To Keep A Nice Smile, Just Do These 5 Things!

-‘Sup! The weekly HSR is guaranteed to HYPERIZE your  “NSFW” smile!-

1) Floss at least once a day to remove left-behind food and growing biofilm from between and under the gums. Effective flossing can prevent and heal gingivitis, can help prevent and slow the progression of periodontitis (tooth-pain- and tooth-loss-causing gum problems), and can efficaciously remove hidden food remnants, which are delicious and bountiful edible resources for hungry bacteria. All of this oral-debris-and-fluid mixture exposes itself as significant sources of bad breath vapors with every exhalation.

2) Agitate and debride the dentition at least twice a day with a new-looking toothbrush, lubricated and potentiated with water and a safe, reliable, and beneficial active-ingredient-containing dentifrice (fluoride, non-fluoride, natural, curative, etc.). The Internet is replete with market versions. Perform for at least two minutes, taking care to remove any plaque and food from all accessible enamel surfaces, and strive to penetrate under the gums and between teeth with the brush’s bristle tips as far as possible.

Instead of using the default Horizontal brush-stroke technique, which can cause gum abrasion and notches in teeth along the gum line over time, try the Bass technique, which purposefully directs the bristle tips of the toothbrush under the gums, while using small circular or small back-and-forth jiggle motions. 

But the Bass method doesn't address all of the other acessible surfaces of the teeth…

To mechanically displace plaque on the other surfaces...

Try the nimble Winge Bounce toothbrushing method,  or the versatile Winge Swing, or the  powerful Winge Slide method, the three of which are the newest styles of toothbrushing, all developed at the turn of this new century. All of the other known techniques (Bass, Charters, Stillman, Fones, Smith Bell, and Leonard) were established on or before 1953. All of the techniques propose to aggressively remove dental plaque from teeth areas using light to moderate forces.

3) Rinse for at least 20-30 seconds, or as long as you can stand, with a safe, commercially-available fluoride rinse, to resaturate the top layers of enamel with protective minerals and adjuncts that might have been lost as a result of previous eating and drinking. Antiseptic mouthwashes, which may contain strong ingredients like alcohol, probably don’t include fluoride in the same formulation, are great at temporarily reducing and masking “fetor oris,” or bad breath.

4) Visit your dental home at least every six months, to vigilantly maintain your elevated oral health.

5) And most of all…MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!

Don’t confront others in a mean-spirited manner, bullying included.

Come on, you know how to make other people upset: by butting in front of them in a line, mouthing four-letter words, obnoxiously staring at people on public transportation, in a bar, or on the street, and by spreading malicious lies and falsehoods about your neighbors, family members, and coworkers…the list goes on!

Road rage is especially to be avoided. You never know what the other person may carry in his or her car. Drive defensively and try to anticipate what other drivers in front, in back, and on both sides of you may do. Let other drivers who may be in a hurry pass in front of you. Turn on a good radio station and consciously smooth out your trip. Be courteous. Good karma goes a long way, and you’ll cut down any chances of emerging dents ruining your transportation…and your show-room-like, new-car smile!

We want to daily maintain our smiles as “light, bright, and (…) near white!”

May you have many…gossip-free-and-clear…all of the necessary ingredients are gleefully included herein…like an 80-inch big screen…smiles!