Most long to keep teeth in good condition, the correct and careful leaving is necessary for them. Presently there are many various tooth and mouth care products, it and toothpastes, powders, lotions, toothpicks, tooth thread which is very popular means for tooth care today. However most of people before use of tooth thread try to find out what from it there are more advantage or harm.
Advantage of tooth thread
Floss, so still call tooth thread, is very effective "assistant" for tooth care, so, than tooth thread is useful:
- Helps to delete the food remains in intervals between teeth where even the best toothbrush is not capable "to reach".
- By means of tooth thread it is possible to get rid of a raid which is the reason of caries.
- Is treatment-and-prophylactic means. Today there are tooth threads which are impregnated with the special medicines strengthening enamel of teeth, protecting from developing of caries, preventing development of infections in a mouth.
- Eliminate an unpleasant smell from a mouth. The tooth thread impregnated with special fragrances not only disinfects an oral cavity, but also saves from the unpleasant smell resulting from development of caries, etc.
Harm of tooth thread
If it is correct to use tooth thread, it in principle will not do any harm and if to apply it not as it is necessary:
- It is possible to injure gums. Tooth thread it is very easy to cut gums, and it can already lead to serious inflammations, and, therefore, and to infections.
- It is possible to spoil structure of tooth. At prolonged and wrong use the enamel grinding is possible that, certainly, will lead to caries.
- It is possible to bring an infection. If you have such diseases as periodontosis or a periodontal disease, then to know all at the doctor better, whether you should use tooth thread. If you, at misuse of a floss, provoke bleeding (and at such diseases it is rather easy to make it), you can "bring" any infection.
- It is possible to destroy the repaired tooth. If you are an owner of crowns or bridges, then it is better to refuse use of tooth thread in general since even one wrong movement can lead to undesirable consequences.
- It is possible "to break" tooth. If you have severe caries, then tooth thread, accidentally having hooked for the damaged site of tooth, can break this piece and then already get off with one seal can be problematic.
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