The best way to avoid problems with your teeth and gums is by maintaining a good daily oral hygiene routine, healthy diet and avoid smoking and alcohol.

Below are a selection of videos and links to help you towards better dental hygiene and oral health: 

Recommended daily Oral hygiene routine:

Brushing – (Video) How to brush your teeth the Dr Supa’s way (youtube.com)

Brush 2 times per day for 2 mins on of teeth times being last thing before sleeping , brush all aspects of teeth and angle tooth. Spit do not rinse out tooth paste

Interdental cleaning –Videos: Floss, interdental brushes Flossing: A Quick Guide To Getting Started (youtube.com) 

 or Waterflosser. How to Use The Waterpik – Dr. Nemeth Tutorial (youtube.com) 

Brushing alone does not clean in-between your teeth, therefore it is important for everyone to clean in-between all your teeth once a day.

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Gum disease – What is Gum disease? https://www.dentalhealth.org/gum-disease

What to do if you have Gum disease? SM3003 BSP Layperson Flowchart Mobile 14 SCREEN_READY (bsperio.org.uk) 

Healthy diet for your teeth. 
https://www.dentalhealth.org/diet-and-my-teeth

To avoid tooth decay it is important to reduce sugar and simple carbohydrates in your diet as this is what bacteria feed on to produce acid which leads to holes in you teeth.

Stop Smoking – Stop smoking help https://www.oneyouplymouth.co.uk/ 

As well as increasing the risk of lung cancer smoking, can cause mouth cancer and increase the risk of gum disease.

Reduce alcohol – Drink less help https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/drink-less/ | Alcohol advice

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-advice/

Drinking alcohol increases the risk of mouth cancer. Alcoholic drinks are also acidic and high in sugar which leads to toothwear, sensitivity and caries.

More on Oral health and dental issues

A-Z oral health information | Oral Health Foundation (dentalhealth.org)