The best dental consultation is the one you do not have to make in an emergency. Oral health prevention is the most under-invested area by patients, and the most profitable in the long term. Preventing a cavity costs infinitely less than treating one.
This guide gives you concrete clinically validated habits to adopt right now. Not obvious truisms. Precise recommendations.
Brushing twice a day is not sufficient if done incorrectly. The recommended technique is the modified Bass method: brush at 45 degrees at the tooth-gum junction, small circular or vibratory movements, a minimum of two minutes. The oscillating-rotating electric brush has clinically demonstrated superiority over manual brushing for plaque reduction.
Brushing force is the paradox of dental prevention: the harder you brush, the more you abrade enamel and traumatize gums. The toothbrush should glide, not scrub.
Changing your brush every three months (or as soon as the bristles spread) is not a luxury: it is a functional necessity.
Forty percent of tooth surfaces are not accessible to a toothbrush. That is where interdental cavities start. That is where tartar forms most easily. That is where periodontitis progresses first.
Dental floss used once a day, ideally in the evening before the last brushing, removes the interdental plaque that even the best toothbrush cannot reach. For those who find floss difficult to use, interdental brushes or a water flosser are effective alternatives.
If your gums bleed the first time you use floss after a long break: continue every day, and bleeding disappears within one to two weeks.
Dental prevention is not a complicated program. It is a set of simple habits, applied consistently, supplemented by an annual dental check-up with a trusted practitioner.
Longchamp CIL Dental Clinic offers complete preventive check-ups: scaling, radiological control, personalized hygiene instruction. Schedule your annual check-up.
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