"You have to use the right kind of brush. A lot of people are brushing with a cheap brush. You can go to the drugstore and pick up a brush for 25 cents. A cheapie. A good brush these days is going to cost you at least a dollar. The reason a lot of people are not cleaning their teeth better is that they're using an inferior instrument. We start off by giving them a fairly soft brush, with rounded tips."
Finally, Dr. Knapp told us a little more about keeping the teeth clean: "If you brush your teeth and you feel a tingling afterwards on the gums, that doesn't mean that you've gotten them extra clean. It means you may have damaged some cells. When you wash your arm, it doesn't tingle afterwards, does it? This is the sort of common sense thing that people don't think about. If you start to floss, you should do it correctly. Use unwaxed floss so the floss will spread out. Use the floss like a shoeshine rag across the teeth. Flossing and brushing should control plaque.
"Also, a lot of toothpaste has chemicals in it. I tell my patients, if you can't pronounce it, don't put it in your body. If you look at a tube of toothpaste, you'll sometimes see artificial sugars listed, too. These artificial sugars have been shown in some studies to cause changes in the tissue cells, and to slow down healing as much as sugar can and possibly more. We tell them to avoid toothpaste - to use baking soda, salt or just plain water."
By far, that was probably the most pleasant visit with a dentist any of us has ever had, not to mention the most pleasant visit with three dentists! Of course, these are three dentists practicing what appears to be a dentistry of the future, a dentistry that is concerned with healing rather than drilling. Naturally, you don't have to wait until your dentist becomes more interested in preventing tooth decay than treating it. They're your teeth! Take care of them and the dentistry of the future will be yours. Today.
Finally, Dr. Knapp told us a little more about keeping the teeth clean: "If you brush your teeth and you feel a tingling afterwards on the gums, that doesn't mean that you've gotten them extra clean. It means you may have damaged some cells. When you wash your arm, it doesn't tingle afterwards, does it? This is the sort of common sense thing that people don't think about. If you start to floss, you should do it correctly. Use unwaxed floss so the floss will spread out. Use the floss like a shoeshine rag across the teeth. Flossing and brushing should control plaque.
"Also, a lot of toothpaste has chemicals in it. I tell my patients, if you can't pronounce it, don't put it in your body. If you look at a tube of toothpaste, you'll sometimes see artificial sugars listed, too. These artificial sugars have been shown in some studies to cause changes in the tissue cells, and to slow down healing as much as sugar can and possibly more. We tell them to avoid toothpaste - to use baking soda, salt or just plain water."
By far, that was probably the most pleasant visit with a dentist any of us has ever had, not to mention the most pleasant visit with three dentists! Of course, these are three dentists practicing what appears to be a dentistry of the future, a dentistry that is concerned with healing rather than drilling. Naturally, you don't have to wait until your dentist becomes more interested in preventing tooth decay than treating it. They're your teeth! Take care of them and the dentistry of the future will be yours. Today.
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