Tooth brushing

A man brushing his teeth while looking in a mirror.

Tooth brushing is the act of scrubbing teeth with a toothbrush equipped with toothpaste. Interdental cleaning (with floss or an interdental brush) can be useful with tooth brushing, and together these two activities are the primary means of cleaning teeth, one of the main aspects of oral hygiene.[1] The recommended amount of time for tooth brushing is two minutes each time for two times a day.[2]

  1. ^ Worthington HV, MacDonald L, Poklepovic Pericic T, Sambunjak D, Johnson TM, Imai P, Clarkson JE (April 2019). "Home use of interdental cleaning devices, in addition to toothbrushing, for preventing and controlling periodontal diseases and dental caries". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020 (4): CD012018. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd012018.pub2. PMC 6953268. PMID 30968949.
  2. ^ "Toothbrushes". www.ada.org. Retrieved 16 August 2023.