Important tips to look after your teeth

Healthy teeth are very important because we chew food with our teeth to make it easily digestible. To make teeth healthy some important practices needs to be performed.

Following are some of the main tips you must concentrate on to make your teeth healthy.

Brushing in the morning and after eating: You should brush your teeth every morning before the breakfast. You also need to brush your teeth after eating to make it clean from the food particles.

Taking care of tooth brush: Clean well the tooth brush after brushing. When you wash your brush, keep it in the upward position and close its head to avoid it from dryness. If your brush is not effective then change it and start brushing with a new brush.

Flossing: To remove the food particles which cannot be removed by brushing, flossing is must.  You must floss your teeth once a day regularly.

Stop the use of tobacco: The use of tobacco causes oral cancer and periodontal complications. To avoid such type of serious problems and to have healthy teeth you must stop the use of those things like cigarite which contains tobacco.

Consume calcium and vitamins: For healthy teeth you need calcium and vitamin D. You should drink milk which is the main source of calcium. You can also eat cheese, yogurt, broccoli and other dairy products. Vitamin B complex is necessary for the protection of gums and teeth from bleeding and cracking.

Clean your tongue: A lot number of bacteria will have a chance to live on the top rough surface of the tongue if you do not clean it every day. It causes bad breath which has a negative effect on dental health. You should clean your tongue with the use of a professional tongue cleaner to remove all of the bacteria from it.

Visit the dentist: Continues checking of teeth is required by dentist two or three times in a year. Teeth should be examined with taking x-rays to detect and prevent any unwanted teeth disease.