Choosing a Toothbrush - Wisdom (2024)

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Choosing a Toothbrush - Wisdom? ›

Toothbrushes are available in a variety of textures from extra soft to extra hard. Dentists recommend a soft to medium texture toothbrush to ensure effective cleaning without damaging tooth enamel and gum tissue. Choose a brush with a head size to suit your brushing style.

You can use an interspace brush. It is a long handled brush and it has a single tuft up at the top. The idea is that, with your wisdom tooth being at the back, you drop the bristles behind the last tooth, sweep the bristles around as much as you can. Try to get them underneath the gum.

Here are some key factors to consider: Size and shape: Choose a toothbrush head size that comfortably fits in your mouth and allows easy access to all areas of your teeth and gums. A smaller head size can help maneuver around hard-to-reach areas, such as the back molars.

TePe Special Care™ is an ultra-soft toothbrush recommended for patients after oral surgery and for patients with sore or delicate tissues.

If the toothbrush has a large head, the toothbrush will not fit in between the narrow gap between the upper and lower wisdom teeth. Using a toothbrush with a small head allows for the proper maneuvering around them. A flavored or cosmetic mouthwash does not have the properties capable of protecting teeth.

Because wisdom teeth are so far back in the mouth, people often forget to hit them with the toothbrush. Other people may be lazy and do not devote enough attention to them because of the difficulty in brushing in the area. These teeth can also come in at odd angles. This will make them crooked or twisted.

For the vast majority of people, a soft-bristled toothbrush will be the most comfortable and safest choice. Depending on how vigorously you brush your teeth and the strength of your teeth, medium- and hard-bristled brushes could actually damage the gums, root surface, and protective tooth enamel.

With both Oral B and Sonicare featuring a range of powerful features, there's no one outright winner. This means that it's all down to personal preference and your own dental needs.

“Some studies have shown that tapered or angled bristles are slightly more effective at reducing plaque than flat brushes,” Tang says. Whether you opt for a manual or an electric toothbrush, choose one with soft bristles. “Bristles that are too hard are more likely to cause damage to gums and enamel,” Tang says.

Although toothbrushes with medium bristles have been shown to be effective at biofilm removal, the ADA recommends use of a toothbrush with soft bristles because they minimize the risk of gingival abrasion.

What is the best mouthwash for wisdom? ›

The best mouthwash is Chlorhexidine (Savacol).

There are many choices, when it comes to electric toothbrushes, but Oral-B is the first to have been accepted by the ADA. Dental professionals agree, 3D Cleaning Action technology safely and effectively removes plaque and helps to prevent and reduce gingivitis.

Key advancements include bristle technology. An expensive toothbrush often features specialised bristles for optimal cleaning, catering to different dental needs. These can range from ultra-soft for sensitive gums to uniquely angled for better reach. The handle design is another area of innovation.

Dentists recommend that you replace your toothbrush every 3 months to maintain its effectiveness, so on average with a manual toothbrush, you will spend at least $4 per year per person for a toothbrush in its simplest form, to about $60 per year per person for an average costing battery powered toothbrush.

In many areas of life, you get what you pay for, but when it comes to toothbrushes, you should really pay what you can afford. If you can only afford a manual toothbrush, this is fine and you will be able to achieve a good clean with any brush, however basic it looks.

You can — and should — brush your teeth after the surgery, but do so gently. Skip brushing the area of extraction until it's completely healed. You'll also need to use an antiseptic mouthwash to keep the area free of bacteria and will require a liquid and soft food diet for a couple of days.

Full-Bony Impacted: This type of wisdom tooth removal is the most difficult because the wisdom tooth is completely stuck in the jaw. Partial-Bony Impacted: In this case, wisdom tooth removal involves extracting a tooth that is partly stuck in the jaw.

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