When used and stored correctly, toothbrushes can help keep your teeth and mouth free of disease. Learn how to keep your toothbrush clean with these easy-to-follow tips.
Key takeaways:
– Rinse your toothbrush after using it to keep it clean from food leftovers and bacteria.
– Make sure you air your toothbrush when not in use; bacteria like cabinets and other enclosed spaces.
– Keep toothbrushes separate from each other, ensuring the bristles don’t touch.
Good dental hygiene practices like these will help reduce the trips to the dentist to the bare minimum.
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I’m Matthew Houlton, principal dentist and practice owner of Manor House Dental Practice.
Qualified from Sheffield dental hospital in 1993.
Post graduate training with Paul Tipton (Specialist Prosthodontist) from 2005-2007.
Diploma for Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) 2007.
Special interest in Orthodontics.
Yorkshire Deanary Fixed Appliance Training Scheme 2002-2004.
I have worked at York Hospital’s orthodontic department one session a week since 2009.
Member of the British Society of Occlusal Studies (the study of temporomandibular disorder).
I have two children, who keep me busy when I am not at the practice. I take a keen interest in and teach Aikido, a martial art, to keep a healthy mind and body.
