You can distinguish between toothpaste and mouthwash

Article by Serena

Mainly have to rely on oral health care seriously, properly brush your teeth, by brushing the teeth with the bristles when the mechanical friction surface of the tooth surface to remove plaque and debris. This is the main way to prevent oral diseases, drug toothpaste and mouthwash can only play a supporting role. Had dental caries and periodontal disease, the dentist to the hospital looking for treatment, toothpaste and mouthwash medication alone is not enough.

1 The basic ingredients of toothpaste: no matter what brand of toothpaste, the basic ingredients are the same, including:

Cleansing agent: make toothpaste with foam and decontamination capabilities.

Friction agent: helps remove plaque attached to the tooth surface and dirt.

Adhesive: can be put toothpaste in a variety of ingredients together to form paste.

Aromatics: make toothpaste with a variety of flavor, and can remove the bad breath.

(2) toothpaste containing special ingredients: In addition to these main ingredients, drug toothpaste also added various drugs. These drugs toothpaste are:

Fluoride toothpaste: fluoride on dental caries have a preventive effect, so adding sodium fluoride in toothpaste and other fluoride. This kind of toothpaste is mainly used for the prevention of dental caries.

Periodontal toothpaste: toothpaste, such as chlorhexidine, Kang Ning teeth toothpaste. Such added to inhibit bacterial toothpaste, drugs, prevention of periodontal disease have a certain role. Some herbal toothpaste on bleeding gums caused by periodontitis also have some effect.

Desensitizing toothpaste: toothpaste, also called the anti-acid. Desensitizing toothpaste in Canada have this type of drug for the cold, acid stimulation sensitive teeth have some effect.

3. Mouthwash ingredients: as with toothpaste, mouthwash ingredients by the functions they should be determined. The mouthwash may contain aromatic remove bad breath; fluoride can prevent dental caries; containing antimicrobial agents have some effect on periodontal disease; some mouthwash (refreshing liquid) in the chemicals can inhibit the formation of plaque , but its role is less than brushing your teeth, brush your teeth so tasty liquid can not be replaced.

4. Caution:

In the use of toothpaste and mouthwash, you should pay attention to:

1) should be different according to individual needs, choose your own ingredients with the right toothpaste and mouthwash. Such as caries susceptible generally should use fluoride, periodontal disease should normally be used to inhibit the role of periodontal pathogens toothpaste and mouthwash.

2) the use of toothpaste, to a little pressure to squeeze the toothpaste in the bristles of the gap, a toothpaste that will be applied to the tip of the bristles is wrong.

3) children before the age of 3 can not use fluoride toothpaste, children over 3 years old should use fluoride toothpaste, but under the supervision of parents, each bean size is enough.