{"id":3836,"date":"2022-04-06T14:30:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T13:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/?p=3836"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:57:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:57:37","slug":"tips-to-keep-your-mouth-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/tips-to-keep-your-mouth-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Keep Your Mouth Healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8539 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/healthy-mouth.jpg\" alt=\"healthy-mouth\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/healthy-mouth.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/healthy-mouth-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/healthy-mouth-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Good oral health can transform your whole life. You could have more self-confidence, possibly more success in your career and relationships. Look your best and feel your best.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Find some top tips to improve\/maintain your oral health:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brushing:<\/strong> Brush your teeth last thing at night and at least one other time during the day with a fluoride toothpaste.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In Between Teeth:<\/strong> Clean between your teeth at least once a day using interdental brushes or floss.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mouthwash:<\/strong> Don&#8217;t use mouthwash right after you&#8217;ve brushed because rinsing away the fluoride from your tooth paste.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smoking:<\/strong> Quit smoking to reduce the risks of stain formation on the teeth, gingivitis, tooth loss, and in more severe cases mouth cancer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fluoride:<\/strong> Make sure your toothpaste contains fluoride; it helps strengthen tooth enamel, making it more resistant to decay.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toothbrush:<\/strong> You should change your tooth brush no less than once every six months or sooner if it becomes worn so as to keep it clean.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dentist:<\/strong> Visit your dentist as often as they recommend.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eating\/Drinking:<\/strong> Wait one hour after eating or drinking anything before brushing in the morning as then that enamel will be softened and you might accidentally brush away tiny particles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet:<\/strong> A varied diet that provides vitamins, minerals, and fresh vegetables and fruits can help to minimise gum disease.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weaning:<\/strong> The earlier wean your child off the bottle, the better off they&#8217;ll be for preventing problems like dental problems later in life.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Children:<\/strong> Supervise your children\u2019s tooth brushing until they are about 7 years old.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>More information:<\/h3>\n<p>If you require more information about oral hygiene or require dental treatment in New Cross, London. Simply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/contact-us\"><strong>contact us<\/strong><\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good oral health can transform your whole life. You could have more self-confidence, possibly more success in your career and relationships. Look your best and feel your best. Find some top tips to improve\/maintain your oral health: Brushing: Brush your teeth last thing at night and at least one other time during the day with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dental","category-guide","category-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3836"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8597,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3836\/revisions\/8597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalcarecentreuk.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}