Your smile is your greeting card. It lets the world know that you are happy, you are radiant, and you are inviting a conversation. It’s extremely important to maintain great oral health. Your oral health can directly affect your overall health, but if you do a few things to maintain your oral health, you will be better off all around.

Brush Twice a Day

We have been taught this since we were kids, but brush your teeth twice a day. More importantly, brush your teeth before you go to bed. Cleaning your mouth out before you sleep for up to eight hours will prevent germs from sitting in your mouth all night and possibly causing tooth decay and gum disease.

Before getting in between the sheets, brush and floss and you will be able to sleep all night without anything ruining your smile or your health.

Be Gentle When You Brush

When you are brushing your teeth, be gentle with your toothbrush. A lot of times, people brush too hard and that can cause serious damage to your teeth and gums. If you brush your teeth too hard, you will eventually wear away the enamel. When that happens, you are weakening the strength and structure of your teeth.

That means you are more prone to breaking teeth. A hard brushing can also pull your gums away from the top of your teeth. A receding gum line can cause teeth to become loose, germs to get into the root of your tooth, and germs to get into your gums causing gum disease. Take it easy when you are brushing and you won’t have problems.

Fix Overcrowding

When your teeth become overcrowded it is unhealthy. You can damage your teeth, get food and germs stuck in between teeth, and caring for them becomes more difficult. Overcrowding can be caused by the growth of your wisdom teeth. If you seek wisdom teeth removal, you can remove those back teeth that can ruin your smile.

Overcrowding can also be corrected with braces, invisible braces, or a retainer. The more straight your teeth the easier it will be to care for them and keep them healthy.

See the Dentist Every Six Months

This is also something we have been told since we were kids, yet it is one of the hardest things for adults to keep up with. Everyone is busy, but make the time to see your dentist. Making an appointment is easy, and an appointment usually doesn’t last that long.

The average dentist appointment is only about thirty minutes of your day. If you take care of your teeth throughout the year, those appointments will be painless and fast. The dentist is only a nightmare if you have poor oral hygiene. Implement the items on this list and soon enough, you will have your oral health perfect and the dentist won’t be such a scary place after all.

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