There are two types of teeth flossing / cleaning products around now.

1.. There is the classic real of floss

and you break about 30 centimeters, 12 inches off, wrap most of the floss around a finger on one hand and a smaller amount of the floss around the finger on the other hand and then move the floss up and down and in and out. If the floss gets too dirty or frayed, you just roll more floss from the finger with the most unused floss, wind the used bit onto the other finger and then floss some more. This type of flossing is a bit clumsy and bit time consuming, but worked pretty well. The piece of floss is discarded after the teeth cleaning is over.

.. Then there are the more modern flossing teeth cleaning tools, called floss picks, which come in two varieties:

.. The throw away is just a dental floss pick that you throw out after one flossing of the teeth.

The other variety allows you to have a nice handle like that of a toothbrush and the floss pick head sits on the end of it. When the daily flossing is over, the floss pick head is discarded and a new floss pick head reinserted.

Selecting a Toothpaste For Tooth Brushing:

There are lots of toothpastes being sold, choosing the right ones are really important as they give the teeth added protection.

1.. Look for toothpastes with added fluoride, as the fluoride can penetrate the enamel and strengthen the enamel considerably, which then protects the tooth much better from decay.
2.. Tar-tar control, anti plaque fluoride toothpaste is even better, as it helps to clean the teeth really, really well, removing all the plaque you can get at with the toothbrush and it strengthens the teeth at the same time.
3... Toothpastes with added mouth wash ingredients help kill any germs that may stay on the teeth following brushing.
4... Long acting toothpastes provide several hours of protection against plaque, following tooth brushing.
The best toothpaste to use is one that combines all of the above characteristics.

Selecting a Toothbrush:

First, forget about hard bristle or medium bristle toothbrushes - only soft bristled toothbrushes with rounded edges should be used, as they are less likely to damage the teeth.

Small headed toothbrushes are preferred over longer headed toothbrushes, as the smaller headed toothbrushes brush teeth cleaner and easier.

The best type of toothbrush looks like this:

You can buy such soft and small tooth brushes for around $5 at your local supermarket. If you have sensitive teeth, that is teeth that react to heat or cold without any teeth decay, then a super soft one, such as Dr Katz's $3 one, can be bought online and may be the best one for you.

How To Clean and Brush Your Teeth.

A modern history of tooth brushing: Brushing teeth is no simple process any more. As science and dentistry have progressed, much has been learnt about the bad consequences of earlier tooth brushing practices, with the result that many of us today are now considered to be brushing our teeth the wrong way, even though it was the way we were taught to brush our teeth as children.
One way we were taught to brush our teeth was to use a hard tooth brush, so that the bristles would get in between the teeth and get rid of plaque quicker from the teeth as well.
The other common practice we were taught about tooth brushing was to use long, horizontal brushing strokes - the back and forth strokes across the teeth; like using a saw.
Well, science and dentistry and time have shown these common tooth brushing practices may benefit our teeth in the short term, but such tooth brushing also does drastic damage to the teeth:
The long hard horizontal strokes of the tooth brushing acts like a saw against the teeth, so the teeth may look fine in a mirror, but as they fall out or intense pain sets in, we find out out from a dentist that a groove has been worn through the base of the teeth, compromising the teeth. The dentist will then likely advise you to use desensitizing tooth paste, soft tooth brushes, gentle tooth brushing and a different way of brushing. Essentially though, your teeth were badly damaged by trying to clean them the wrong way by today's dental standards.

Toothache and controlling the pain.

There are many pain killers on the market that can markedly help with toothache pain.
Some toothache medicines work better than others and we discuss those toothache medicines here.
If you are prepared to try more than just popping pain pills for your toothache, then this page on toothache and pain control is definitely for you.

TEETH FOR A LAST TIME

Your teeth, meaning every tooth in your mouth, have the capacity to last you a life time. tmay get knocked out playing soccer, a tooth may develop a cavity, hormones may deprive the teeth of their strength during pregnancy, a tooth or teeth may become discolored, but this tooth and teeth web site is all about keeping your teeth unto death and keeping those teeth looking good.

Preserving your teeth against the ravages of tooth and teeth diseases is of utmost importance, for every day of your life your teeth are attacked by disease processes that have the ability to destroy your teeth, some perhaps beginning when you were a baby in the womb.