IToday I will help you identify certain practices that can be very bad for your dental hygiene. Some of them you may know by now, others simply are overlooked. The most important thing is to point them out so you start to take better care of your teeth. The best way to take good care of your teeth is stopping doing mistakes along the way.

Having a good dental hygiene is important to keep our teeth beautiful, white and clean. We encourage our patience to practice good habits to improve their dental health. However, it is pretty normal to do things that ruin our teeth without realizing it. This article hopefully will help many of you identify those problems and fix with good practices for your dental health.

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Identify bad habits for your teeth

Not flossing and rinsing after brushing

One bad habit I identify in many patients do is not flossing and rinsing after brushing their teeth. Many of them stop at brushing and this is a huge mistake. Food debris can get stuck between your teeth and a toothbrush cannot do the job right. Dental floss can reach those places the toothbrush can’t. Do not forget that mouth wash can clean your teeth, tongue, gums and every corner in your mouth.

The correct way to perform a good dental hygiene is to use these three items to clean your mouth. You need to see it as a tripod that if you fail in one it will crumble. This can improve your dental hygiene by a lot and you can rest assure that you will kill all bacteria. Your mouth will be protected against germ and bacteria that can infect your mouth and cause many dental diseases.

Grinding your teeth together

This is one of those habits that many patients do but do not know if it is bad for their teeth. I have known so many patients that tend to do it consciously. Other do it unconsciously, while they sleep, it can be fascinating and terrifying. In the end it is something that affects and damage your teeth. It is recommended to seek help to avoid this bad habit.

This causes tooth sensitivity which is a bad sign for your dental health. It means your teeth enamel are getting slowly grinding and you can lose them. That is why you have to stop this habit as soon as you can. You can get mouth guards to reduce the damage and go to therapy. Everything has a solution and this is no exception. Any dental problem can be solved with a dental treatment so do not be discouraged if your teeth are ruined by this.

Biting into hard things

It can be satisfying for some of you but it is seriously ruining your teeth. Other people bit pens and pencils, among other stuff too. What you need to know is that this habit wears down your teeth including the enamel. This is a fine coat that covers your tooth, without it the dentin is exposed. As said above you need to take care of your enamel too. I would personally go to therapy to learn how to stop biting hard stuff if it is a recurrent problem.

Even so, if your teeth already have some damage, you can solve it. Crowns, bridge, veneers are some of the treatments used to cover chips and cracks in teeth. What I mean by this is that you need to identify the bad habit first and then you can fix it. Many patients do not solve that problem first and they keep ruining their teeth over, and over again. Please, be better than that, take care of your smile.

Improve with good dental habits

As we mentioned before, to improve your dental hygiene you need to have a complete routine. You have to brush your teeth, use dental floss and mouthwash. This is a habit you have to do every day, at least two times. Keeping your teeth nice and clean is one way to avoid problems over time. Most dental diseases can be avoided with a good dental hygiene, not even mentioning tooth decay and others.

Another way to improve good habits is to visit your dentist every 6 months. Going for regular checkups and cleaning will definitively improve your dental health and hygiene by a lot. I say it is obligatory if you want healthy teeth. Patients who ignore their dental appointments will have great chances that dental diseases will ruin their teeth faster. What you can do is use our services to schedule a dental appointment with us at Dental del Rio in Los Algodones.

How to schedule an appointment

To save 50% or more in dental treatment you have to come to Dental del Rio. We have the best team assembled just for your dental needs. You can meet them at the Our Team Tab, where you can find their CV. Our facilities are up t date, modern and follow ADA standards. Besides our prices are the best in town and our dentist graduate from top Universities in the States and abroad. You will get the best of both worlds, quality and price.

If you want to make an appointment, send us a message using the contact form or call us at the number you see above. You will get a FREE estimate and a FREE consultation and evaluation. Then our patient coordinator will help you and assist you every step of the way. We help you locate accommodations near the clinic so your visit to Los Algodones feels more like a vacation. We promise we have a friendly, fun staff that will make you love Mexico and return.