Home Care
What you do between appointments matters more than what happens during them — a practical guide to looking after your teeth at home.
You spend roughly an hour a year in a dental chair. The rest of the work is yours, and it is not complicated: disrupt the plaque every day, and do not give it a constant supply of sugar to live on.
The parts that actually matter
- Brush twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste, for a full two minutes
- Clean between your teeth once a day — floss, interdental brushes or a water flosser, whichever you will genuinely use
- Spit after brushing rather than rinsing, so the fluoride stays on your teeth
- Keep sugar to mealtimes; frequency does more damage than quantity
- Replace your brush, or the head, every three months
The honest version
The best routine is the one you will keep doing. If flossing has never stuck, an interdental brush or a water flosser used daily beats floss used twice a year. Tell us what you actually do and we will work from there.