{"id":123,"date":"2021-08-03T09:29:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T23:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/?p=123"},"modified":"2022-04-11T13:51:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T03:51:47","slug":"brush-your-teeth-twice-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/brush-your-teeth-twice-daily\/","title":{"rendered":"Brush your teeth twice daily!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter  size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"  class=\"img-fluid mb-4 w-100 rounded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/brushing.jpg\" alt=\"Brush your teeth twice daily\" class=\"wp-image-124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/brushing.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/brushing-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-justify g-font-size-16 g-mb-20\">The easiest way to help keep your teeth clean and healthy is to brush your teeth twice daily..<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-justify g-font-size-16 g-mb-20\">Brushing your teeth removes the bacterial plaque that causes tooth decay as well as gum disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-justify g-font-size-16 g-mb-20\">How often you brush your teeth, the time spent brushing, the technique used to brush as well as the tooth brush, all make a difference to keeping those pearly whites&#8230;well pearly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-justify g-font-size-16 g-mb-20\">To get the most out of brushing your teeth, you should brush your teeth for 2 minutes, spending roughly 30 seconds in each quarter of your mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"img-fluid mb-4 w-100 rounded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DHW21_Consumer_survey_infographic_2_FB-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"Brush your teeth twice daily!\" class=\"wp-image-69\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20\">There is a few different techniques to brushing your teeth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20\">You can discuss the various techniques with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/2021\/08\/visit-your-dentist-regularly\/\">visit to your dentist.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20\">Simply:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"g-list-style-circle g-font-size-16\">\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-check g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>Angle your brush at a 45-degree angle towards the gum line.<\/a>\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-check g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>Start at the back of your mouth on one side.\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-check g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>Brush in gentle circles, from tooth to tooth,  whilst moving forward and around the arch.\n<li class=\"d-flex g-mb-10\">\n        <i class=\"icon-check g-color-primary g-mt-5 g-mr-10\"><\/i>Avoid back and forth scrubbing as well as excessive pressure.\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20\">You just need a small amount of toothpaste &#8211; about the size of a pea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20\">Soft brushes are generally recommended, but speak to your dentist about which one would suit you best.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20\">Replace your brush once it looks worn or roughly every 3-6 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"  class=\"img-fluid mb-4 w-100 rounded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/toothpaste.jpg\" alt=\"toothpaste\" class=\"wp-image-127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/toothpaste.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/toothpaste-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20\">Planning to do it when you wake up and before bed is a great way to ensure that you get to brush your teeth twice daily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-50\">You can brush to your favourite 2 minute song &#8211; a classic being &#8220;Song No 2&#8221; by Blur.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20\">During orthodontic treatment, it is good to brush your teeth after every meal to ensure that food debris is removed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-font-size-16 text-justify g-mb-20\">When brushing brackets, make sure to clean the top and bottom sections of the brackets. There are some special toothbrushes that can help with that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Brushing your teeth twice a day, won&#8217;t keep the dentist away, but it will keep the bacteria away!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"g-list-style-circle g-font-size-20\">\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/brush-your-teeth-twice-daily\/\">Tip 1: Brush your teeth twice daily!<\/a>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/visit-your-dentist-regularly\/\">Tip 2: Visit your dentist regularly!<\/a>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/floss-the-teeth-you-want-to-keep\/\">Tip 3: Floss the teeth you want to keep!<\/a>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/sugars-can-adversely-affect-your-health\/\">Tip 4: Sugars can adversely affect your health!<\/a>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brushing your teeth helps reduce decay &#038; gum disease &#038; keeps your smile healthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,19],"tags":[17,13,21],"class_list":["post-123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dental-health-week","category-oral-health","tag-oral-health","tag-smile-hawthorn","tag-tooth-brushing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":456,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123\/revisions\/456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilehawthorn.com.au\/the-wisdom-tooth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}