Teeth discoloration with brace1

You have got braces on your teeth and now you are facing a major problem of teeth discoloration. You don't know the ways to prevent it don't worry since we can advice you. While braces help you to attain a beautiful smile with perfect alignment and gaps eliminated but many times damage hits the teeth in the form discoloration. Braces prevent you from brushing your teeth in an adequate manner since so many wires and clumps are spun around the teeth that brush does not reach every part of the teeth. Due to insufficient hygiene teeth are likely to face discoloration and plague. Braces also prevent you from eating food in a proper way as most of the food is trapped within the wires and brackets. While normal toothbrushes are not able to clean normal teeth properly it is very difficult for them to combat with the brace adorned teeth. It is very essential to effectively clean all the food from in and around the wires and even behind the wires or oral hygiene will be affected resulting in bad breath or plague. Cavities can also arise in the places where enamel has been destroyed.

Now what are you supposed to do if you face teeth discoloration? You have to avoid getting this discoloration in the first place. Talk to your dentist about proper cleaning and flossing of braced teeth and ask him to provide you with proper tools and implements which can help you keep your teeth free of any damages like discoloration or cavities. Special toothbrushes are available to clean teeth with braces which can help you overcome the discoloration.

These toothbrushes are angled at the head and handle to provide better reach inside the mouth. They help you clean out the mouth thoroughly even behind the wires where normal toothbrushes cannot reach. These toothbrushes have very soft rounded bristles which can brush the delicate gums also. It however takes longer to clean the teeth as compared to regular tooth brush and there is a special technique of brushing required. You have to gently brush against the gums moving in small circles around the clumps which will remove the food particles that are stuck around the wires. You even have to push the toothbrush under the wires from above and below to get better results. Besides the toothbrush there are many other tools available for proper cleaning of braced teeth which include dental wax, dental floss etc. You need to clean your teeth after every meal so that discoloration or plague stays away from your precious teeth.

However if your teeth have become discolored then you can use various whitening products available in the market to whiten your discolored teeth. They can get you a perfect smile with no flaws. Using fluoride toothpaste can also help you recover from discoloration.

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