Looking after your brace - Fixed brace

Brushing your teeth will take much longer when you have a fixed appliance, as it is more difficult to clean around the brackets. We recommend a number of different techniques and shaped brushes to make it easier. Braces should be cleaned three times a day, after each meal. If this is not possible at lunchtime, then rinse with water and clean your teeth as soon as you can.

Using an orthodontic tooth brush place the grooves over the bracket and brush back and forth, then brush above the bracket (upper teeth) and below the bracket (lower teeth) at gum level, to ensure the gum remains pink and healthy. After the outer tooth surface has been cleaned continue as normal with the inner surfaces and biting surfaces of all the teeth.

Using a small interdental brush or Tepe brush, carefully pass under the wire, against the tooth to remove any trapped debris. This should be repeated between every tooth on the upper and lower arch. You will not be able to use conventional floss with fixed braces; however you can use super floss.

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