Annoying After Brushing Your Teeth Once, Dental Doctor's Advice

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JAKARTA - Pediatrician Rosdiana Nurul Annisa from Pelni Hospital, which is a hospital owned by state-owned shipping company PT Pelni (Persero), recommends gargling once after brushing teeth in the midst of the assumption circulating that there is no need to gargling after brushing teeth.

"Based on journals and research, there is no significant difference between gargling once after brushing and not gargling after brushing," said the doctor who completed the dental conservation specialist education at the University of Indonesia, reported ANTARA.

Therefore, he advised the public to keep gargling once after brushing their teeth. The same thing was stated by a conservation specialist Dewi Isroyati from the University of Indonesia. Dewi said gargling is still necessary after brushing her teeth because the toothpaste content in Indonesia is not purely flouride.

"What's more important is the time to brush, the right dental brush technique and the control to the dentist every six months," he said.

Brush your teeth with a soft hair brush and a brush head that is not too big can reach all teeth with a minimum duration of two minutes. Also clean the teeth with teeth threads to remove the tucked food. It's not just a matter of brushing time, pressure when brushing teeth must also be considered. Excessive pressure can cause dental abrasion problems.

Fluids for non-alcoholic gargling can be used after brushing teeth, but the frequency of use is sufficient once a day. He reminded the public to regularly control the condition of their teeth and mouths at least once every six months to check whether there were complaints in the dental cavity.

In addition, there must be a break from eating time and brushing teeth, at least 30 minutes, so that the acid content derived from glucose has decreased. When brushing the teeth is done right after eating, the acid content in the oral cavity is still large and will actually spread acid throughout the teeth due to debonded. That is why, the best time to brush the teeth is when the acid content has decreased. In addition to after breakfast, brushes before bed because uncleaned acid residue can also have bad consequences for the teeth