Brushing the Teeth is not Enough

I just had my teeth fixed and changed the filling in most of them. I have very bad teeth even though I take care of them. I was always told by the dentists that I don't take care of them and I will have dentures at 30 (well, I still have my teeth). The truth is that I brush them properly after every meal and use floss too, and it's not enough. My current dentist says it has to be be genetics, as I do everything I can to prevent decay, but I get cavities inside my teeth or under the filling.

Yes, it is not enough to just brush the teeth. Now I have a habit to use the waterpick after brushing my teeth. It is recommended by a friend and this is quite useful for me. I feel that my dental health is better than before. It can really remove little dirty thing from your teeth. I love China

Brushing our teeth is not enough. We need to take better care of it, such as flossing and taking care of our diet. Whatever we eat does affect the condition of our teeth too. Eating too much sweet stuffs causes tooth decay, too much sour will weaken our tooth. Though brushing teeth does help in protecting, but we can't possibly be brushing throughout the day right? There are times we snack in between meals and we can't possibly teeth our teeth after snacking The best way to care for our teeth, is to watch our diet, not eating too much of everything, exercise some self control

In terms of hygiene, brush teeth twice a day after meals that's enough. But, in terms of dental health, teeth brushing certainly not enough. You still have to regularly gargling with mouthwash and cleaning teeth using dental floss to remove impurities on the sidelines of the teeth which maybe can't reached by toothbrush.

I let my 2 young kids ages turning 5 and 3 to brushed their teeth twice a day and I let them see their dentist at least every 8 months for pro cleaning and calcium taking. And of course to befriends with the dentist which some kids are seeing them like a monster that should be avoid of. My ages 11 daughter brushed her teeth 3x a day, can add more if she eat sweets in between meals. I floss her teeth but it's not regularly. I'm kinda forgot doing it for her, she just reminds me. But she's learning it herself now. I'm glad. Her teeth were all in good condition. All her molars and pre-molars were undergone sealant. I regularly bring her to dentist for some pre-cautions too. Me and my husband were a moutwash lover *wink. We go to dentist as a family regularly. We're taking advantage of our health benefits including dentals of free cleaning and 2 free pasta/sealant procedure every year. Yes! Brushing is not enough. We should see our dentist for more pro caring of our teeth. But brushing, flossing and use of mouthwash is a good caring each day.

I have learned that brushing our teeth is just an outward way of cleaning our teeth. However, the most important is how we take care of our health in general, that leads to a healthy gums and teeth. Even if we brush our teeth every day but we are not eating a balance diet, which includes food that will make our gums strong, it would be difficult to have a healthy teeth. When we have healthy gums, naturally, it will help also our teeth.

Flossing between the teeth is important. Mineral water can help people sometimes with calcium to help with their teeth. Some people have bacteria that cause problems and may need mouthwash that is anti-bacterial. The question is a good one to ask your dentist and report back what he says. I think it depends on the person.

Brushing teeth is not adequately enough but it just a preventive measure. It is always good to have annual checkup with a dentist for further checkup.

Brushing, flossing, and mouthwash tend to be a good routine. Brushing really can't get everything in there. I hear flossing after every meal is also a good habit to pick up, or even chewing some sugar-free gum if flossing isn't an option.

I don't think brushing your teeth is enough either. Although there is only so much we can do. Brushing is better than nothing. I think a good routine of brushing, flossing, and rinsing atleast twice a day is probably the best we can do without being doctors ourselves. But all in all I agree brushing in itself is just not enough for people that actually care about what their teeth look like.