User Tips
Caries
Dental caries (tooth decay) is caused by bacteria. Bacteria produce acids when carbohydrates are consumed. Each time sugar enters the mouth, whether in the form of food, drink or medicine, the bacteria produces acids which can decay the teeth.
If left alone, bacteria form “colonies”, also called plaque. Plaque sticks to tooth surfaces that are hard to clean, for example, crowded teeth, fissures and along the gums. If plaque calcifies and hardens, tartar is formed and bacteria thrive much better.
Saliva has a protective effect on teeth. It rinses teeth and contains acid-neutralizing calcium, phosphate and bicarbonate. If you take good care of your teeth the right way and brush twice a day, you can keep your teeth for a lifetime.
User tips:
1. Clean your teeth twice a day.
2. Cleaning with interdental brushes, dental sticks or dental tape
should be included once a day. An interspace brush is useful for
cleaning hard-to-reach areas.
3. Don’t eat between meals. Give your teeth a chance to recover
after each acid attack. It will take about an hour.
4. Add fluoride by using fluoride impregnated interdental cleaning
sticks and/or fluoride mouth rinse solution. If used regularly, fluoride
will make your teeth harder and stronger and not so easily dissolved
by bacterial acids.
5. Call your dentist or dental hygienist for advice and instruction.