to find the caries on the proximal surface. Generally, by the time it is noticed, there will be quite a small hole in the caries.

A box of dental floss is only 20 yuan

And the treatment of proximal caries: 400 yuan / tooth

8. Not scaling

According to the fourth national oral health epidemiological survey, among middle-aged people aged 35 to 44, the detection rate of dental calculus reached 96.7%.

Calculus is the most direct hidden danger of gingivitis and periodontitis. If it is not removed, there may be bleeding gums, bad breath and other problems. Tartar cannot be removed by brushing, it can only be washed away by scaling.

Scaling will not loosen the teeth or widen the gaps between the teeth, but periodontitis will. Dentists themselves clean their teeth every year or even every six months.

Only 300 yuan for a tooth cleaning

Treatment of periodontal disease costs 4,000 yuan once

Teeth are the hardest part of the body, but they are subjected to various tests such as bacteria and food every day. If we don't take good care of them, they will also "sick".

If you have not paid attention to the bad habits and mistakes mentioned above, I hope you can change them.