Brushing Twice a day ?

teeth brushing advice from Your Perfect Smile Dental Clinic in AViemore

Brushing or not brushing, that’s a dilemma …  Even Shakespeare would not have this one popping into his head. So here’s the answer… YES YES YES !

But what is it really with this teeth brushing?   We hear everyday on TV , radio  in the magazines and from your dentist brush twice a day!

Brushing Twice a day? Hmmm

Let’s have a little think about that?

So lets start your day right here.

Good morning sunshine its time for brushing! Wait! I did not have my breakfast yet!  So what would you do?

 

option 1. Off to have your breakfast .

Are you sure you will enjoy your breakfast much with teeth covered in biofilm , and smelly breath?  Yes that’s a reality of the morning.  Even NHS official guidance says brush before breakfast

 

Option 2. You brush your teeth first and then have you breakfast.

I definitely support this option so you can feel fresh and enjoy your breakfast or morning coffee. But what then, off to work, school, meetings with your breakfast in between the teeth? Yuck, not a good look either.

 

It’ s time for Lunch. Great. We all love lunch break to have a wee break from work, quick bite and a bit of a gossip- It keeps us right for the busy afternoon 🙂   So here is your tuna sandwich.

And lets not forget a favourite British snack – crisps! And what’s better than Salt & Vinegar Walkers or maybe some Cheese and Onion 😉

Ok, some of us prefer a healthy option so how about a nutritious apple or orange. Yumm

But wait, what about the teeth? You did not brush them after breakfast, had a random snack or a bit of chocolate in the meantime and you topped it up with your lunch and some acid to finish up.

Here is what your great smile may look  like to you friends and co-workers an hour later. And lets not forget a wonderful tuna smell in your breath.

 

 

And if you are a celebrity you may just make it into the Daily Mail 😉

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1107628/Forget-floss-Esther-Rantzen-takes-red-carpet-food-bits-embarrassingly-stuck-famous-teeth.html

 

So now you’re off ready for a busy afternoon and a few hours later back home ready for dinner. Have you ever wondered what has happened in your mouth by then?

Let me tell you ….  Nothing good.

So you will brush your teeth tonight for 2 minutes and floss them and it will be all fine or will it?

You have no electric toothbrush ? Aaaaa  you don’t really floss because floss gets stuck in between your teeth and your gums bleed?

Ooooo and you’re tired, are you? Its been a long day and you just feel like falling asleep. You can’t be expected to brush tonight…

 

So before you decide you will not brush them tonight …..look at the photo.

Here is what your teeth will look like in a few weeks? And don’t forget about what you cannot see, bleeding gums and smelly breath…..

 

 

 

So our advice is  forget “brush twice a day ” and if you really want nice , clean and healthy teeth brush AFTER EACH MEAL  and before breakfast too.

That makes it a minimum of 4 times a day, does IT?

For the perfect bushing technique you may look into a new research. Scientists reveal perfect tooth brushing technique and it turns out you’ve been doing it wrong – Mirror Online