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Gingivitis Treatment: How to Treat Gingivitis at Home

Learn how to prevent and treat your gingivitis at home with these tips and techniques before it's time to see your dentist.

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Gingivitis Treatment: How to Treat Gingivitis at Home

Learn how to prevent and treat your gingivitis at home with these tips and techniques before it's time to see your dentist.

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Steps to Treat Gingivitis at Home
Improving Technique to Prevent Gingivitis
Professional Gingivitis Treatment & Prevention
How Crest Can Help

The bottom line in treating and preventing gingivitis is that you have to eliminate as much plaque as you possibly can. Plaque, the sticky film containing bacteria that builds up on teeth and around the gum line, is the whole reason gingivitis happens. Plaque produces toxins that irritate your gums and begin a chain reaction of redness, swelling, and bleeding. But don’t worry about these gingivitis symptoms—if you catch it early, you can fight plaque and the bacteria that comes with it fairly easily, with a number of gingivitis treatments.

Steps To Treat Gingivitis At Home


 
  • Use Antibacterial Toothpaste. It can help fight plaque all day and night, long after you’ve completed your oral hygiene routine. There are also anti-gingivitis toothpastes like Crest Gum Detoxify that can reach the plaque found around your gum line and neutralize it for clinically proven healthier gums.
  • Brush your teeth more effectively.Make sure you brush for 2 minutes, 2 times every day. Consider an electric toothbrush that will give you a more thorough cleaning than a manual brush. Pay special attention to the gum line, as that is where a lot of toxic plaque bacteria can build up, and a healthier mouth starts at the gums.
  • Use an Antibacterial Mouthwash. Mouthwash can get to plaque bacteria that’s hiding in those hard-to-reach places. Try Crest Gum Care Mouthwash that is clinically proven to reduce early signs of gum disease.
  • Floss daily. Flossing is a great tool for the treatment of gingivitis, as it removes food particles that can feed plaque that your toothbrush could miss.

Additional Tips: Improving Your At-Home Technique To Prevent Gingivitis


 
  • Brushing: Be sure to hold your toothbrush at a 45-degree angle to your gums, and brush using short circular strokes. It’s important not to use too much pressure, so try holding your brush like a pen between your thumb and forefinger. Don’t forget to brush the outer, inner, and chewing surfaces of each tooth.
  • Flossing: Using about 18 inches of floss, wind most of it around the middle finger of one hand, and wind a small piece around the middle finger of the other hand. Unwind fresh floss as you move from tooth to tooth. Slide the floss all the way up and down between each tooth, and curve it into a C-shape at the gum line so it slides between the teeth and gums. If you’re still experiencing gingivitis symptoms, you should make an appointment to visit your dentist and hygienist.

Professional Gingivitis Treatment And Prevention


 
  • Have your teeth professionally cleaned. A cleaning by your hygienist is the first big step in the treatment of gingivitis. Your hygienist can remove significantly more plaque build-up than you can remove on your own. Hygienists and dentists are also specifically trained to identify the early signs and symptoms of gingivitis to help you get ahead of any issues.
  • Ask your dentist or hygienist if you’re brushing and flossing properly
  • We learn these skills at a very early age, and a little refresher course can make a huge difference.

How Crest Can Help In Gingivitis Home Treatment

When it comes to treating gingivitis at home, your best strategy for eliminating the plaque that causes gingivitis is to implement a comprehensive oral hygiene routine using a variety of products that complement one another. This includes removing plaque in 2 ways — using a toothpaste and mouthwash with FDA approved anti-bacterial agents along with physical removal via a toothbrush and floss. Each of these products has its own important job in reducing plaque. This is where Crest can really help.

  • Crest Gum Detoxify neutralizes plaque bacteria around your gum line. This helps reverse early signs of gum damage for clinically proven healthier gums. Plus, it's cooling foam makes it a refreshing way to upgrade your oral care routine.
  • Crest Gum Care Mouthwash has a minty, alcohol-free freshness that neutralizes harmful plaque bacteria buildup and reduces bleeding gums.
  • Crest Gum and Sensitivity helps treat early signs of gum disease and sensitivity by targeting the gum line to better promote healthier gums and fast sensitivity relief.

Sources:
1. Bass, CC. An Effective Method of Personal Oral Hygiene, J. Louisiana State Med. Soc., 106, 100. March, 1954
2. http://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/az-topics/f/flossing%20steps

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