tooth health is what we need to pay attention to, and tooth washing can help us remove tooth stones, etc. So what should we pay attention to when washing teeth? What are the common misunderstandings of tooth washing? Now let’s learn about the common misunderstandings of tooth washing.
Washing teeth is a strange thing for many people, because most people usually don’t pay much attention to tooth health. They just brush their teeth on time every day. They don’t think of going to the dentist until their teeth hurt.
what are the misunderstandings of tooth washing
tooth washing will wear off the enamel and damage the teeth
many people think that tooth washing will wear off the enamel on the tooth surface. In fact, there will be no damage to the enamel during tooth washing. Only slight scratches can be observed under the microscope, and polishing will be carried out after tooth washing, In this way, the fine rough surface can be treated well to reduce pigment deposition and dental calculus.
the principle of tooth washing is to break tooth stones or remove stains on the surface of teeth through the high-frequency vibration of ultrasonic or pneumatic sound waves, which does no harm to teeth. And now after tooth washing, you can add a protective film on the outside of the teeth by polishing and sand blasting to slow down the rate of stone deposition again.
tooth washing is superfluous
tooth washing only plays a cleaning role. We can’t deeply clean our teeth when brushing. When washing teeth, it can restore the original luster of the teeth, and clean the tooth stains, dental calculus, tartar, etc. attached to the teeth. Therefore, many people think that tooth washing can whiten teeth. In fact, it is not the case. Tooth washing is just the original appearance of changed teeth.
tooth washing is completely different from ordinary cleaning of dirt on the shallow surface of teeth. It can also completely remove plaque, stones and pigment deposited on the surface of teeth that cannot be removed by ordinary brushing, so as to keep periodontal tissue healthy and prevent periodontal disease.
I brush my teeth very seriously and don’t need to wash my teeth
some people think that if I brush my teeth carefully every day, I don’t need to wash my teeth. This is wrong. Because the generation rate of plaque is very fast, new plaque will form within half an hour after thorough cleaning, and the maximum amount can be reached within 30 days. What’s more, most people don’t master the correct brushing methods. They just clean their teeth according to their own habits. It’s inevitable that some parts can’t be brushed in place, especially between the teeth and in the lower front teeth. Over time, they become tooth stones. Therefore, if adults haven’t washed their teeth, they should go to the hospital for scaling as soon as possible, and it’s best to do it once every six months.
teeth will turn white after tooth washing
first of all, we should correct a misunderstanding: some people think that healthy teeth are pure white, just like the teeth of models in toothpaste advertisements. In fact, this is wrong. The structure of normal teeth is a layer of transparent enamel containing light yellow dentin, so it can show the color of some dentin, so the color of normal teeth should be slightly yellow. Especially white teeth without transparency usually give people an unreal feeling.
in daily use, some pigments will certainly accumulate on the tooth surface, which will make the color of the teeth look more unsightly. An important goal of tooth washing is to remove these pigments to the greatest extent. Therefore, after perfect tooth washing, because these stained pigments are well removed, the teeth will expose their own color, that is, light yellow.
generally speaking, the teeth will turn white to a certain extent after tooth washing. However, as a means of preventing and treating periodontal diseases, the effect of tooth washing on tooth whitening is extremely limited. Patients can significantly improve the appearance of teeth through other methods, such as cold light whitening, aesthetic repair and so on.
in short, it is more appropriate for ordinary people to wash their teeth once a year.
Tooth washing can cause tooth sensitivity
dental calculus is like a thick cotton padded jacket wrapped in the outer layer of the teeth. After removing calculus by washing teeth, the teeth will be exposed to the long lost external environment, which will produce all kinds of strange feelings. In the case of healthy teeth, this sensitivity usually gradually disappears within one to two weeks after tooth washing. When washing teeth, you can effectively avoid pain by doing the following:
1. Washing teeth in batches: for patients with more and thicker dental stones, poor anti-inflammatory effect of drugs or poor desensitization treatment, experts suggest that washing teeth in batches is too hard for these patients, and washing teeth in batches, & ldquo; Break the whole into parts & rdquo;, It is easy for patients to accept, and in the interval between tooth washing, they can continue anti-inflammatory treatment or desensitization treatment, which can greatly reduce the pain, improve the treatment effect of anti-inflammatory or desensitization, and reduce the & ldquo; Bloody & rdquo;.
2. Regular tooth washing: there are many and hard tooth stones accumulated over the years, so that the strength of the dental cleaning machine needs to be increased during tooth washing, which will aggravate the feeling of tooth soreness. Therefore, experts believe that according to the formation of dental calculi and gingivitis, teeth should be washed regularly for half a year, one year or two. When dental calculi are small, the amount formed is small, the quality is loose, and it is easy to remove. In this way, regular tooth washing is not easy to cause the pain during tooth washing.
3. Desensitization treatment before tooth washing: caused by tooth washing & ldquo; Sour and soft feeling & rdquo; It is mainly caused by tooth sensitivity. According to clinical observation, in the population with severe acid and soft feeling during tooth washing, the vast majority of people are in the daily population
, such as patients with thrombocytopenia and leukemia. These patients have poor hemagglutination mechanism and are prone to more bleeding after tooth washing. In patients with type two diabetes who are not under control, dental infection can cause local infection.
what should we pay attention to after tooth washing?
first of all, do not eat, drink water or rinse your mouth within half an hour after tooth washing, that is, do not use your mouth for anything other than talking.
within two weeks after tooth washing, do not eat too irritating food, including too cold, overheated and spicy food, because after tooth stone cleaning, the tooth tissue originally blocked by tooth stones will be exposed, and even some gums will be exposed. At this time, the teeth are particularly sensitive to stimulation, so pay attention not to give too much stimulation to the teeth, Until the tooth tissue recovers, you can eat normally.
some serious dental calculi may grow into the gums, so the gums may swell after tooth washing. This is normal. Generally, doctors will use anti-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce the swelling in one or two days. Don’t worry too much.