Why is interdental cleaning so important? Brushing only removes bacterial plaque from 60% of the tooth surface and the remaining 40% accumulated in the spaces between teeth, causing cavities, halitosis, gum disease and periapical. When you shower, do you leave half of your body uncleaned?<\/p>\n
Brushing removes bacterial plaque from the outer, inner and chewing surfaces of the teeth, which account for 60% of the tooth surface.<\/p>\n
But it would be necessary to clean the spaces between the teeth, which represent 40%.<\/p>\n
How do we do it?<\/p>\n
Using, at least once a day, dental floss or an interdental brush (when the space between teeth is larger).<\/p>\n
Nowadays no one dares to deny that brushing is necessary to keep teeth clean and healthy.<\/p>\n
However, dental floss or interdental brushes are usually relegated to the category of extras.<\/p>\n
And for example, the latest survey by the General Council of Dentists’ Associations of Spain on oral health (2015), which reveals that 34% of the Spanish adult population uses dental floss or floss and 18% uses an interdental brush, compared to 98% who use toothpaste or 64% mouthwash.<\/p>\n
However, for a correct oral hygiene routine, brushing and flossing are non-negotiable.<\/p>\n
The rest of the elements (toothpaste, mouthwash, etc.) are complementary.<\/p>\n
What cleans our mouth is not the toothpaste, but the brush and the instrument used for interdental cleaning (either dental floss or interproximal brush).<\/p>\n
Dry, since both the thread or silk and the filaments of the brush have the property of absorbing.<\/p>\n
Toothpastes and mouthwashes are ways that dentists use to administer some extra beneficial substance to the patient, such as fluoride.<\/p>\n
Consequence of lack of interdental cleaning Bacteria that accumulate between teeth are the main causes of tooth and gum problems.<\/p>\n
Daily interdental cleaning helps remove plaque and debris that adhere between the teeth, as well as subgingival plaque, since the floss can – and should – be inserted a couple of millimeters below the gum.<\/p>\n
Therefore, if we limit ourselves to brushing and skip interdental cleaning, we expose ourselves to the following problems:
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Cavities.<\/p>\n
80% of cavities are of interproximal origin (located on the tooth wall facing a neighboring tooth).
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Gum diseases.<\/p>\n
The bacterial plaque accumulated in the interdental area is the cause of periodontal diseases, which can manifest in the form of gingivitis or periodontitis.
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Peri-implant diseases.<\/p>\n
The same thing that happens with gum disease, the bacterial biofilm accumulated between implants is the cause of peri-implant diseases, that is, mucositis and peri-implantitis.
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Halitosis.<\/p>\n
In 90% of cases, the origin of bad breath is in the mouth and more than half of them are related to gum disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categoria":[67],"class_list":["post-2839","actualitat","type-actualitat","status-publish","hentry","categoria-salut-bucodental"],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualitat\/2839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualitat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/actualitat"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clinicacervera.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria?post=2839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}