At-Home Dental Hygiene Products – Colorado Springs, CO
Looking After Your Gums Yourself
Without a doubt, you should visit our office for care if you have gum disease. Infected gum tissue isn’t something you can fix all on your own. Still, you’ll also need to look after your smile with at-home dental hygiene products in Colorado Springs. These items will help you prevent and manage infected gums, ensuring your smile stays fairly strong. To learn more about them and the ones we suggest, please keep reading or book a consultation now!
Why Do Dental Hygiene Products Matter?
You can trust us to help your infected gum tissue; we have many ways to do so. That said, dental hygiene products are also crucial to your gums’ ongoing health.
No periodontist can prevent and treat gum disease alone. Patients also need to care for their gums at home, making sure the tissues are healthy and stable. Otherwise, you could suffer a new infection or see a pre-existing one grow even worse. Either outcome would be terrible if you already received treatment from us.
Naturally, home care for gums should involve dental hygiene products. Such items would help you manage treated tissues and keep infections at bay.
Evaluating Dental Hygiene Products
Dental hygiene products aren’t all created equal. Since some are better than others, you’ll need to evaluate your options to ensure you get the right ones.
One good approach is to see if a product has the ADA Seal of Acceptance. This standard only applies to the safest and most well-tested oral items, so anything with it should work great for your smile. You can trust that “sealed” products claiming to fight gum disease are telling the truth.
Aside from the ADA seal, you can also trust a local dental provider for advice. Those who’ve attended a good dental school will know which hygiene products help gums the most. You could also check the ADA’s website for good criteria to use when choosing items.
Dental Hygiene Products We Recommend
As you might expect, our practice has its own recommendations for dental hygiene products to use. These include the following:
- Antimicrobial Toothpaste – Toothpastes with triclosan or stannous fluoride are linked to a decreased risk of gingivitis.
- Fluoride Mouthrinses – Evidence now shows that mouthrinses with fluoride prevent tooth decay and gum disease.
- Powered Toothbrushes – If patients need help removing plaque from their gums, powered toothbrushes can make a major difference.
- Interdental Flossers – Those who floss are less likely to have periodontitis, so interdental “flossers” are great tools for keeping your gums healthy.
We’ll gladly share our suggested products when you see us for treatment. That being the case, get in touch with us very soon!