We are committed towards ensuring that you take good care of your teeth and keep those pearly whites healthy. So now that you know what all you need in your oral care kit, the next step is using those components! Brushing your teeth is an important step which helps in your overall oral hygiene. Here is a quiz for you!

When you brush your teeth, you..

a). Watch the mirror and brush b).Walk around and brush c).Read a paper and brush

The place in which you brush is…

a). Well lit b). Different every day!     c). Who knows? I don’t notice!

3. When you brush your teeth, you..

a). Start with your upper/lower teeth b).I don’t notice! c) No pattern!

4. When you start brushing your upper teeth, where do you begin from?

a). Begin from the left corner   b).Duh who cares!     c). No idea!

5. When you are brushing your upper teeth, do you

a). Divide the entire teeth into three sets and brush

b). Heck it is brushing and I just swipe wherever I feel like

c). I don’t know!

 

Answers:

If you chose option a, give yourself 2 points, else 0!

If you chose option a, give yourself 2 points, else 0!

If you chose option a, give yourself 2 points, else 0!

If you chose option a, give yourself 2 points, else 0!

If you chose option a, give yourself 2 points, else 0!

Any score other than 10 means that you have to learn how to brush well! Brushing your teeth is the most important step towards a healthy you!

Some pointers on brushing your upper teeth

• Ideally begin your teeth brushing by starting from your upper set of teeth
• Divide your upper set of teeth into three sets so that it becomes easier to brush
• Begin form the left end of the back of your upper teeth, and systematically move towards the right end
• Wet your brush and wet your mouth before you begin brushing
• Ensure that the side portions of your toothbrush’s bristles completely touch your teeth. This way the space in between the teeth gets cleaned!
• Also ensure that you hold the toothbrush in the correct position so that the end of the bristles enter and touch the gums
• The outside of your upper teeth should be brushed in an up-down motion
• The inside of your upper teeth should be brushed in a swipe motion

Some Don’ts!

• Don’t randomly begin brushing from wherever you feel like without covering every tooth of the upper mouth
• Don’t move around while brushing
• Don’t adopt any arbitrary technique to brush your upper teeth
• Don’t brush just one portion of your teeth

Happy Brushing!