Whether you choose clear aligners with Invisalign, Spark, or braces, it's essential to maintain your daily home care routine throughout your treatment to ensure you achieve the best results. Tooth brushing and flossing do differ a bit depending on your treatment method. Here's what you should know.
Home Care with Clear Aligners
One benefit of clear aligners is that you can remove them for brushing and flossing, keeping your home care routine simple. However, it is also important to rinse your aligners and your mouth between meals to keep plaque from building up inside your aligners.
We recommend that patients carry a soft toothbrush and mouth rinse for meals when they're not at home.
Oral Hygiene with Traditional Braces
Brushing and flossing around brackets and wires is a bit trickier than just removing clear aligners. The brackets are attached to your teeth, so you'll need to brush over and around them to effectively remove plaque and food debris. An electric toothbrush is very helpful in this process.
You'll use floss threaders to pull the floss under the wires and between the brackets so you can floss your teeth and keep your gums healthy during treatment. Our team will show you how to brush and floss around braces effectively.
We are excited to offer traditional braces and orthodontic treatment in Roseville with clear aligners to give our patients excellent options for straightening teeth.