Most people visiting a dentist Potomac think that there is no such thing like the right technique for brushing the teeth. Surprisingly, along with the time of brushing, the right technique also matters a lot. And more surprisingly, ADA has also released proper brushing guidelines which are as follow:

• Hold the brush at an angle of 45° with your gums.
• Use as short strokes as the width of one tooth to brush
• Continue brushing the outside teeth surface with a back and forth movement of the toothbrush while applying mild pressure.
• Continue back and forth motion to brush the chewing part of the teeth.
• It’s important to properly clean the inner surface of the teeth and for that, hold the brush vertically and continue brushing in up and down motion on the insides.
• You can use a few back-to-front strokes to mildly brush your tongue and remove bad breath generating plague and bacteria.
• Make sure to thoroughly clean your brush afterwards.
• Always keep the brush in an upright position and if your family has a commonplace of storing brushes, make sure the bristles don’t touch each other. It’s better to let your brush air dry rather than keeping it in a sealed toothbrush holder.

You can also floss once every day before brushing to keep some unreachable parts of the teeth clean. Sometimes food stuck in between can cause bad breath and cavities.