Show This is the best water temperature to brush your teeth with - and what you should use to rinse themHere's how you can get a stunning smile  The mouth and the body are fundamental to one another. With oral health repeatedly linked to our overall, general health, getting it right is crucial. Modern life doesn't always make it easy for us to take care of ourselves. Then there's the wealth of conflicting information out there about everything from how often we should brush our teeth to the temperature of water we should use. So what is the optimal dental hygiene routine?Celebrity dentist Dr Richard Marques is known as The King of Smiles for his knack in helping the rich and famous achieve a dazzling, pearly white grin. He recently spoke to The Sun to reveal the dental hygiene habits we should all be adopting. Read more Teeth and dental careTry warm waterLondon based Dr Marques explained: "Cold is the normal type of water to use when brushing your teeth as it has that refreshing and clarifying feeling, although warm water can be good if you have sensitive teeth (as the cold affects teeth)." But he advised avoiding using hot water. "Very hot water can however damage the bristles of your toothbrush in the long term, as well as the added risk of burning your mouth." Dr Marques also suggested the following. By swapping a manual toothbrush for an electric one you'll experience a more thorough method of cleaning. Electric toothbrushes also prevent you from brushing too hard because they basically do all the work for you. Bleeding gums?It might sound counter-intuitive, but you should continue to keep brushing. Dr Marques assures us that they will eventually heal and change from being inflamed and bleeding to being healthy and pink. Read more How to boost your healthA good substitute for mouthwash is COCONUT OIL. Coconut oil is particularly effective because it removes plaque and toxins from between the teeth. And of course, pop in and see your dentist every six months. One year on from your last appointment and gum disease is likely to have set in, painful and resulting in bleeding gums. You have been warned.
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Gentlemen and Ladies, Inbetweeners and Unknown ?...Confused and Disorientated ! I lay before you a debate I have been listening to on my car radio whilst stuck in traffic (12 miles in two hours!).....It has been stated that in addition to toothpaste that if you use warm water , then this will be more effective than the usual cold ! Any speculations on the tooth of this...sorry..I mean Truth of this !! ..if so...why so ? Sincerest regards Le Sheep ps: hugs & Shmisheys Logged Men are the same as women, just inside out ! Karen W.
I have not heard that but will take a run at it to see if it works! Would be interesting.. Hey I want some light up teeth to! LOL! Logged "Life is not measured by the number of Breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." I don't see how water temperature will affect the removal of plaque. It may soften the brushes / bristles(which is it?) of the toothbrush. If you use a hard toothbrush then softening of the (insert proper name here)brushes / bristles may reduce any gum damage, i suppose... I would guess it is more that if you brush with ice cold water, you don't do it as long, whereas warm water you may not feel as much on your gums, so you brush more. Warm water I would guess would make your gums more prone to bleeding - maybe it might generally improve the blood supply to your gums and teeth? Other possibility might be that more of the chemicals in the toothpaste might dissolve into your mouth, and thence into the gums (made the more sop by the slightly dilated capillaries in the gum because of the warmer water). Not that I have ever actually heard this theory before, so I am not even sure what evidence exists as to its efficacy. neilep (OP)
THANK YOU PAUl & GEORGE . There was no conclusion to the discussion I heard. Purely speculations and yours seem very worthwhile ! Perhaps there is some fact behind this and maybe Chris will shed some light on it ! Logged Men are the same as women, just inside out ! Karen W.
Hi I found this at: http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/feb98/888181727.Ot.r.html Re: Brushing teeth with warm water. I asked my dentist, and what he said is this: the cleansing action of brushing your teeth is not affected by the temperature of the water you use, but the toothbrush is. If you use a soft bristle tooth brush then it doesn't matter what temperature of water you use because the bristles are soft and will work gentlely around your teeth and gums, easily cleaning them. If you use a medium, or hard bristled toothbrush then you should use warm water when you brush your teeth. The warm or slightly hot water will help to soften the bristles and thus help the bristles to work gentlely around your teeth and gums. I guess the moral of the story is, use a soft bristled tooth brush; then it doesn't matter. David Logged "Life is not measured by the number of Breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." neilep (OP)
Cripes !!!..How on earth did you find that ?.... THANK YOU Karen !!......fantastic !! Logged Men are the same as women, just inside out ! Hi I found this at: Are we only talking about natural fibre tooth brushes, or toothbrushes with plastic fibres? Karen W.
It did not say anything about natural fibers. I read several articals and they all pointed to soft or medium brushes being softened by the hot water making brushing more thorough as far as getting up and around the gum areas and in cracks and crevices! Logged "Life is not measured by the number of Breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." |
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