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Frequently Asked Questions
Teeth Cleaning | Date Posted: 12/1/2001
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What technique should I use?
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When brushing your teeth it is best to place your toothbrush at a 45-degree angle to your teeth, aiming the bristles of your brush toward the gum line. The join between the teeth and the gum is a nice niche for bacteria and plaque to accumulate, so it is important to get to this area.
Once you have the brush at the correct angle, all you need to do is jiggle the brush gently back and forward, only brushing one or two teeth at a time. Don’t be excessively vigorous but also don’t be too mild.
Remember. Your are trying to penetrate the bristles into the gaps between teeth to remove a very soft plaque.
You need to be systematic – brushing all teeth in order, inside and outside – and you really should do it in front of a mirror so you can see what you are doing.
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More questions in this category:What technique should I use?How long should I brush?How often should I brush?Is brushing alone enough?How often should I floss?What is the correct way to floss?What should I do if brushing or flossing makes my gums bleed?Choosing a toothbrushChoosing a toothpaste
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34th Australian Dental Congress - Brisbane
30 Mar - 03 Apr 11
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As part of a community campaign to promote good oral health care for babies and toddlers the ADA has developed oral hygiene tips for parents and carers of young children.
> Learn more
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ADAVB’s Convention – Dentistry2010 – will
be bigger and better with the introduction of pre-Convention workshops and multiple concurrent sessions.
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Dental Health Week is a community awareness program coordinated and funded by the ADA. In 2009 the ADA is leading a campaign to target 55 year olds and over and has developed a range of Fact Sheets on oral health care. August 3rd - 9th is Dental Health Week.
> Click here for DHW 2009 Media Release.
>Click here for previous Dental Health Week material.
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The ADA is once again conducting a Mouthguard Awareness campaign in 2009.
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Have you recently covered a story on dentistry or oral health?
Find out more information on the ADA's Journalism Award.
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