While brushing and flossing remain important, the technology surrounding home oral care isn’t what it was 20 years ago. You’ve now got easy access to professional-grade tools to make the task easier and smarter than ever.
By updating your oral care technology, you can improve the comfort, consistency, and effectiveness of your home care routine. At Redmond Smiles Family & Implant Dentistry, we get behind everything that helps our clients live healthier and happier lives.
Today, we’ll look beyond brushing at some of the new technology and tools that can make home oral care a hygiene powerhouse.
The electric toothbrush has evolved. Instead of simply motor-driven heads, contemporary brushes have features like:
These features help you with consistent brushing. Can’t remember if you brushed already or not? Look it up. Consistently doing two-minute brush sessions? Simply brush until your device stops.
Brushing alone isn’t great at cleaning the spaces between teeth, which are common focus points of in-office cleanings. It makes sense, since these spaces can easily trap food particles while inadvertently protecting plaque deposits.
Dental floss is the traditional interdental cleaning method, still a reliable technique, but one that doesn’t always perform well for all patients. Water flossers can be a revelation if you have tight interdental spacing or other problem spots.
Water flossers are more comfortable for those with sensitive gums. They clean easily in tight spaces and around dental work like braces, bridges, and crowns. You’ll love water flossers if you struggle with conventional floss.
Daily interdental cleaning remains an important part of staying ahead of gum disease and plaque, and adding a water flosser may streamline the process for many.
Rechargeability is a benefit of contemporary oral care tools. Gone are the days of tiny travel toothbrushes that hide between trips in your toiletry bags. It’s now both easy and worthwhile to bring your regular devices to ensure consistent oral care.
Oral care apps provide you with personal support, adding accountability and responsibility to your daily oral hygiene routine. Dental cleaning appointments remain essential to ongoing smile maintenance, but you may find that you spend less time with our hygienists as your cleanings become quicker and easier.
Small upgrades provide big improvements. Find out more about how you can upgrade your oral care routine through effective technology.
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