Dental Bridges are a fairly common dental procedure nowadays for people who have missing or cracked teeth. With procedures involving bridges, Hill-n-Dale residents can help restore their smiles by maintaining a better shape in their mouth, but only if they keep up with maintaining their bridge. Dental bridges are not a surefire fix for dental problems. If you are to take care of them and eat foods that do not compromise the integrity of your dental bridge, they can last about ten to fifteen years. But what are some good habits people should get into to take better care of their dental bridges and to make then last longer.
Brushing your Teeth Twice a Day
Even without dental bridges, Hill-n-dale patients are recommended to brush their teeth twice a day in order to have healthy looking and feeling teeth. Dental bridges should be brushed at least twice a day, but it is often recommended that patients get into the habit of brushing their teeth after every big meal. This helps with the oral health of your teeth but it is more so that you can protect your dental bridges from getting in bad shape. It is very easy for pieces of food to get trapped in a dental bridge, which can lead to bad odors or worse.
What Can Happen as of Uncleaned Dental Bridges
Most people are under the impression that if they choose not to clean their dental bridges that the worse thing that can happen is a buildup of plaque around their bridges. Hill-n-dale residents should be aware that although plaque and bad breath are for sure signs that your dental bridges are not being cleaned as best that they should, but they can also cause inflammation to the surrounding areas and in severe cases, it can lead to an infection.
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