A beautiful smile can boost your self-confidence. Dr. Bill Dorfman, creator of Hollywood’s hottest smiles and the featured dentist on “Extreme Makeover,” shares these tips for taking care of your teeth.
How to brush properly
• Place the toothbrush at a forty-five-degree angle against your gums.
• Rotate the brush gently in small, circular motions.
• Brush the outer surfaces of each tooth on both the upper and lower arches.
• Repeat on the inside surfaces and chewing surfaces of all teeth.
• Scrape the tongue with a tongue scraper to remove bad-breath-causing bacteria. Move it from the back of the tongue toward the front, sweeping the bacteria out of the mouth.
• Rinse with water or alcohol-free mouthwash.
How to floss properly
• Pull out fifteen to twenty inches of floss, winding most of it around the middle fingers of both hands.
• Hold the floss lightly between the thumbs and forefingers.
• Use a gentle back and forth motion to guide the floss between the teeth. Once you‘ve gotten the floss past where the teeth touch each other, switch to a gentle up and down motion.
• When you reach the gums, stop! Never “saw” into the gum tissue or you will destroy it. Instead, use an up and down motion.
• Advance the floss so you continually use a fresh section of the floss.
• Repeat this procedure on each tooth - even in the back.
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