Brushing your teeth at least 2 times a day for 2 minutes is what dentists recommend. First step, rather simple, choose your toothbrush. And maintenance, how do we do that? The most common mistake is to keep it too long. To avoid brushing your teeth with a bacteria nest, the following three tips are applied.

We change it every 3 months

If you follow this advice, 6 million toothbrushes should be sold in France every year. But only 1.5 million flows. Even if the hair is not damaged, the toothbrush becomes less efficient over time: the risk of caries increases, the gums become fragile, retract, and the teeth can be removed.

We throw it after being sick

Viruses such as influenza or gastro can survive long hours between hairs. To avoid reinfection once reestablished, one throws. Caution with the family cup: germs pass easily from one toothbrush head to another, and therefore from one mouth to another **.

Put it in the right place

So that it does not become the refuge of microbes of all kinds, it is imperative that it dries between two uses. It is not left in the tooth glass so that it does not dabble in dubious water, and is moved away (a little) from the faucet to prevent the microdroplets from wetting it. Beware of the plastic cover that protects the head of the toothbrush: it prevents water from evaporating and traps bacteria.

* mabrosseadents.fr, 2017, ** Colgate