Caring for your braces is simple if you follow a few guidelines:
The first thing to consider when cleaning your teeth is that there are three surfaces for each tooth that need to be brushed. These surfaces are:
When you brush the outer surface of your teeth, try to make a forty-five
degree angle toward the gum line between the head of your toothbrush and the tooth
itself.
It is especially important to make sure the area between the braces and the gum
line stays clean.
Try to focus on a few teeth at a time. Make sure these teeth are
completely free of food and plaque before moving on to the next teeth.
When brushing the inner surface of your teeth, try to maintain the forty-five degree angle towards the gum line as you did with the outer surface. Again, focus on just a few teeth at a time and make sure that they are clean before moving on.
The chewing surface of the teeth is the easiest area to brush. Remember to focus on a few teeth at a time before moving on to the next teeth.
Flossing with braces takes time and extra patience, but the effort is well worth
it.
First, get the floss under the archwire that connects the braces together. You'll
need your floss threader, which we supply for you, to help you guide the floss under the wire.
Your flossing process can be simplified with waxed floss. Once the floss is under the archwire,
you need to slide it down and around each tooth at least 2 times to ensure plaque build up is
removed. Be careful not to put pressure on the wire as you are moving the floss up and down.
Ensure that you carefully repeat this step between all teeth.
