Dental products.
Oral care products are basicly a toothbrush, a toothpaste, a floss and a mouthwash, there are products specific for children, special professional products available without a medical prescription, like gel or rinse used after or before dental treatments and products and some types of products that can be buy only under dentist prescription, as toothpastes or rinses with a particular composition or effect.
As smile and oral health is something very important for the overall health and for a good life style, people have to accurately choose their own oral care products, to find which is the most comfortable and effective.
Dental care products. Toothbrush.
Toothbrush is the fundamental instrument used at home to prevent accumulation of plaque and oppose development of stains on teeth; it is formed by a head of tightly clustered bristles mounted on a handle.
This instrument has to be chosen carefully, as not every toothbrush is suitable for one’s mouth and has to be used in the proper way, as it may damage gums; toothbrush has to be treated as well as possible: it has to be clean and it’s to be changed after three or four month.
Toothbrush. The offer and the use.
According to dentists suggestions, is better that a toothbrush has a small head and soft bristles, most of all for children, since it has to reach the most hidden areas of the mouth; for the same reasons it has to be easy to handle. People with particular pathologies as severe arthitis or have misaligned teeth or teeth with uneven surfaces or braces and other orthodontic appliances can choose a powered toothbrush, that can be electric or ultrasonic.
Another tool that remove food in spaces between teeth is floss, which can also be substituted by an interdental brush.
Other oral care products to wash the mouth are water picks, that don’t remove plaque but can be used in case of braces or other dental works that traps food.
Toothpaste is a paste or gel dentifrice that is put on toothbrush and has different tasks: it help to clean and maintain the aesthetics and health of teeth, it is an abrasive that remove plaque, food or stains on teeth (whitening toothpaste) and contribute to hinder halitosis.
Usually, there are many ingredients in a toothpaste, the most common active ingredient is fluoride that prevent tooth decay and mantain the health of the enamel, but there are many different toothpaste for different needs, as for periodontal necessities.
Oral care products. Other products.
Mouthwashes or rinses are not only against bad breath, can have also antiseptic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory or anti-fungal action. Ask dentist for any information or suggestion.
