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Best of Tracy 2010

Best of Tracy 2009

Home Care Tips & Product Recommendations

Here are you will find links to some of the dental products I recommend to my patients. These products will help you take great care of your teeth at home.

The Phillips Sonicare Flexcare Plus toothbrush is, in my opinion the best toothbrush on the market and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to improve their dental home care.

I like to compare a Sonicare toothbrush to a power tool for cleaning your teeth: sure, you could get by without one, just like you could get by without a car, but why would you want to do it the hard way?

Basic Oral Hygiene

We’ve all heard the old adage: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This adage couldn’t be truer when it comes to dental hygiene at home. Proper daily oral hygiene lays the groundwork for a healthy smile.

To help you perfect the art of proper oral hygiene at home, here are a few tips:

Brush at least twice a day – Brushing your teeth removes food debris, plaque and bacteria off of your teeth.
Never go to bed without freshly brushed teeth – Leaving food debris on the teeth accelerates dental decay and gum disease
Place your brush at a 45 degree angle when brushing – Brushing with the bristles of the brush at a 45 degree angle to the tooth surface is more effective than brushing at a 90 degree angle (perpendicular) to the tooth.
Floss once a day – Did you know that flossing is the ONLY way you can clean between your teeth effectively at home? That’s why flossing is so highly recommended by dentists.
Brush with a Phillips Sonicare electric toothbrush – Think of a Sonicare toothbrush like a power tool for cleaning your teeth: sure, you could get by without one, just like you could get by without a car, but why would you want to do it the hard way?
Use a gentle touch – Brushing too vigorously can damage the gums and even cause them to recede
Concentrate on brushing all sides of your teeth – Don’t forget the back sides of your back teeth!
Brush your tongue – Brushing the tongue is strange at first but it’s important to dislodge the bacteria that could be living there.
Rinse with Listerine at last once per day for 1 minute – Rinsing with an antimicrobial agent like Listerine can kill 99% of gum disease-causing bacteria in your mouth. If such a terrific antimicrobial rinse exists, why not use it?!

And remember: You don't have to brush and floss ALL of your teeth; just brush and floss the teeth you want to keep! :-)