"Oral hygiene" is defined as the cleaning of the entire oral cavity, which includes teeth, gums, tongue and so on. In a broad sense, oral hygiene also includes all those operations aimed at obtaining a correct state of hygiene, up to this point which can be performed at home ( oral hygiene at home) or at specialized operators such as dentists ( professional oral hygiene ).
A good oral home care consists mainly of brushing the teeth correctly and cleaning the tongue, to combat halitosis. A moderate use of floss and mouthwash does not harm.
Professional oral hygiene includes the maneuvers performed by the operator aimed at solving situations that cannot be solved between the home, such as removal of supragingival tartar, polishing of the tooth surface or root polishing.
These operations involve equipment and in general expedients, such as anesthesia, which a common subject cannot dispose of.
How to provide oral hygiene outside the home
Ten rules of oral hygiene
We now suggest some precautions for a correct basic oral hygiene:
1. Brush your teeth for at least two minutes after each meal .
2. Change the toothbrush often, at least after two months.
3. Pass the toothbrush on the front and back teeth in the same way.
4. Use a fluoridated toothpaste .
5. Buy toothbrushes with artificial bristles with rounded tips.
6. Use brushes with medium hard bristles, unless the dentist disagrees.
7. Brushing of the teeth with a 45 ° inclination .
8. Be careful, if you are right-handed, not to neglect the inner upper right area of the arch.
9. Pass the dental floss and clean the tongue with special tools.
10. If necessary, use a mouthwash . If you have reached this point correctly, there is no need!