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The time and number of times you brush your teeth more or less each day is the deciding factor if you can maintain a clean and healthy teeth or not. So how many times a day should you brush your teeth and how many minutes each time is enough?
1. How long is enough time to brush your teeth?
Studies show that brushing too quickly will not be able to remove the remaining plaque on the teeth. Meanwhile, brushing for too long leads to the risk of erosion of tooth enamel, affecting soft tissues. In fact, brushing teeth for a few minutes is enough depending on age, adults are different from small children.
For adults, each brushing session should last about 2-3 minutes. For children who have just learned to brush their teeth: At first, parents should brush their children's teeth, this operation usually takes more time than brushing their own teeth, so brushing time can last from 3 to 3 days. - 5 minutes. For preschool children: Parents can guide and train their children to brush their teeth properly. Most children often work slower than adults, so each brushing time can be about 3-4 minutes.
2. How many times a day is it reasonable to brush your teeth?
For maximum effectiveness of oral hygiene, you should brush your teeth at least 2 times a day in the morning and evening, can increase 1 time at other times of the day, for example after meals. 30 minutes.
Most people usually brush their teeth after waking up and before going to bed. According to research, these are 2 important oral care times that cannot be ignored if you want to have strong, shiny teeth and bad breath.
Brushing teeth after waking up While sleeping, the production of saliva will be slowed down, leading to an increase in bacteria in the oral cavity. This is the reason why you wake up every morning with bad breath and bad breath.
Besides, these bacteria also damage gums and tooth enamel, leading to gingivitis and tooth decay. Therefore, brushing after waking up not only removes plaque and harmful bacteria on teeth, but also helps to coat enamel with a protective layer against acids in food.
In addition, brushing your teeth in the morning after waking up is also an effective way to stimulate saliva production, which helps to break down breakfast food and kill harmful bacteria in the mouth naturally.
Ngày đánh răng mấy lần là thắc mắc chung của nhiều người hiện nay
Brush your teeth before going to bed Brushing your teeth at night before going to bed is considered the most important brushing time of the day. This helps keep your teeth clean for a long time at bedtime. During sleep, the flow and rate of saliva secretion both decrease, while saliva is an important tooth protection mechanism. Therefore, the risk of tooth decay is often higher if you do not brush your teeth thoroughly before going to bed. In short, to have strong teeth, you should maintain proper brushing at least 2 times a day, each time. from 2 to 3 minutes or maybe longer for children. Do not brush your teeth more than 3 times a day because of the risk of enamel erosion. If after eating, you feel that your mouth is not clean and smells, instead of continuing to brush your teeth, you can rinse your mouth with salt water or suitable mouthwash.
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