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Brushing your teeth regularly is an important part of keeping your dental health at a premium. For a healthy mouth and a great smile, the ADA recommends that you do the following to keep your smile at its best:

• Brush your teeth twice per day with a small, soft-bristled brush. The size of your brush should allow you to fit it into your mouth easily and reach all parts of the mouth without a problem.
• Replace your toothbrush every 2-3 months or when the bristles on the brush start to fray. You are no getting a quality cleaning your teeth.
• Make sure to get an ADA-approved toothpaste.

Use this outline as a proper brushing technique:

• Place your toothbrush at a 45-degree angle to your gums.
• Gently move the brush back and forth across the surface in tooth-wide strokes.
• Brush all outer, inner, and chewing surface sides of the teeth.
• To clean the inside surface of the front teeth, tilt the brush vertically to make several up-and-down strokes.

Also, as part of your complete at-home dental care routine, you should also do the following:

• Clean between each tooth daily by flossing to remove tooth-decaying bacteria and food particles that can get jammed up in there. This also helps remove food at the gum line and particles that can wedge themselves underneath.
• Eat a balanced diet and limit unhealthy snacking between meals.
• Visit your dentist regularly for cleanings and to ensure that there are no problems with your gums or teeth.

For a list of which exact products you should using, speak to your dentist and ADA-approved products will work best for your specific mouth and condition. Ask if you have any questions, and your dentist will be glad to assist.

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about us visit us here or call us 909-465-1016.

The Ramona Dentistry Team

“Where Family Comes First”

Pregnancy comes with many responsibilities, and one of those ensures you are taking the best care of yourself that you possible can to ensure you minimize any risk to your unborn child. For most women, receiving prenatal care is customary these days, but dental care should also be considered for pregnant women. Let your dentist know you are pregnant and when your last visit before you give birth will be. Some women with high-risk pregnancies may be recommended that they postpone treatment till after they give birth. Your dentist can help you determine if this is the right choice for you. However, for most women with healthy pregnancies, the benefits of getting regular dental care during their pregnancy will far outweigh the negative result.

Consider these 7 tips to help keep your oral health up during your pregnancy:

• Brush thoroughly with an ADA-recommended toothbrush and a fluoride-based toothpaste per day.
• Floss between and around every tooth once daily.
• Purchase products that have the ADA “seal of acceptance” on the packaging.
• Eating a balanced diet will be key to ensuring you get the nutrients you need to support good oral health. If you snack, do so in reasonable moderation.
• If you need assistance with plaque-control your dentist may recommend a nightly antimicrobacterial wash to help keep the plaque away.
• If you have morning sickness with regular vomiting try rinsing with a teaspoon of soda water to stop the stomach acid from effecting the enamel on your teeth.

Stay on top of your oral health and it is much less of a chore to ensure you are having an orally healthy pregnancy!

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about us visit us here or call us 909-465-1016.

The Ramona Dentistry Team

“Where Family Comes First”