Why should everyone brush at least twice a day? Deborah McNeil-Amorteguy DDS explores why this is critical to her patients’ ongoing oral health.
Brushing and flossing are the best ways to prevent decay.
Brushing with fluoride toothpaste and carefully flossing removes the food from our teeth and prohibits the build-up of plaque.
If we let food stay on our teeth, the starches in the food will combine with the plaque. This nasty mixture forms an acid that immediately starts drilling into the enamel to form cavities. Brushing can’t get all the spaces between your teeth, so you’ve got to floss also.
Brushing and flossing keeps gums and bones healthy.
If you let gum disease go untreated, you can lose cavity-free teeth!
The progression of gum disease (gingivitis) goes like this:
- Plaque build-up irritates gums.
- Irritated gums loosen from the tooth.
- Bacteria multiply in the spaces between the gum and tooth.
- The bone holding the tooth is eaten by the bacteria.
- Say goodbye to the tooth.
The good news is that gingivitis can be reversed if caught early.
Call Deborah McNeil-Amorteguy DDS at 805-543-3016 to schedule a gum disease evaluation at our office in San Luis Obispo.
Contact Deborah McNeil-Amorteguy DDS:
805-543-3016
Location (Tap to open in Google Maps):
4472 Broad St, Suite 160
San Luis Obispo, California
93401
