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Toothbrushes are the best allies to fight plaque, which our teeth are exposed.

A toothbrush has a certain time of life and use. Before dentists recommend changing every three months, due to the amount of bacteria that accumulate in the bristles and the handle of the object.

Soft bristle brushes and rounded tips, are typically shorter than those of strong bristles. The first help you if you are hypersensitive to the enciíllas and you can make a massage.

Remember that although the sensitivity brought under control, you should see your dentist to identify and timely settlement of the cause of your problem.

Apply a good technique and know how to use the toothbrush we facilitate the process of hygiene of the teeth and ensure the cleanliness of all parts.

If you use a good brush in good condition and wash your mouth with each meal, you will enjoy perfect teeth and a healthy smile.

Tongue scraper or cleaner better than the toothbrush

Tongue scrapers or cleaners are suitable for the control of bad breath: it means a better protection than a toothbrush. Despite their statistical significance, the differences are only slight and the effect lasts only for a short time.

Bad breath is a problem that affects many people. Suffer so 10-30% of Americans and about 24% of the Japanese mind. In over 85% of cases, halitosis is caused by oral causes, including inflammation of the sinuses, stomach problems or poor diet as a trigger come into question. Evil-smelling volatile sulfur compounds (volatile sulfur compounds, VSC) are considered as the main components of bad breath, they are metabolic products of anaerobic and gram-negative bacteria primarily. The tongue presumably serves as a reservoir that supports the retention and accumulation of bacteria and food debris in the mouth. A good tongue cleaning should therefore be effective against bad breath. A comparison of different methods such as tongue scraper, cleaner, toothbrush or mouthwash is therefore useful as a writing team would analyze existing studies on this topic.
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After extensive database search, the doctors found two studies, the forms of mechanical cleaning, such as tongue scraper, cleaner and / or toothbrush compared. They made no investigation to find mouthwashes. In total, in both studies with a duration of four weeks under part 40 on 18-year-old subjects with bad breath. The VSC levels were through the use of tongue scrapers or cleaners significantly decreased more than a toothbrush. But the difference was small and the favorable effect lasted only a short time.
Mouth rinses to combat bad breath is not sufficiently investigated

Given the huge selection of mouth watering is the lack of studies that the effects of mouthwash compared to those of the mechanical cleaning, unexpected and disappointing, say the authors. The two selected studies relate only to the mechanical tongue scrapers with care, cleaners and / or toothbrushes. New studies should include more subjects and longer study periods figures, summarizes the authors.