You can always turn to your Waterloo, ON, dentist whenever you encounter a dental problem. Offering a wide array of treatments they can help restore your smile, but they can also help you prevent these typically more involved visits. Many of the more severe dental conditions have uncontrolled plaque buildup as their main cause. So with preventive dental care, you guard yourself against plaque's most damaging effects. Learn more about everything you can do by contacting Dr. Saeid Jafarpour and Dr. Ralph Krebs of Eastbridge Dental Care.
Brushing
Brushing our teeth is preventive care at its most basic, it is recommended that we do so twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste. Plaque builds daily on our teeth so it's important to keep it under control with regular brushing. It's important to spend at least around two minutes brushing, so a good technique is to split our mouth into four sectors with which we spend about half a minute each. An electric toothbrush will often have timed indicators to make sure we're brushing for as long as we need.
Flossing
Flossing plays as important a role as brushing in our daily routine and experts recommend it should be done once per day. Flossing eliminates the plaque that accumulates in between the teeth, which your toothbrush may not be able to reach. If flossing is difficult for you a water flosser can be an option, but so are the disposable floss picks.
Diet
As bacteria feed they, in turn, expel the acids that can wear away at the enamel on our teeth and damage our gums. A favorite for bacteria is the sugary foods and drinks we consume, so limiting our intake of these is key. A well-rounded diet with lots of water can do wonders for our body as a whole.
Cleanings and Checkups
Brushing and flossing daily, as well as a good diet that limits sugary snacks, are all equally an important part of a good dental health routine. Visiting Your Waterloo, ON, dentist for our regular checkups rounds out your preventive care routine with in-office cleanings that eliminate hardened plaque and with examinations that help monitor dental problems and treat them early, before they become complications. Schedule a visit today with Dr. Jafarpour and Dr. Krebs of Eastbridge Dental Care in Waterloo, ON, (519) 746-3435.