Tooth brushing: How Soft is Too Soft? vs How Hard is Too Hard?

Let’s work this out together:

Food is soft and the plaque that builds up on your teeth after meals is even softer. This means to remove them, a soft bristle brush is sufficient enough to do the job.

With repeated force and the abrasiveness of hard bristle brush over a long time, you can actually cause substantial damage to your tooth structure as shown in the picture.

To prevent this from happening. This is what you can do:

1. Buy only soft or sensitive bristle brushes.

2. Spend more TIME & less PRESSURE with your brushing. Instead of the usual two minutes, try five minutes. It is more practical if you do this at the end of the day before bedtime.

When you visit us for a comprehensive consult and hygiene appointment at Total Care Dental Boutique, we will discuss about what you are doing well and if any improvements are necessary with the aids of High Definition Imaging. This way, you are in complete control of your own oral health.

P.S every new patient who attend their first consult and hygiene with us will receive a complimentary travel oral health kit which has a few goodies including a high quality soft bristle toothbrush. Come on in to check how soft and how good it is.