Oral hygiene is essential for everyone, regardless of age, to protect oral health and maintain the aesthetics of the teeth. If you are lazy to brush your teeth for a long time, bacteria will accumulate in the oral cavity and lead to serious effects on overall health. So if you do not brush your teeth for a day, is it okay? Let’s find out with BIK International Dental Clinic in the following article!
1. How important is oral hygiene?
Teeth are an important part that not only increases aesthetics but also ensures the ability to chew, helping the digestive system not to be affected. Daily dental hygiene and care are very important to easily remove bacteria in the oral cavity.
If oral hygiene is done well, customers will become much more confident when communicating, on the contrary, if not focused on, it will lead to many serious consequences. The results of a recent study show that 90% of Vietnamese people have dental problems, especially tooth decay.
This clearly shows a worrying problem today that people still do not really pay attention to proper dental care. This will really cause serious harm to overall health.
2. Harmful effects of not brushing teeth regularly
Not brushing teeth and cleaning teeth regularly can lead to the following problems:
2.1. Bad breath
Bad breath is one of the most obvious effects of poor oral hygiene. Food residue left after each meal, if not cleaned, will create favorable conditions for bacteria to grow and develop. Among them, there is a special type of bacteria that causes unpleasant body odor. In addition, the surface of the tongue can also be a place where bacteria accumulate and a lot of leftover food remains.
2.2. Tooth decay
Tooth decay is a very common oral disease in all ages, including children and adults, due to poor oral hygiene. Bacteria will directly attack the enamel, causing tooth decay. If not treated promptly, the decay will spread to the pulp and even the adjacent teeth, causing many other dangerous effects.
2.3. Periodontal disease
An oral cavity that is not cleaned properly will increase the risk of customers suffering from periodontal disease, other gum diseases such as gingivitis, periodontitis, periodontitis, tooth abscess, … If this condition persists without being treated promptly, it will become more serious, sometimes causing the entire jawbone to be destroyed.
2.4. Damaged tooth enamel
Tooth enamel is the outer layer that helps teeth resist all external attacks from bacteria such as temperature, acid, food, etc. If you are lazy to brush your teeth, plaque will begin to form, causing gingivitis, from which tooth enamel is more easily attacked and damaged. Once tooth enamel is destroyed, bacteria and food plaque will attack and erode teeth over time.
2.5. Pneumonia
According to the results of many studies, people with periodontal disease are often 3 times more likely to develop pneumonia than normal people. The reason is because bacteria accumulated inside the oral cavity can easily invade and attack the lungs every time you breathe.
2.6. Heart disease
When you don’t brush your teeth regularly, some harmful bacteria can also enter the bloodstream from the mouth and affect the body’s natural functions, typically the ability to fight infections. Poor oral health can lead to heart disease, stroke, and even Alzheimer’s disease.
2.7. Pregnancy complications
Pregnant women who don’t brush their teeth regularly can lead to pregnancy complications because bacteria that accumulate in the mouth will create toxic chemicals. This can affect the baby’s body during pregnancy. About 60 – 70% of pregnant women are susceptible to oral diseases such as periodontitis, gingivitis, … which lead to premature birth, low birth weight, …
3. Is it okay not to brush your teeth for 1 day?
The oral cavity is where thousands of bacteria reside and develop, especially they are active at night, so if not cleaned properly, they will gradually develop into harmful bacteria leading to many serious oral diseases.
In addition, the amount of saliva produced during the day is very important, it is one of the mechanisms that effectively protect the oral cavity. At night, the mouth is not active, so the amount of saliva is not produced like during the day, creating conditions for bacteria to grow and attack the gums and teeth.
If you do not brush your teeth for a day, these bacteria will not be eliminated, giving them more opportunities to attack and start destroying tooth enamel within 48 hours. In general, not brushing your teeth for 1 day does not affect your oral health too much in the beginning, but it will form a bad habit in the long run.
4. Brush your teeth properly to protect your health
To ensure maximum protection for your oral health, customers should pay attention to proper oral care:
– You should brush your teeth at least twice a day, in the morning before going to bed and in the morning when you wake up. In addition, if possible, brush your teeth one more time after each meal to remove food plaque in the oral cavity most effectively.
– Brush your teeth from top to bottom or in a circle, using a soft-bristled toothbrush with moderate force so that your gums are not damaged.
– Make sure to brush your teeth for 2 minutes, if you brush for too long, it will wear down the enamel and weaken your teeth.
– Combine the use of mouthwash and dental floss to thoroughly remove bacteria and clean the oral cavity.
So with the information that BIK International Dental Clinic has provided above, hopefully customers have got the answer to the question of whether it is okay to not brush your teeth for a day. In general, this will not cause any serious effects in the beginning, but customers should limit it because it can form a habit of being lazy about oral hygiene in the long run, thereby making oral health not guaranteed.
