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The Art of Brushing Teeth!

In our routine morning chores, the fastest and most neglected task is brushing of teeth.This negligence leads to rushing to the dentist. To maintain the teeth and avoid anxiety especially on the dental chair oral hygiene is to be maintained in a proper way. The simplest way to maintain is to follow a proper brushing technique. The technique is mentioned below: Take a pea size toothpaste on the brush. To avoid missing any teeth, start from left/right last teeth. Close your mouth a bit so that the brush head reaches horizontally. Usually try to cover 3 teeth at a time. The brush is kept at an angle of 45degree at the junction of gum line and teeth. Vibrate the brush bristles over the area and then swipe down in case of upper teeth and in upward direction in case of lower teeth. After these surfaces are cleaned, the chewing surface is cleaned in back and forth motion. When we brush in the front region the brush head is to be held vertically. Some refere