“Diet sodas are okay to drink.”
“Flossing creates spaces between teeth.”
“Cleaning the calculus will ruin my teeth.”
“My tooth doesn’t hurt, so it should be okay.”
How many of these have you heard before? We would like to share the truth about these common oral health myths we hear from our patients almost every day. Read on to learn about them and how to keep your mouth healthy.
Myth N° 1. “Cleaning the plague and calculus will dislodge my teeth and they might fall”
Truth: Cleaning the calculus may help you a lot. It may strenghten your teeth, release you from bad breath and make your smile brighter. It will also stop the bleeding from your teeth, and will stop the recession of your gums and they will be back to normal.
Myth N° 2. “You only need to go to the dentist if your teeth hurt.”
Truth: You might be aware of the saying “prevention is better than cure.” What is relatively less heard of is that diagnosing and curing a tooth problem at an earlier stage is much easier and cost-effective than if it were to be addressed later.
As we said in our previous blogs, even if you aren’t experiencing dental pain, we recommend seeing a dentist twice a year for regular cleanings and exams. Some dental issues are asymptomatic but can still cause infection and need treatment. If you wait too long, the treatment needed may be more expensive than if the disease were caught before it worsened. Also, the tooth has a lesser chance of being saved at a later point in time.
Altogether, prevention saves you both time and money in the long-run.
Myth N° 3. “Flossing can create spaces between your teeth.”
Truth: Flossing does not create spaces between your teeth. In fact, flossing helps prevent decay and calculus between your teeth. When you floss, you’re removing food debris nestled around your teeth and gums, which helps keep them healthy and removes harmful bacteria. When you begin a flossing routine you may experience bleeding gums, but after a few weeks of steady flossing, the bleeding tends to decrease.
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