{"id":586,"date":"2020-04-22T15:27:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/?p=586"},"modified":"2020-04-22T15:27:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:27:29","slug":"thinking-of-cutting-flossing-out-of-your-dental-regime-four-reasons-not-to-by-craigentinny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/thinking-of-cutting-flossing-out-of-your-dental-regime-four-reasons-not-to-by-craigentinny\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking of cutting flossing out of your dental regime? Four reasons not to by Craigentinny"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a professional dental surgery, our team at Craigentinny<\/strong> gets asked a fair array of\nquestions about preventive dentistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brushing your teeth twice a day and attending\nregular check-ups are important, but there is so much more you can do to\nprevent both decay and gum disease at home. And, one way to prevent both\nperiodontal disease and decay is as simple as brushing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are talking about flossing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you groan and think of a way to downplay\nits importance to dental hygiene, flossing is incredibly important for\nmaintaining dental care. Yet, up to 80% of dental patients don\u2019t floss their\nteeth after they brush. Shocking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At\nCraigentinny<\/strong>, our dental\nhygienist in Edinburgh<\/a> can help you to maintain good dental health and can\nadvise you on other ways to prevent issues with your dental hygiene before they\noccur. We can show your children too! Teaching a correct brushing and flossing\ntechnique is essential to keeping their teeth white and their mouths healthy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, back to adult dentistry; why is flossing\ntwice a day so important? Our dental hygienist in Edinburgh<\/strong>\nwill explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OK, so, while brushing your teeth is a great way\nto clean the fronts and the backs of them, how can you ensure that you have\ncleaned those small gaps between your teeth? With flossing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to maintain a thorough and effective\ndental regime, our dental hygienist in Edinburgh<\/strong>\nrecommends flossing your teeth after you brush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Providing a more thorough clean for your teeth,\nit prevents the build-up of bacteria in those hard to reach places, which can\nturn into cavities or tartar. It\u2019s not worth the risk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gum protection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, while flossing gives the surface of\nyour teeth a more thorough clean, it also provides your gums with a more\nintense clean too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we recommend flossing your gums gently\n(don\u2019t make them bleed!), it can be surprisingly effective at removing plaque\nor bacteria. Left unchecked, these microscopic nasties increase the risk of gum\ndisease. So, get some floss and get flossing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other diseases can be prevented<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have probably heard of the link between\nplaque accumulation in the mouth and other conditions, such as heart disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These statements are not to just scare you into\nperforming better oral hygiene! There is a substantial link between plaque, gum\ndisease, decay, and cardiovascular issues, diabetes, and even cancer. The\nreason? If left in place, plaque and bacteria cause inflammation of the gums,\nmaking them more porous. In turn, this allows more microbes access to the bloodstream,\nwhich can cause havoc on the other systems in your body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brush and floss regularly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reduces bad breath<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bad breath is not only a social faux-pas, but it\nis not fun to have either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While mouthwash can help eradicate this in the\nshort-term, regular flossing will remove odour causing bacteria, leaving you\nwith fresh, minty breath and a glowing smile to match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, make sure that the next time you brush your\nteeth that you floss them too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a professional dental surgery, our team at Craigentinny gets asked a fair array of questions about preventive dentistry. Brushing your teeth twice a day and attending regular check-ups are important, but there is so much more you can do to prevent both decay and gum disease at home. And, one way to prevent both … Continue reading Thinking of cutting flossing out of your dental regime? Four reasons not to by Craigentinny<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental-hygienist"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":588,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586\/revisions\/588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}