Your braces create a lot of new small spaces for food particles to hide and plaque to build up. Brushing your teeth after every meal or snack will help prevent stains on your teeth and more serious issues. The video is definitely the best way to learn how to brush with braces, but we’ve also listed out the steps below if that’s more convenient for you!
Learn how to brush with braces
Your braces create a lot of new small spaces for food particles to hide and plaque to build up. brushing your teeth after every meal or snack will help prevent stains on your teeth and more serious issues.
- Rinse your toothbrush and apply a pea size amount of toothpaste.
- Position your toothbrush at a 45-degree angle to the gums, pointing the bristles towards your braces, and brush down from the top then up from the bottom on each tooth.
- Gently move the brush in short, circular strokes over your teeth then above, below and in between each bracket. brush the fronts, backs and chewing surfaces of all your teeth for 2 minutes.
- To clean between the brackets, you can use a proxabrush. this type of brush is specifically designed to clean out the spaces between braces.
- Insert it under the arch wire and gently work it in an up and down motion. do this between all of your brackets and bands.
- Rinse your mouth, and check your teeth in the mirror to make sure no food particles are left behind.
