When you’re focused on making it through your dental hygiene, you likely pay a lot of attention to the big picture issues. For instance, you make sure that you brush your teeth. You make sure your brushing lasts long enough and that you clean everything. You also ensure that you floss. What you may not pay as much attention to, however, is whether your technique is okay or if you’re making some counterproductive choices. Let’s test your knowledge! It just might offer the insight you need.
Quiz Questions: True or False?
- True or False: If the bristles on your toothbrush become markedly frayed long before the three to four-month mark (when you should toss out your brush) appears, you are pressing too hard.
- True or False: If you are pressing too hard, it’s important that you change your habits. Otherwise, you may end up with oral health problems that are easy to avoid.
- True or False: When you floss your smile to protect your oral health, you should do so daily. This experience should not be painful for your fingers. If it is, you can change your technique.
Quiz Answers
- True. If your brush is becoming obviously worn out before you have even had the chance to use it for a few months, your brushing is too aggressive. Lighten up (a lot) for dental hygiene that’s safe and that protects your smile.
- True. It might not seem like really scrubbing your smile is a bad thing but there’s a reason we suggest delicate dental hygiene: It’s safe. Aggressive care may lead you toward sensitive teeth and physical damage (like scraped enamel or gum recession).
- True. If flossing bothers your fingers, you need a change. Wrap the floss around middle fingers only. Then, rely on your pointer fingers as well as your thumbs to hold the floss and do the navigating.
