Good dental hygiene is the one of the most important aspects of keeping your smile healthy for life, but it can be easy to lose sight of that importance when you practice the same routine day after day. If you start to slack in this routine, however, then the results can be more harmful to your oral health than you expected, and restoring your good oral health could require more direct dental treatment. Today, we explain a few things that can happen when your dental hygiene routine isn’t good enough, and why it’s important to remember how essential it is to keep your smile consistently clean.
Your breath starts to get chronically bad
Bad breath isn’t always a sign of something serious. In fact, most people have bad breath when they first wake up in the morning due to the excessive buildup of oral bacteria that occurs overnight. However, if your dental hygiene routine isn’t consistent, or you don’t pay close enough attention, then you may not successfully remove all of these bacteria when you brush and floss your teeth. This can lead to the development of chronic bad breath that doesn’t go away, and will get worse as the plaque and tartar on your teeth and gums lead to more serious oral health concerns.
You can see the tartar buildup on your teeth
You can’t always see when plaque builds up on your teeth, though you can usually feel it when your tongue over your teeth after it’s been building up all day. Yet, if plaque stays on your teeth long enough to calcify into tartar, and this occurs frequently enough, you will start to see the buildup of tartar distinctly. This may appear as stains on your teeth’s surfaces, though teeth-whitening treatment or products won’t be able to remove them. The only way to remove calcified tartar buildup is with help from your dentist or dental hygienist during a dental cleaning appointment.
Your risks of cavities and gingivitis skyrocket
Chronic bad breath isn’t the only thing that can occur from too much bacteria buildup. In fact, harmful types of oral bacteria are also the main cause behind conditions like tooth decay, which causes cavities, and gingivitis, which leads to more severe gum disease. That’s a major reason why keeping up with good dental hygiene is so important. The most effective way to prevent cavities and gingivitis is to prevent the excessive buildup of bacteria that cause them.
Learn why good dental hygiene is so important
When your dental hygiene routine is efficient or consistent enough, it can lead to a variety of problems for your smile and oral health. To learn more, schedule a consultation by calling the Dental Centre of Conroe in Conroe, TX, today at (936) 441-4600. We serve patients from Conroe and all neighboring communities.
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