You see them more and more often among teenagers and young adults: braces. Whether they are attached to the teeth or removable, dental care with braces is not always easy. At least that's how it seems at first glance.
Anyone who wears braces knows how quickly food particles get caught on the arches, brackets, adhesive particles and bands. Plaque also forms on the teeth much more quickly. In today's blog post, we'll tell you how you, as a braces wearer, can still clean your teeth thoroughly.
Braces as a challenge in the area of dental hygiene
Anyone who wears braces knows that daily dental hygiene can be a challenge. Here are a few tips and tricks to keep in mind to ensure efficient dental hygiene. Basically, the process is the same as for normal tooth brushing. It just takes more time.
Since food particles can easily accumulate and stick under the wires and on the brackets, these food particles in particular must be removed particularly thoroughly. The amount of care required is much higher here than for people who do not wear braces. Brushing your teeth with braces takes a little longer than without. Instead of the recommended brushing time of around three minutes, you should plan on five minutes.
Efficient dental hygiene for people with fixed braces
In order to effectively maintain dental hygiene with fixed braces, it is important to first internalize the procedure. The processes for normal tooth brushing are similar, but take more time. The first step is to rinse your mouth thoroughly with clean water. This procedure will remove all coarse food particles from the wires and brackets of the braces.
You can now clean your teeth and braces with a toothbrush. To do this, you should place the toothbrush directly on the brackets. Use gentle, shaking movements to brush the outside surfaces of your teeth, brackets and wires. The areas between the brackets and wires follow next.
The area between the gums, brackets and tooth incisal edge follows. To do this, ideally place your toothbrush at a 45-degree angle on the surface to be cleaned and clean again with gentle, shaking movements. Finish cleaning with gentle wiping movements away from the gums and towards the incisal edge.
Ideally, you should clean the chewing surfaces last. Light wiping movements are best in this area. The inside of the teeth is best cleaned with light and gentle circular movements.
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