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SIGNS TO TELL THAT YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH TOO HARD
Some people think they should brush their teeth too hard to clean. But this idea is not true, since the plaque on the teeth is very soft, because you can destroy it even with a piece of cloth. The reason you need a toothbrush is because a cloth can’t reach every corner of your mouth. So what you need is not a lot of pressure, but rather a thorough brush all over your mouth. So, what are the signs that you are brushing your teeth hard? What problems does brushing teeth cause? What should we do to get rid of the habit of brushing hard teeth and protect our teeth?
1- Your gums begin to recede. Each of our teeth is covered with enamel, which can be severely damaged by excessive brushing. If enamel is damaged, the gums begin to recede, and the roots of the teeth become open to dangers.
2- If your teeth come to this point, you may need to remove fillings, root canal in Antalya treatment, or even teeth that are no longer healthy.
3- According to dentists, about 10-20% of the world’s population damages the gums with hard brushing.
4- Tooth sensitivity occurs. As a result of gum withdrawal, your teeth may become sensitive. This is because the roots of your teeth remain unprotected, and therefore their nerves are severely affected.
5- Drinking hot or cold drinks, consuming hard foods can turn into torture. Therefore-it is inevitable that you brush your teeth more calmly and gently.
6- The bristles of your toothbrush wear out quickly. Toothbrush wear is also the most common cause of tooth wear, meaning that many people brush their teeth the wrong way.
7- This happens either from brushing too hard or from using hard bristled toothbrushes, but in both conditions this indicates that the teeth are damaged.
8- For this reason, if you feel compelled to change your toothbrush every few weeks, then you are using it very hard. Yes, you need to change your toothbrush every 3-4 months, but still your brush should look pretty healthy.
9- The part of the teeth that is close to the gum loses its brightness. When your gums begin to recede, the color of the teeth that appear from the bottom becomes more yellow or darker.
10- They are exposed to all kinds of germs and bacteria before the enamel layer can protect them. In this way, the problem becomes deeper and endangers the health of your teeth.
11- Use a soft-bristled toothbrush. It’s not just your brushing speed that damages your teeth, it’s also the quality of your toothbrush. Let choosing soft-bristled ones be your first step, then reconsider your brushing method.
12- Hold your toothbrush at a 45-degree angle and try brushing slowly back and forth. Brushing with your hand, which you do not use much, also prevents you from applying too much pressure to your teeth.
13- Use an electric toothbrush. The great feature of the electric toothbrush is that it alerts you when you apply too much pressure. The light on it will turn from Green to red and start to make a different sound similar to the alarm.
14- So when you brush, you need to make sure that the light stays green and informs you that you need to apply the right amount of pressure. But not all electric toothbrushes have this sensor, so take a good look when buying.
15- Hold your toothbrush with just 3 fingers. Holding your toothbrush with 3 fingers like a pencil will help you apply the right pressure to your teeth. This is because you can easily control the force you apply to your hand.
16- When you grasp your toothbrush with all your fingers, you may not be able to control the power you apply and where you brush and how you brush. Remember, it’s not the pressure that will clean your teeth, it’s important that the hair can get between all the teeth and remove plaque and other bacteria.
17- Make sure your toothpaste isn’t too abrasive. We need our toothpaste to be abrasive enough to clean our teeth properly. But highly abrasive toothpaste does more than that and removes enamel from our teeth.
18- There’s another trick you can use instead of reading labels and investigating how corrosive the materials are.
19- Just take a piece of foil and rub a small amount of toothpaste on it. Then rinse with plenty of water and see if there are scratches on the foil. The number of scratches will indicate how abrasive the toothpaste is.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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