ORAL HYGIENE TIPS:-

1.  Brush twice daily with a fluoridated tooth paste eg. Colgate Total/Herbal/Sensitive, Triguard in a vertical / round motion with a soft/super-soft tooth brush e.g. Colgate Sensitive, Thermoseal Ultrasoft.

2.  Use a fluoridated mouthwash like Colgate Plax Total, Triguard,Chlorcip Plus etc daily.

3.  For cleaning interdentally where brush cannot reach, use dental floss e.g. Younifloss (ICPA), Dental Floss Toothpicks (Cipla), Colgate Plax Total Floss.

4.   Get scaling done minimum once in a year. In case you are wearing dentures/bridges/crowns or have any habits like smoking/pan or gutka chewing get scaling & polishing done twice a year.

5.  Change your tooth-brush once in 3 months.

6.  Get Fluoride treatment done for children at the ages of 3, 7, 10, 13 years.

7.  Get oral check done by your dentist once in a year.

8.  Brush daily before going to bed & don’t eat/drink anything after brushing in the night.

9.  Use a specialized tooth paste with less quantity of Fluoride e.g. Kidodent for children below 12 years of age & Kidodent mouthwash for ages 6-12 years.

10.           In case of bleeding gums use a gumpaint eg Rexidin M Gel,Sensoform to massage the gums twice daily, use Periogard mouthwash once daily and get scaling done.

11.           Use Cervitec Gel with brush/apply with finger once/twice in a week as it has both Fluoride and Chlorhexidine.

12.           For sensitivity to hot & cold use specialized tooth-pastes like Colgate Sensitive, RA Thermoseal, Sensoform HK & Colgate Sensitive mouthwash.