Inter dental brushes
“Other means” mouth shower, inter dental brushes, toothpicks and more
Mouth Shower: flushing away the dirt?
Even if the advertising promises things sometimes wonder: mouth showers in no way replace the cleaning with toothbrush, toothpaste and dental floss. You rinse but quite effective food and plaque off the advance from the toothbrush had been resolved. Good mouth showers may also, with its sharp jets of rapidly changing strength also reach into areas in which the toothbrush can not reach. So they are a good additional tool for oral hygiene.
Inter dental brushes: For intermediate
For cleaning between the teeth, there are special brushes, the “Inter Dental Brush” (see picture). They are useful for people who are naturally very large tooth gaps or whose gums have pulled back. Even with bridges or implants, this kind of cleaning makes sense. Ask your dentist whether an inter dental brush is suitable for you!
Toothpick: With sharp teeth into the match
Everyone knows them: the contemporaries, which is after the meal in the chair and sit back with toothpicks in their mouth drill down. Not a pretty sight, and also not a good dental hygiene. Of course, cause some meat threads between the teeth an uncomfortable feeling. But their removal by a pointed wooden teeth does not eliminate the destructive bacteria. There is a danger that you look at the gums hurt. It is better, therefore, immediately after the meal the teeth thoroughly with toothpaste, toothbrush and dental floss to clean up. It also removes any foreign bodies. For while there are pharmacies and drugstores practical small collapsible plastic boxes with a small toothbrush and toothpaste. The lid can be used as a simple Tooth mug putz. This can be inconspicuous in the toilet room of the restaurant will disappear and the teeth properly maintain.
Dental Floss: The electrical variant
So sometimes called electrically operated equipment especially designed for the care of the tooth spaces. They consist of a thicker part, which contains the drive, and a Y-shaped tower, a brief cleaning of the thread holds. The thread is between two teeth led him to operate the device moves rapidly back and forth to solve the plaque from. However, there is a risk that the gums hurt. In addition, you must first learn to handle, so that the thread really brings all the critical points. One should have the handling of such a device so the dentist can show.
Three balks and “Micro-Brush”
Less good is the cleaning power of Three balks. They are easier to use than floss. There are small wooden chopsticks from soft wood splintering. Man fetched them before use with saliva and then push them gently, without injuring the gums, into a tooth gap. Then you move the match several times up and down and keeps it so that each tooth rounding adapt. You should for each tooth spacing matches a fresh take. Afterwards, rinse several times, so that the torn plaque is well removed.
Similar to the match, the “Micro-Brush”. It consists of a small plastic handle on the little lines attached. Also they will moisten pushed into the gaps and unfolded when moving its cleaning effect. Increase it can be by applying a bit of toothpaste, or dipping into a bacterial inhibiting mouth rinsing.