Here's what you're doing wrong cleaning your teeth!

Did you know that when brushing the toothbrush should be at 45 degree angle? This places it (toothbrush) along the gum line ensuring the teeth are well brushed and the gum is protected.

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For some people, this dental routine is just one quickly done and gotten over with in about 5 seconds whereas a dental survey reveals at least two minutes (honestly how many people do that?) should be spent brushing properly using gentle movements to protect the delicate gum and the gumlines, the crown and the teeth as well as the entire mouth.

So against brushing in a few seconds and dashing out to face the day, spend at least two minutes in the morning giving a proper brush to your delicate teeth.

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Ensure to brush your teeth at least twice daily with toothbrush with soft bristles and ones with shape and size that fits your mouth perfect and comfortably. Also make sure to change/replace your toothbrush often.

Using hard brush 'injures' the gum and eventually damages it and when you don't change your brush often you're leaving the mouth open to infections apart from the brush not performing optimaly.

When brushing, use short back and forth strokes on the outer surfaces as well as the inner surfaces of the teeth as well as the chewing surfaces to get rid of food stuck on these areas. This helps make sure that food don't stay on the teeth and eventually cause them to decay/erode the enamel.

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Use vertical upward and downward brushing strokes to get rid of food in-between the teeth for thorough cleaning.

So instead of 'quickie brushing' go through the different areas of the teeth and brush as should be done. For thorough dental health, make sure to floss daily to remove any food remaining and get rid of bacteria!