Have you ever wondered that, how many times you should change your toothbrush for healthy gums and teeth in a year? Or have you been using the same brush for years?
Ideally, you should change your tooth brush in 3 months and go for professionally cleaning twice in a year for the health of oral cavity.
Reasons to change your tooth brush: -
1.
After usage
for 3 months the toothbrush comes to the end of its life, like every other
material the tooth brush bristle also has its working life and gets to a point
where it is no longer as effective as for the cleaning around the tooth
surfaces and this also includes brush heads on electric toothbrushes.
2.
A new
toothbrush can remove more plaque and tartar than one that is worn out due to
over usage.
3.
As the
bristles become worn they become more prone to bacterial or fungal growth.
4.
Using a
toothbrush more than three months might give you dental problems, halitosis or
bad breath as it won’t effectively work instead leads to abrasion of teeth due
to harsh brushing to clean teeth.
5. Worn out bristles can cause gum bleeding and tissue damage.
Dental specialist also advises to change your toothbrush after you had an infection such as flu, cold mouth sores or sore throat. If you get sick make sure that change your brush even if it’s not 3 months old yet, as bacteria can breed on those bristles and make further cause the bacterial or fungal infection.
As we all know prevention is better than cure.
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