At North Alabama Smiles, we strive to protect your teeth and ensure your oral health is excellent. That is why educating patients on properly maintaining their oral hygiene is an important part of the dental care we provide.Â
Good oral hygiene that includes regular flossing and brushing as well as regular dental checkups safeguards your teeth, helps prevent more severe dental health issues, and helps maintain your overall health.Â
What Are the Benefits of Proper Dental Hygiene?
- Stops Tooth Decay & Gum Disease
Good oral hygiene practices ensure the prevention of tooth decay and gum disease. Gum disease is the first stage of periodontal disease. It is caused by plaque accumulation and can lead to gum swelling and bleeding.Â
Brushing and flossing daily helps eliminate harmful plaque and bacteria and keeps your mouth healthy.
- Keeps Your Smile BrightÂ
While you can get regular whitening treatments to brighten your teeth, it is better to maintain your pearly whites by brushing regularly with fluoride teeth-whitening toothpaste. This way, you can prevent teeth stains or discoloration.Â
Fluoride toothpaste contains mild abrasives that remove surface stains and debris and keeps your teeth looking healthy and fresh.Â
- Prevents More Severe Diseases
Good dental hygiene can also help prevent chronic health conditions like diabetes, heart disease, or stroke. If your gums are infected with harmful bacteria, this bacteria can enter your bloodstream and increase your risk of heart attack or stroke. Gum disease can also make it pretty challenging to control your blood glucose levels and contributes to the advancement of diabetes.
- Prevents Foul Breath
Foul breath or halitosis is caused by bacteria buildup in your mouth that, in time, turns into plaque. Brushing and regular dental cleanings help eliminate plaque buildup and prevent the formation of tartar on your teeth. It is also an effective solution for removing food debris and bacteria and keeping your breath smelling fresh.
- Reduces Overall Health Care Costs
Taking appropriate care of your dental health can save you a lot of money in health care costs in the long term. Whether it is the cost of filling cavities or replacing teeth with dental implants, all this can be avoided by following an efficient oral care regime. The cost of toothpaste and regular dental exams and cleanings is a negligible amount to pay for your overall health and wellbeing.
To maintain a healthy mouth and ensure proper dental hygiene, visit North Alabama Smiles at 55 Golfview Dr NE #5467, Arab, AL 35016. You can also reach us at (256) 586-8100.
