Beyond Toothbrushes - Fun Tools To Clean Your Teeth

When it comes to keeping your teeth clean, the essential tools that everyone knows about include a toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, and for most people, mouthwash as well. There are additional tools available that can help you achieve an even deeper clean and in some cases, make a dental care routine more fun. 

Last week's blog talked about The Benefits of Using an Electric Toothbrush. Many of those have fun built-in features like timers, cool colors & designs, and there are even a few that play music while you brush! Today we've got a few more tools to make brushing your teeth more fun that can also improve your overall oral health. Please note that these tools should be used along with regular brushing and flossing, not in place of it. 

Tongue Scrapers
Cleaning your tongue is just as important as cleaning your teeth. An unwashed tongue can be the cause of bad breath for many people. A tongue scraper helps you to remove bacteria that cause bad breath. This can be done with your toothbrush, but a tongue scraper works a little bit harder.

Water Pick
Water picks spray small bursts or steady streams of water between your teeth resulting in a deeper clean than just brushing alone. Many people with braces find water picks helpful for cleaning between their dental appliances and hard to reach spaces in the mouth. Make sure the water pressure is regulated to get the job done without being too rough on your gums. 

Fun Flossers
Floss isn't a new tool, but fun flossers are built in a way that makes it much easier for some people to get between their teeth, especially the ones in the back. It is a sturdy pick (pictured above) that is split at one end with a piece of floss strung between the split ends.

Interdental Brushes
Interdental brushes give you another flossing option that may remove even more particles from between your teeth. These are small picks with what looks like a piece of pipe cleaner on one end that can be slid between teeth and moved back and forth. Its kind of like a toothbrush and floss were combined and this was the brilliant result. 

Introducing new tools like the kind listed above will give your mouth a deeper clean. They can also intrigue children that resist brushing their teeth into thinking the entire process is new and unique, making it seem much more fun.

The items above can be found at many stores that sell toothbrushes. If you have any questions about these items or would just like to learn more about them, our skilled dentists in Southern Missouri would be happy to discuss them in more detail at your next appointment. It's very important that you still brush your teeth twice a day in conjunction with using the tools above. Access Dental and Dentures encourages you to try new tools and techniques until you find an oral care routine that works best for you.

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