Is it really okay for children to brush their teeth right after a meal?

Parents usually urge their children to brush their teeth right after a meal, but it is not the right way to brush teeth right after a meal! In addition, brushing teeth horizontally is also the most common mistake when cleaning teeth, which can cause great damage to the gums and oral soft tissues.

It is best not to brush your teeth immediately after a meal.

1. Loss of enamel: Many people have the habit of cleaning their teeth immediately after a meal, but this is harmful to the health of teeth. There is a piece of enamel on the surface of the crown. After a meal, especially after eating acidic food, the enamel will become softer. If you brush your teeth at this time, the enamel will definitely be lost.

2. Correct brushing time: Over time, the enamel of the teeth will gradually decrease, which can easily lead to tooth hypersensitivity. Eating can also cause tooth pain. Therefore, it is best to rinse your mouth with water after eating and wait one or two hours before brushing your teeth.

3. Toothbrush maintenance method: Toothbrushes can remove dirt on the surface of teeth, but there are also many bacteria on the bristles, causing the spread of diseases. Toothbrush heads are placed in a humid space environment, and the bacteria inside will breed very quickly.

Horizontal cleaning can cause damage to teeth

1. The method used by most people: The horizontal brushing method is the method most people use. The action is to bring the tip of the bristles into contact with the surface of the teeth, with a back and forth sawing pattern of cleaning teeth.

2. Disadvantages analysis: There are many disadvantages, the main one is that it cannot adapt to the requirements of the shape of the inside of the oral cavity, and it is impossible to brush the teeth clean, especially the tongue surface and the gap between the two teeth that are difficult to clean. It is also impossible to achieve the purpose of gum massage, and it is easy to cause damage to the hard tissue of the teeth and the gums.

3. Dentin loss damage: The damage to the hard tissue of the tooth caused by horizontal tooth cleaning is called dentin loss. For example, the dentin loss lines caused by horizontal brushing are mostly on the labial and buccal surfaces of a group of crowns, and are mostly parallel lines of the same height.

4. Damage to oral tissues: For example, when a group of teeth are damaged by a wedge-shaped defect caused by horizontal brushing, the bottoms of the defects are all in a straight line; horizontal brushing will cause damage to the soft tissues inside the oral cavity, such as abrasions, punctures or inflammation of the gums and oral mucosa.

5. Gum atrophy: The gums are wavy inside the mouth, and the gum edges are curved and high, and the gum papilla is low. If you want to clean the neck of the tooth, the gum papilla will be injured, and the long-term accumulation will lead to gum atrophy.

Correct level of vibrating brushing

1. Remove bacterial plaque: This method can help remove plaque on the gum margin and adjacent surfaces, and is very effective in preventing and repairing gingivitis and periodontitis. But remember to choose a toothbrush with softer bristles to prevent damage to the gums.

2. Brief explanation of the movements: Place the brush head on the neck of the tooth, in other words, the junction of the gum and the tooth. The bristles of the toothbrush should form an angle of about 45 degrees with the tooth surface, with the bristle end facing the gum. Apply gentle pressure so that the end of the bristles will enter the gingival sulcus.