First, brush for 3 to 5 minutes using a large headed toothbrush to remove all the food and plaque on the teeth; make sure you brush above and below your brace to clean your gum-lines
Secondly, use an interspace toothbrush to access all the areas missed by the large headed toothbrush – firmly brush so that the bristles spread out in between the wires, brackets and gum margins.
Electric toothbrushes are perfectly acceptable to use as well as a manual toothbrush.
Disclosing tablets help you identify the parts of your mouth where food or plaque gathers. This is done by chewing the disclosing tablet and spreading it around the whole of your mouth using your tongue. You should then spit out and rinse your mouth out with water. The areas of plaque will be stained the colour of the tablet and will show where you are not brushing properly. Then brush your teeth until all the stains removed.
