The majority of dental problems people experience (including tooth decay, gum disease, and even bad breath) are caused by the presence of dental plaque or, more precisely, the oral bacteria which can be found living in dental plaque. Sometimes people become complacent in the fact that they have dutifully reported to their dentist's office for regular dental cleanings.
As you can well imagine professional dental cleanings are important. They provide for the removal of deposits (dental plaque and tartar) that have accumulated on and around a person's teeth. Particularly in the case of dental tartar, these deposits are not something that a person could remove on their own.
But routine professional dental cleanings usually only take place twice a year. What about the other 363 days found on the calendar? It's a fact that as soon as a dental cleaning has been completed bacteria have already begun the initial stages of re-colonizing and reforming deposits of dental plaque. Bacteria certainly don't take a day, or even a moment, of rest.
Once you understand this point it's easy to see why a person's daily home oral care is such a key element in preventing dental disease. To be certain the battle against dental disease is often won or lost entirely because of the activities, or lack thereof, that the dental patient practices at home. The importance of good home oral hygiene practices by a person, performed on a daily basis, simply cannot be overstated. And if an electric toothbrush can aid in helping a person to provide this care for themselves its usage should be given serious consideration.
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