Don’t Abuse Your Teeth

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Don’t Abuse Your Teeth

We all know we should brush and floss daily in order to keep our teeth in good order. However, we sometimes abuse our teeth in ways that we shouldn’t. Lauren McGrath has listed eight common mistakes we all make that are detrimental to oral health and infuriating for your dentist.

– Not flossing daily

– Not brushing the tongue

– Not brushing teeth before bedtime

A build-up of bacteria is one of the biggest problems and cleaning your teeth before bed is crucial as “bacteria double their population every 20 minutes” during sleep To find out where else you are going wrong read the full list at http://www.phillymag.com/be-well-philly/2017/05/25/common-mistakes-teeth/.

Dr. Biju Philip

Dr. Philip (GMC No: 6072826) is a medical doctor with more than 20 years experience, of which 13 years has been in the field of Anaesthetics and Critical Care. He has also undergone extensive training in Dental Sedation and Facial Aesthetics, including Botox and dermal filler treatments, which he now practices in our dental surgery in Exning. He also works as an Anaesthetist at West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St. Edmunds.