Oral hygiene consists mainly of the use of toothbrush, as it partly removes the accumulation of biofilm (formerly called plaque). Advises brushing a specialist in Periodontics, which is the technical expert guide brushing each patient, due to their individual condition the same technique could not serve everyone. The use of mouthwash or mouth rinse is of great hygienic value, chemical protection for its special rinses containing fluoride to help manage the work of enamel remineralization daily diet tends to erode, the presence of alcohol in mouthwash is associated with an intensification of the disease because alcohol is a bacterial fixative so that adheres to higher power and promoting plaque caries and periodontal disease in the long term. Mouthwash chlorhexidine-based antimicrobial properties are very important in controlling periodontal disease and powerful anticaries. Need dental assisting program for Oral hygiene?
You must also use dental floss, it is considered that providing 40% of hygiene, or nearly half, along with brushing, the technique of flossing is quite simple and fast once acquired the training the same dentist can guide, there are different types of floss, thread unwaxed floss is considered cleaner for hygiene, spent most of the time. Flossing fluoride anticaries provides a factor, and waxed dental floss is of great help in crowding and serious genetic malformations and malocclusions addressing complex or difficult to manage patients by socioeconomic status.