1. Use a soft bristle brush and an ADA accepted fluoride toothpaste to remove plaque and food particles, atleast twice a day or after each meal.
2. Replace your brush every three months.
3. Hold your brush at a 45 degree angle. Begin by brushing the outside of the front teeth . use a gentle back and forth motion.
4. Next , brush the outside back teeth, steering along the gum line.
5. Inside back teeth; use short angled brush strokes.
6. On inside surfaces of front teeth , tilt brush vertically and use gentle up and down strokes with toe of brush.
7. On chewing surfaces , hold the brush flat and brush back and forth.
8. Brush the tongue in a back to front sweeping motion to remove food particles and freshen your mout.
Flossing Instruction
Wrap an 18 inch strand around your middle fingers
and hold a one inch section tightly
Ease floss between teeth. clean up and down several
times while curving around teeth at the gum line
As you move from tooth to tooth , use a fresh section
of floss each time.
Flossing daily removes plaque and food particles
between teeth and below the gum line
If you have trouble handling floss the use a floss you may experience sore or bleeding gums for first several days you floss. If bleeding continues after the first week of flossing, call your dental professional
