How to use a toothpick teeth

Many people like to use a toothpick in the teeth after a meal, do so in the end it really good? First we need to know, food impaction of the teeth and enormous harm. Retention of food residue will gum irritation if the impaction of a long time, can also cause inflammation of periodontal tissue. Their teeth with a toothpick to prevent damage to the teeth, but often they will toothpicks dental tissue damage.

Because we use a wooden toothpick, and some surface even after polishing, but through a magnifying glass to see if we can see a toothpick protruding rough surface, with the toothpick to remove food residue, easy to damage the gums, resulting in bleeding gums, inflammation.

Toothpicks are some essential items in the elderly, this population most tooth gap, special attention needs to use a toothpick. If used improperly can cause gingivitis, gingival recession, tooth gap increases lead to periodontal disease. So how to Dental Artcles properly use the toothpick it?

(1) toothpick is best for the tooth gap exists between the case of a toothpick into a 45-degree angle, pointed towards the bite of the tooth surface, in contact with the side edge of the gap gums. Then use a toothpick to scrape the tooth surface along the lateral edge of the tooth surface, especially in the concave root surface and root bifurcation area, can be used toothpick tip and scraping the side edge of the tick, and the polished tooth surface. If you have dietary fiber impaction, buccal and lingual side of the needle to do the action, will be released from the food, then rinse.

(2) To select hard, not easy to break, the surface smooth, without burrs and flat round or triangular cross-section of the toothpick, it is best to purchase commercially available products toothpick, pay attention to protect paternity clean, do not use dirty wooden stick, wire, pins or matchsticks instead.

(3) If the gingival papilla is normal, only with a toothpick in the gingival sulcus, must not be a toothpick with a beat into the interdental papilla area, since this would have been no clearance gap formed between the teeth, food impaction more easily, and then toothpick to tick over time, become a vicious circle, pushing the gap increases, the gingival papillae, both caused by periodontal disease but also affect the appearance and function.