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Brushing the teeth twice daily is the recommended norm by most dental professionals but the quality of brushing is equally, if not more, important. Many people tend to hurry the procedure, fail to brush correctly or use the wrong toothbrush. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A dentist can advise you as to which toothbrush is best and how to clean the teeth properly but the basic guidelines are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Use a soft-bristled toothbrush<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Use small circular motions not back and forth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Never brush too aggressively<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proper brushing should take \u201cbetween two and three minutes\u201d and toothbrushes should be replaced every three months or when worn or frayed. More tips on proper dental care can be found at https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/324708.php<\/a>.
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Brushing the teeth twice daily is the recommended norm by most dental professionals but the quality of brushing is equally, if not more, important. Many people tend to hurry the procedure, fail to brush correctly or use the wrong toothbrush.  A dentist can advise you as to which toothbrush is best and how to clean … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bruneldentalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1997"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bruneldentalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bruneldentalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bruneldentalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bruneldentalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bruneldentalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bruneldentalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bruneldentalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bruneldentalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bruneldentalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}