{"id":696,"date":"2016-10-26T13:29:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T01:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-blog\/dental-treatment\/are-you-brushing-your-teeth-right\/"},"modified":"2025-03-01T16:15:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T04:15:22","slug":"are-you-brushing-your-teeth-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-blog\/are-you-brushing-your-teeth-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you brushing your teeth right?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id='pk-id' value='6044687' \/><\/p>\n<p>Did you know you could be brushing your teeth wrong?&nbsp;Turns out a simple back and forth or up and down motion doesn&#39;t completely get the job done the way you want it to. If you&#39;ve ever&nbsp;brushed your teeth and then walked away still feeling fuzzy this is a classic sign&nbsp;that you might not be brushing your teeth correctly. While this might mean you&#39;re stuck with stinky breath, it has the potential to lead to worse damage like cavities or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-services\/gum-disease-treatment.html\">gum disease<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Like many things in life, it&#39;s all about technique &#8211; master proper brushing movement and you&#39;ll likely be the master of a winning smile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Direction matters&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We get it, brushing your teeth back and forth just makes good sense &#8211; but like we said before, it just doesn&#39;t cut it. Tooth brushing techniques are actually very particular &#8211; you want to hold your brush at a 45 degree angle to your gums and then use short strokes moving at an up and down motion away from the gumline. Forget those long side to side strokes!<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you&#39;ve really worked around each tooth by brushing the inside, outside and chewing surfaces of both rows of teeth. Apply the right amount of pressure, you actually don&#39;t need to push down as much as you think, a lighter touch will do the job best as it keeps the bristles upright and sharp. It&#39;s also important to work those bristles into all the gaps in your teeth &#8211; this process shouldn&#39;t be hard if you&#39;re following the above motions though. Finally, you&#39;ll need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-blog\/dental-treatment\/taking-care-of-your-tongue\/\">start including your tongue<\/a> in&nbsp;your routine so you get rid of any lingering bacteria.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlineImageWrapper\" style=\"padding-right: 3px; float: left; margin: 10px !important; width: 100% !important; height: auto !important;\">\n<figure style=\"margin: 0px!important; font-style: italic!important;\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Make sure everyone is brushing correctly.\" class=\"inlineImage\" height=\"auto\" id=\"14094990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/x_0_0_0_14094990_800.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><figurecaption>Make sure everyone is brushing correctly.<\/figurecaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Time matters&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This isn&#39;t a philosophical life debate, when it comes to brushing your teeth, you can&#39;t skimp on time. You need to do at least two minutes &#8211; 120 seconds &#8211; of proper tooth brushing&nbsp;technique to walk away with a bright and clean smile. It&#39;s important to note that you don&#39;t need to brush your teeth more than twice a day, in fact that might be doing more harm than good. Too much action can wear down the&nbsp;outer layer of teeth and even damage your gums.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pullQuoteWrapper\" style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word; width: 25%; float: left; margin: 10px;\">\n<p class=\"pullQuote\" style=\"font-size: 1.4em!important; margin: 0!important; width: 100%!important; font-style: italic!important; \"><i>The right size brush is dependent on the size of your mouth.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Tools matter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day (and in the morning, as you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-blog\/ending-the-brush-debate-circles-or-straight-lines\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33\">brush your teeth<\/a> twice a day) the right technique is nothing if you don&#39;t have the right toothbrush! The right size brush is dependent on the size of your mouth. The bigger your mouth the bigger the brush. A small mouth, however, will not necessarily benefit from a bigger brush. If it&#39;s too big the bristles might not be able to get to all the nooks and crannies of your smile, and that&#39;s no good!<\/p>\n<p>Part of keeping your toothbrush in tip-top shape comes from adequate storage &#8211; leaving it out on the sink exposes it to airborne germs, like the ones that are sent into the air when you flush the toilet. Keep your brush in a drawer, or better yet, move it to another room all together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps a manual toothbrush isn&#39;t your thing &#8211; have you ever thought about trying out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/dental-blog\/oral-health-wellbeing\/should-i-invest-in-an-electric-toothbrush\/\">an electric toothbrush<\/a>? This is a good solution for those who might be growing nervous about the consequences of poor technique as electronic brushes do all the work for you. It is certainly worth looking into.<\/p>\n<p>If you need more tips on how to brush your teeth, or realise that it&#39;s about time you&#39;ve had a professional teeth cleaning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citydentists.co.nz\/book-dental-appointment-online.html\">make an appointment<\/a> with us at City Dentists today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How is your tooth brushing technique? Believe it or not but there is a right way to brush your teeth, and many people are doing it wrong. 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