How should a person brush his teeth?

Philippines
February 17, 2010 7:25am CST
Is there a way to brush your teeth properly? How long should it take? Are there disadvantages in brushing teeth in long time?
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6 responses
@Genericbe (1376)
• Philippines
19 Feb 10
In brushing you teeth. The best way is to make sure you will not put so much pressure in almost breaking or loosing your teeth in proper places. Second, do it in upside and downward motion only on the areas of your teeth in front and a circular motion. Regarding the inner teeth along the tounge the same procedure allows for sideways up and down motion too. You must also clean your tounge gently in order to remove the bacteria or unwanted odor stored in your mouth. Make sure that you will not cause too much pressure even in your gums to avoid the reddening or bleeding. To much pressure while brushing your teeth will tend to dislocate the teeth proportion and formation. Happy brushing
@Boyetski (986)
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
I have watched a commercial saying that you have to sing two happy birthday song to finish brushing. Of course you have to sing it mentally. heheh As for me I brush my teeth until I feel satisfied and feel clean. I dont have wny actual time on brushing my teeth. I brush my teeth while watching TV or chatting or something I got to do. But they say that we need to brush our teeth atleast 45 seconds. I dont have any facts out of this but thats what I heard.
@laglen (19759)
• United States
17 Feb 10
sing the happy birthday song, thats how long it should take. Always brush in circles, and make sure that you brush your gums as well.
@lexx87 (1707)
• Mexico
17 Feb 10
Well in this world i see many brush teeth so i don't have idea i think we should just clean our teeth every time we finished our meals. So i think 3 or 4 times per day is good , i think it depends our teeth health to choose a really good brush teeth for everyone. How long i read in my medicine "book" it could be great between 5 or 10 minutes brush your teeth but I'm not sure .
@timasma (123)
• Poland
17 Feb 10
It is so important to take really good care of your teeth, if you brush and floss properly and you are up to date with your dental checkups you will keep your teeth safe from decay and gum disease. I do anything to avoid the sound of that scary drill. I brush 3 times a day and floss twice a day, I always make sure I get a anti-tarter toothpaste with fluoride and a good mouthwash. Just make sure you clean near the salivary glands and also the inside of your teeth, some people spend more time on the outside of the teeth because that is what others can see but the truth is we should clean the inside just as well as the outside to prevent the development of tartar. Usually dentists advise us to brush at least for two minutes. Holding your brush at 45 degree and angle against the the gum line and gentle brush up and down not side to side. Don't brush too hard as it causes receding gums and can cause loose teeth in the long term. That is all I do with my teeth! I use to work with a dentist so I know how careful we need to be to have nice white and healthy teeth and gums.
• China
17 Feb 10
It always takes me 30 seconds to brush my teeth.If you take long time ,you hands will feel sore