What Is The Best Toothpaste To Use With Braces?

Last Updated on February 22, 2022 by Gio Greenard

You’re wearing braces, or will be soon. While wearing braces, oral health is essential. But how to ensure you keep your teeth in good condition. Toothpaste is one way to defend against nasties. You need to choose toothpaste wisely for the duration of treatment. In this post, we’ll show you what toothpaste to use while wearing braces. Let’s get looking.

Fluoride Toothpaste 

Toothpaste can help you avoid cavities and tooth decay by making the enamel on your teeth strong, but even if it has fluoride in it there’s still an important step to take. The best way for children under age 12 is three times per day with using a pea-sized amount of paste directly onto each brush after every meal or drink. Fluoride will strengthen & preserve those precious dental hard tissues.

Plaque Removing Toothpaste

Teens and adults with braces need to brush their teeth more often. Toothpaste will help remove plaque, which is the main cause of tooth decay in this demographic group; so you must pick out a product containing ingredients like bicarbonate or potassium nitrate instead of just fluoride salts alone when choosing what kind (or flavor) goes best for yourself.

A person should be able to get by using one tube per week since they’ll have orthodontic bands constraining them from continually swishing liquids around orally.

Avoid Whitening Toothpaste

Toothpaste for whiter teeth is available in many different flavors. If you wear braces, however, these kinds of toothpaste won’t be able to get near your mouth since it would bump up against metal or ceramic pieces that are attached to the enamel. This will stain them differently colors once these materials come off after being worn down by brushing with an ordinary brush twice annually at most dental practices.

No matter what kind of braces you have, certain features should be considered when looking for toothpaste. A brand with an American Dental Association (ADA) seal on its products has been tested and proven to reduce the risk of cavities in individuals who use them regularly. 

Brands that can offer protection from early cavity development as well as strengthen teeth against future damage through Fluoride treatments are the go-to brands. Colgate or Arm & Hammer are the biggest sellers and have a range of different functions.

Recommended Mouthwash

Many dentists and orthodontists recommend using mouthwash as a supplemental fluoride treatment. The advantage of liquid forms like that found in many brands, like Periogen Oral Rinse which can access hard-to-clean places missed by toothbrush or floss.

Braces Care Mouth Wash freshens breath with Colgate Super Speed Listerine Cool Mint removes surface stains to kill 99% germs.

BONUS: Brushing Tips 

It’s time to give your top teeth a makeover so that they are as bright and shining white in appearance, if not more than before. Start by holding the toothbrush at an angle with bristles facing up towards your nose (or brace brackets.)

Gently tease them between each bracket using small circular motions until you reach the bottom wire where it meets its counterpart. Next, this time let’s face down instead; apply pressure along both edges’ surfaces when brushing slowly upward from the front center toward the back right corner then left rear quarter.

An interdental brush is an important tool that can help to reduce the amount of plaque on your teeth. These brushes may be small, but they pack a lot of power when fighting back against pesky decayed cells and bacteria in between our gums.

Brushing and flossing are great, but sometimes you can miss plaque or food underneath your braces. Invest in a Waterpik for something extra that will make the clean feeling even more rewarding.

Conclusion

Keeping teeth clean while undergoing treatment is a MUST. You can get all the information from Dr. Panucci at Beach Braces.

They have the experience and dedication to give you and your child the best possible service. If you have any further questions you can contact us TODAY. 

Dr Patricia Panucci

Dr Patti Panucci attended the University of Louisville School of Dentistry for four years, where she graduated with a DMD degree (May 2000) among the Top 10 in her class. Following that, she headed west to Los Angeles to complete her three-year residency at one of the top-ranked orthodontic programs in the country – the University of Southern California.

Along with her certificate in orthodontics, Dr. Panucci earned a master’s degree in craniofacial biology. During those three years, she fell in love with Southern California beach life and decided that this was where her future lay.