Smile Confidently

Every time our picture is being clicked we pose with a cheesy smile.When we look back at the picture we would look for our happy teeth in it. It is important to have a healthy teeth for a happy smile.

So how do we do it?

Here are few simple tips in creating your happy smile by maintaing ur teeth healthy.

Brushing: Brush your teeth twice a day,most of u do brush in the morning but skip brushing before bed time.Bacterial activity is to the maximum in the night with saliva secretion being minimum during the sleep which becomes a more hospitable environ for the bacteria to thrive.Brushing all the surfaces takes a minimum of 2 to 3 minutes so please spend time in doing so.Use a fluoride containing tooth paste with soft bristled tooth brush.Keep your brush clean.Capping ur brush when wet is detrimental as bacteria reproduce in moist environment.Store ur brush 6 ft away from ur toilet to avoid bacteria from toilet flushing reaching ur bristles.

Flossing: Learn to floss ur teeth,pls ask ur dentist to teach about flossing.If ur not flossing ur missing cleaning 35 to 40% of ur tooth surfaces.Brushing cleans the surfaces but flossing cleans the surface between two teeth which is more decay prone zone.

Eat right: It is just not brushing and flossing but eating healthy food plays a pivotal role in keeping our teeth clean.The  best food for healthy teeth include cheese ,nuts and milk as they are thought to protect tooth enamel by providing calcium and phosphorous needed to remineralise teeth.Secondly including plenty of fruits and vegetables in our diet stimulate the saliva flow and high water content from fruits dilutes the effects of sugars.Stay away from carbonated drinks as the acid content in them is highly detrimental to teeth enamel.