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Most people brush their teeth the wrong way
Wednesday May 16, 2012 05:30:45 PM,
IANS
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Stockholm: Almost all
Swedes regularly brush with fluoride toothpaste, yet only one in
10 knows how to wield the brush to prevent tooth decay.
In two separate studies, Pia Gabre and her colleagues at the
Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, studied the
brushing habits of 2,013 Swedes in various age groups ranging from
15 to 80 years, how often and for how long.
The results show that only 10 percent of the population use
toothpaste in the most effective way.
"Swedes generally do brush
their teeth, but mostly because of social norms and to feel fresh
rather than to prevent tooth decay," says Gabre, report the
Swedish Dental Journal and Community Dental Oral Epidemiology.
People could improve their oral health considerably by learning
how to maximise the effect of fluoride toothpaste, according to
Gabre. Nevertheless, the study shows that 80 percent are generally
happy with how they take care of their teeth, according to a
Gothenburg statement.
"Most of the interviewed subjects learned to brush their teeth as
children, by their parents. Even if they have been informed about
more effective techniques later in life, they continue to brush
their teeth like they always have," says Gabre.
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