Dental Health Care

Dental health care is referred to as measures that everybody needs to take for maintaining their dental health. No matter if your teeth are in an emergency condition or have not any problem at all, you need to consider your dental health care for keeping your teeth in good shape. On this article, we inform Flora’s patients about what they exactly need to do and not to do to maintain their teeth as healthy as possible.

1-General dental health care tips

In order to prevent undergoing an emergency dental treatment for restoring the teeth health, everyone needs to regard some tips to look out for their teeth in the first place.

Have a regular visit with a dentist

People should see their dentists periodically to make sure of their dental health. During a regular dental visit, your dentist will examine your teeth to identify the impairments or infection. These routine examinations will help patients to know their unhealthy teeth and treat them at the earliest opportunity before they spread the infection to the neighboring teeth.

Teeth brushing

You have to brush your teeth at least twice a day for having a shiny healthful set of teeth. A thorough brushing may take between 2-3 minutes but its impact on our dental health is quite considerable.

Teeth flossing

Daily teeth flossing will have the best benefit for dental health if you use a gentle sawing motion for it.

Reduce sugary foods and drinks

Overeating and over drinking of sugary foods and sugary drinks may put your dental health in great danger. Bacteria in dental plaque convert sugars in sugary materials into harmful acids that will infect the teeth.

Don’t use your teeth for anything except chewing foods

If you use your teeth for cracking nuts, untying the knots or removing bottle tops, you put your dental health at risk and may chip or even crack your teeth.

Protect your teeth from injuries

Shield your teeth with a mouth guard while you are playing contact sports such as boxing and hockey.

2-When Should I Go to the Dentist?

As discussed, everyone should have dental visits with their dentist from time to time for checking their teeth condition. In addition to routine visits, patients should go to their dentist’s office immediately in the following events.

• Having any kind of toothaches
• Loose or shifting teeth
• Dry mouth
• Having bump and sores on your dental area
• Receding gums

3-Aftercare Instructions for Various Dental Procedures

No matter if you had cosmetic dentistry or a dental filling procedure, you should follow some instruction to save your teeth from any inevitable problems. In the following, we’ll observe the recommended instructions for each dental procedure that patients should concern.

Dental veneers aftercare

Although dental veneers can last for many years, if patients do not observe their dental veneers health care properly, they will ruin the veneers and need a replacement procedure. Patients need to brush their teeth twice a day and floss daily to have them in good shape. Avoid eating and drinking stain-causing foods\drinks as possible. Patients who have dental veneers must also avoid damaging habits such as ice chewing and fingernail biting.

Dental implant aftercare

After receiving dental implants, patients should prevent themselves from using alcohol at least for the first week. Patients should not touch the implant area, especially during the first days. Eating as soft as possible food will help the implants to be fixed in the first week after the procedure. Patients can also control their dental bleeding and manage their pain by taking essential medications that their dentists prescribe.

Braced orthodontics aftercare

It is essential for orthodontics patients to brush their teeth, gum braces, and wires after each meal. They need to avoid using hard foods, ice, hard crust, and boiled sweets as possible. You should avoid colored foods and drinks as they may stain the elastic on the braces.

Laser dentistry aftercare

Gentle brushing and flossing and having a soft diet are the main instructions that a laser dentistry patient should observe.

Dental filling aftercare

Patients should avoid biting hard foods and eat softer foods for 24 hours after their dental filling. Their dental fillers may also be sensitive to hot and cold foods and even air during the first week after their dental filling.

Dental bridge aftercare

Patients should avoid consuming hot and cold foods during the first week after the dental bridges have been placed. You should also avoid crunchy and hard foods until you get adjusted to the dental bridges. For managing the probable discomfort, patients can use over the counter pain medications when necessary.

Dental crown aftercare

Patients shouldn’t use ant chewy and hard foods as much as possible for the first days after their dental crown treatment. During the first week, flossing and brushing should be done gently in order not to displace the crowns.

Dental root canal aftercare

Patients need to take some medications for managing the pain in their dental area for the first week after the procedure. They should be very careful while they’re brushing and flossing their teeth. They should also eat softer food for the first week. Lastly, patients better to chew on the side of their math that didn’t receive the treatment.

Tooth extraction aftercare

Patients should avoid doing heavy lifting or move their head forcefully for the first week following their treatment. They also shouldn’t rinse their mouth for 24 hours after the procedure. They should take care for brushing and flossing as well, especially for the surgical site, during the first week.

Denture aftercare

Patients should start their diet with softer foods that require light chewing and let their dentures to be adjusted completely. You should brush and polish the denture at least twice a day. To prevent the denture from warping, patients should soak it at night in a glass full of clean water.

We will inform you of the latest information and details about your dental health care after a medical or cosmetic procedure through the CRM system for 2 years. You can cancel this service whenever you want. If you have any further questions regarding dental health care, you are welcome to contact Flora whenever you want. Our experts are available 24/7 for you to answer all your questions and help you reach the best ultimate results