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is it really necessary to request a reference that says that toothbrushing can prevent build up of plaque and calculus....... :| Bouncingmolar 11:31, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
Do not merge.
The merge tag was placed because the two pages duplicate each other's material.-- Nectarflowed T 05:49, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
To merge is also a good way to piss off a lot of Dental Hygienists who take their profession very serious! -- Tandarts 12:42, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
Is the following comment necessary or even remotely useful in the article: If dental cavities develop, it can cost thousands of dollars (US) to drill out the cavities and insert dental fillings. - As this depends heavily on the location, age, condition & wealth of the reader, be it in a Nordic country, Southern Africa or somewhere in North America? I'd say that at the barest minimum it should be rephrased. Also is dental flossing really that useful?
I've added a section about brushing the teeth to the article Toothbrush. If you think it belongs somewhere else, feel free to move it. I've also linked this article from that page. – b_jonas 14:31, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
Anyone have any information on why to brush after breakfast in the morning? How do people eat breakfast without brushing their teeth first? The food would taste weird and disgusting. I recommend brushing before breakfast and before you go to bed since that is when bacterial buildup is most rapid. Also, does anyone have information on when to floss? I know it's once a day, and I think it should be before you brush at night. 71.250.68.205 15:52, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
You are lucky to have a natural resistance to plaque and tarter formation. Different people haev different susceptibilities to its formation. Variables that affect it include: the natural pH of your mouth, the microflora makeup in your mouth (that is, you simply don't have very many cavity-causing bacteria), and your immune response. There are a few others, including how often you rub your tongue against your teeth (which is kind of like brushing), diet, etc., but those are the main three. Plaque is mostly bacteria (at least 500 different species), with some of their sugar-scaffolding by-product. Tarter (or calculus) can be thought of as a calcified "graveyard" of these bacteria. The "graveyard" is hard because of the calcium deposits, because the calcium sticks to the tunneled scaffolding that the dead bacteria leave behind. New bacteria form on the old (dead) bacteria and the tarter keeps "growing." In your case however, since you either don't have the right kinds of bacteria to make this process happen very fast, your pH hinders the calcification of the "graveyard" of bacteria, and/or you have one heck of an immune response, you don't get any. Congratulations, and I hope that helps.
Also, most bad breath is caused by the bacteria in the posterior (back) half of the tongue. The best way to clean that area is tongue scrapers or with a toothbrush. Do it lightly, though, because it is easy to damage the tongue. The vast majority of the remainder of bad breath is from the bacteria between teeth (the plaque and/or tarter).
Technically speaking, if given a choice, it is better to brush *after* breakfast than before (remember the saying "brush after meals"?), because you want ot get rid of the food and sugar you botained during that meal. You don't want that food to be gobbled up by bacteria all morning, do you? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dentdude ( talk • contribs) 02:22, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
There appears to be a campaign by Wrigley's gum to promote chewing sugar free gum as a healthy way to look after teeth. See edits by 195.216.25.222 and Ellielancaster. 195.216.25.222 added this edit to this article which was replaced by Ellielancaster after the original was reverted. The claim may be true, but because of conflict of interest and POV concerns it needs checking by neutral editors and reinserting only if sources and appropriate weight merit. Thanks. -- Siobhan Hansa 13:06, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
Holy crap, this article suggests that milk might be *good* for your teeth? How many ***babies*** develop cavities because of irresponsible parents giving them milk all the time?! [1] Milk has sugar in it! Whatever "benefit" it might have is completely and utterly overthrown by its sugars. -- Sy / (talk) 03:19, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
"Good" is a very relative term; Milk is fermented by all of the main cavity-causing bacteria (S. mutans, lactobacilli sp., actinomyces sp.) because they all have beta-glucosidase activity (an enzyme that breaks down lactose into usable sugars for the bacteria), which eventually leads to acid production when given lactose (the main sugar in milk). This isn't a very big deal if the milk isn't in a person's mouth for very long. It *is* a big deal if it sits in the a long while, OR if it is a frequent occurance (a sip of milk every 10 minutes will have the same detrimental results). Also, the claim that milk is "good" for your teeth is mostly true of children, (not so much in adults, whose teeth are already formed) for the most part. Also, teeth are the most suseptible to caivites during the first two years of eruption of a given tooth, which is why babies are especially vulnerable (all of their baby teeth are erupted at around 24 months, giving them extra vulnerability for different teeth until age 4). Fluoride varnishes greatly protect against this, though. —Preceding
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In the "Professional teeth cleaning" section, the Google Scholar link takes you to a scholar search of "Frequently Asked Questions". It is not specific to teeth cleaning at all. - Wrichik - October 27, 2011 - 16:24 IST
I was hoping to find some guidance on how long teeth should be brushed for. As the fluoride in the toothpaste is supposed to strengthen them it will need a minimum reaction time to do its job. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nzkennys ( talk • contribs) 09:13, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
The article says "Good oral hygiene helps to prevent cavities, tartar build-up, and gum disease.[citation needed]". A citation is needed? "Good hygiene prevents disease shocker. Proof demanded!" Really?? 92.29.12.4 ( talk) 13:46, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
In some dictionaries I've found odontexesis as a term for professional tooth cleaning, but I don't know how widely used it is. Should it be in this article? -- Doric Loon ( talk) 14:19, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
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