The dentist told what funds are needed for daily oral hygiene

When choosing dental hygiene products, it is worth remembering four assistants that preserve dental health. Dentist Alena Shifanova told how to use them and what to pay attention to, writes sb.by.

According to the expert, the first means for daily care is a toothbrush. They are manual (manual), electric and sound. Any brush or its nozzle should be changed every one and a half to two months.

- It must be remembered that electric and sound toothbrushes have contraindications, so their selection should be carried out together with your dentist, said Alena Shifanova.

The partner of the toothbrush in the fight against caries is a toothpaste for daily care.

- Dear patients, remember that there are therapeutic toothpastes that are prescribed only by a dentist for a limited period of use, the doctor stressed.

The third assistant in individual hygiene is floss, or hygienic dental floss. It helps clean the interdental spaces and is so small that it can even fit in a theater handbag.

Completing the list is an irrigator - a device that uses a jet of water to wash interdental gaps.

Irrigators are stationary (large, powerful, designed for stationary use in the bathroom) and portable. They can be thrown into your purse and lightly run to meet a radiant smile, said the dentist.