Brush, floss and go to the dentist these are three common steps that everyone knows can help you keep a beautiful smile, however there are other ways that you don’t know about that can help you achieve the very same goal without having to break your bank account. Before we go into any more detail we must first establish that the procedures which were just mentioned needs to be rearranged, after every meal you should first floss your teeth and then brush them, just because when you first floss your teeth you are taking out any small portions of food which are trapped between your teeth which are easy to eliminate when you brush.

Brushing your teeth after drinking citric acids: It is popular and here we say common knowledge, the fact that we need to brush our teeth after drinking orange juice, lemon juice or eating foods which have citric acids (lemonade) but the one piece of information that was not given to us was that we need to wait about 30 minutes before we do so, this is because citric acid can weaken our teeth which will be competently vulnerable to the erosion caused by brushing our teeth right away.

Brush your mouth: Please notice that we have set the amount and not brush your teeth to the reason for that is because there are more bacteria on your tongue and in the roof of your mouth than in your teeth. The bacteria which is found in our mouth reproduces every 12 hours so brushing our mouth at least twice a day will help prevent the formation of bacteria which causes tooth decay.

Vitamin C can help you prevent gingivitis which is the first stage of serious gum diseases which may be the trigger of other more serious complications such as stroke, diabetes and such. Foods that promote dental health care and especially lessen plaque formation are raw vegetables, nuts, popcorn, plain yoghurt and cheese. In fact, cheese is not only considered one of the best sources of calcium, but research has also shown that certain types.