The 10 Amazing Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

Your teeth (tooth) are important structures that are located in the mouth. They are used primarily for chewing food, and they’re occasionally used for other functional purposes. Sometimes, they’re even used for attack and defense if nature calls. The teeth are essentially bone structures that serve to make the passage of food easier to ingest and digest. Other than that, they help keep your jaw in place and make it easier for you to talk. Your teeth are important for the strength of the bone around the jaw and chin, and they keep you from deteriorating. These are the reasons you should take care of your teeth, and the teeth should be considered and taken care of … if you want to keep them. These are the 10 amazing ways to keep your teeth healthy.

The 10 Amazing Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

1. Brush Your Teeth

teeth and toothbrush — **That’s one hell of an old-fashioned toothbrush.**

If you want to keep your teeth, the number one thing that you can do is brush them. Yeah, other things are important too, but this is the most important one of them all. When you brush, you should make sure that the bristles of the toothbrush are avoiding the gums. Also, be sure to be brushing your teeth for at least 2-3 minutes. Everyone should be brushing in a circular motion (back and forth) that covers all of the teeth (front and back). You want your strokes to be soft but firm, and it should be done at least once a day and after a meal. If you eat sweets, it’s best to brush your teeth as soon as possible afterwards. Lastly, if your toothbrush is old and even slightly falling apart, you should make sure to replace it (every few months) as the bristles bend out of place.

The 10 Amazing Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

2. Do Intermittent Fasting

Fasting, like intermittent and prolonged fasting, have numerous benefits that I’ve mentioned a lot recently. The process can help with all sorts of problems, and the same can be said for your teeth. Even if people want to consider it a fad diet, it’s not that, because it’s more like a habit of eating. If you decide to fast (which you should), it could be a daily detox for your teeth. The more you fast, the less frequent you’re eating. If you eat less often, you’re less likely to get things like cavities, brittle gums, or other diseases of the mouth and teeth. It’s just a fact that when you fast, you’re doing your body a great favor in more ways than one.

The 10 Amazing Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

3. Make Sure to Floss

Flossing (after brushing) is the most important thing you can do, if not the most important thing that can make a difference. If you want healthy teeth, flossing is always or should be the thing that you do before or after you brush. It’s always recommended to do your flossing before you brush, so as to wash out the debris with the brushing process. If you want to be extra-extreme, then do it twice, once before and once after. Flossing is important because it simply clears out the crevices between the teeth so that food does not stuck. If food sticks, it can contaminate your teeth and cause cavities that you will later struggle with.

The 10 Amazing Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

4. Eat a Healthy Diet

It’s fairly obvious that a good diet makes a big difference in how your teeth will be. Yeah, you can clean it all away, but sometimes, the damage can be done anyway. Also, isn’t it nice to avoid having to worry or do the extra cleaning? Obviously, sugars and refined carbs are best to avoid, but it’s always nice to have a well-balanced diet with all of the proper nutrients. This means that you should get all of your nutrients in the healthiest ways possible, but it’s okay to binge from time to time. Since the teeth are bones, calcium and vitamin D are very important for your teeth, so be sure to consume them.

The 10 Amazing Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

5. Mouthwash Helps

woman's lips — **Does my breath smell good, baby?**

Yeah, mouthwash is something that always makes cleaning your teeth better and more complete. It makes clearing out the extra crap even easier, be it water or actual mouthwash. It’s best to get some real mouthwash with alcohol in it so that you can be sure to clear up any mishaps in the mouth and within the teeth. If you’re flossing, it’s not as necessary, but it can help with breath and unpleasant odors or cuts. Even if it stings a little bit, it’s worth making sure that your teeth are nice and healthy. I’d recommend that you simply follow the label, and make sure not to use too little or too much for too long. So, if your breath smells good, it probably means that your teeth are good too … most of the time.

The 10 Amazing Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

6. Supplements

There are numerous supplements on the market that can a difference in your teeth health. If you’re already brushing good though, they will do little for you to make a difference. You can obviously strengthen your teeth with getting the right vitamins and minerals. You can also use certain patches and pastes to strengthen the shine and whiteness of your teeth. Make sure to get calcium, vitamins C-E, iron, and potassium. If you can’t get them in your diet, then you should make sure to get them in supplement form. This goes to those who know that they need it, and a little bit of extra attention does not hurt anyway.

The 10 Amazing Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

7. Avoid Overdoing it

anxiety and depression and teeth — **Did I brush one or twice today?**

You should not be over-brushing your teeth or causing your gums to bleed from flossing too deep. This is the last thing you want to do if you want to keep your teeth healthy, let alone keep them at all. If you brush your teeth too much (or too hard), you may get the plaque off, but you’ll ruin the enamel on your teeth, too. It can even cause gingivitis and problems with a bleeding gums. All in all, all you should be doing is doing enough for your teeth (or slightly more). If you go overboard, it can be a problem too. This applies to you avoiding jumping into a counter corner with your mouth open. Any stress you may have can cause a detrimental effect on your teeth too, so avoid this negligence to your teeth and overall health.

The 10 Amazing Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

8. Protect Your Teeth

The same way that a boxer wears a mouthpiece, you should protect your teeth any way you can. It’s not to say that you should be walking around with a mouth-guard all of the time. However, in times of need, it may serve a functional purpose to have something on hand to make sure nothing hits the fan. The same can be said for any circumstance in life, and it generally means that you should protect your teeth. If someone throws a punch, block them from knocking your teeth out. It’s all pretty simple to understand, and the same can be said for cavities and other teeth-related ailments.

The 10 Amazing Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

9. Avoid Drugs and Alcohol

person smoking weed — **Well, I suppose that weed … will do you some good.**

Well, if this one was not obvious enough, it should be now. Did you know that drugs can damage your teeth? Yeah, drugs like alcohol, crack, and meth can damage your teeth beyond repair. Even coffee and cigarettes can ruin your teeth. If you’re about keeping sparking whites, it’ll ruin that, and if your teeth are yellow, it can be a sign of bad tooth health. Also, any negligence caused by any other kind of drug can have cascading effects on your teeth that aren’t worth dealing with. As long as you avoid the drugs, at least in excessive amounts, you should be fine. Although, I think it’s best that you do best by you and your teeth by avoiding needless drugs all-together.

The 10 Amazing Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

10. Go to the Dentist

A checkup is always nice to help make sure that you don’t have any cavities or to take care of them. It’s also important to get them straightened if they’re are unreasonably crooked. Your teeth won’t necessarily fall out, but if they’re loose or out of place enough, it can make a difference. If you go to the dentist office, they’ll make sure to clean your teeth of any excess plaque. This is important, although, it’s all mostly a cash-grab to get you to spend a lot of money. Most of this is unnecessary, but it’s still something to consider, especially if you want to make sure for sure that your teeth are healthy. At the very least, you’ll get a bag with some floss in it.

Final Thoughts: The 10 Amazing Ways to Keep Your Teeth Healthy

There you have it! Those are the ten best things that you can do to keep your teeth healthy. It may cover a lot and it may seem somewhat obvious, but who does not need a reminder? It’s always nice to be a little more aware of things, and it’s always nice to learn a little bit of something new. Beyond that, ain’t it nice to be able to keep your teeth for as long as possible? Hell, you may even keep them and avoid ever having to get dentures while living a long and healthy life. Anyway, I hope that you enjoyed it, and be sure to show of that smile with that full set of sparkling whites.