{"id":715,"date":"2011-04-18T15:19:36","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T15:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/?p=715"},"modified":"2017-10-02T22:10:12","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T22:10:12","slug":"how-long-do-you-spend-brushing-your-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/how-long-do-you-spend-brushing-your-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Do You Spend Brushing Your Teeth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our patients often ask our dental team, &#8220;How often should I brush my teeth&#8221;.\u00a0\u00a0The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mouthhealthy.org\/en\/az-topics\/f\/flossing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Dental Association <\/a>recommends brushing AND flossing 2 times per day. Our hygienist at Sherman Oaks Dental, in Naperville, would like us to remind you of a few important brushing tips:<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3736\" src=\"http:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/assets\/uploads\/shutterstock_66901315-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"How long should you brush your teeth?\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/assets\/uploads\/shutterstock_66901315-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/assets\/uploads\/shutterstock_66901315-772x1024.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Brush your teeth for at least 2 minutes<\/strong>. Time yourself today to see how long you do brush your teeth for. The average is just 30 seconds!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brush your teeth after you eat sugary or sticky foods<\/strong>.\u00a0 Candy is not the only culprit of cavities, beware of fruit chews, juice, and any food that gets caught in your teeth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Floss your teeth daily<\/strong>! Flossing removes plaque and food debris from inbetween your teeth that your toothbrush can&#8217;t reach.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Replace your toothbrush<\/strong>!\u00a0 It&#8217;s surprising how long you might be keeping an old toothbrush. Here&#8217;s some tips on when to replace:\n<ul>\n<li>After you have been ill.<\/li>\n<li>When bristles begin to fray<\/li>\n<li>A general rule of thumb is every 3 months &#8211; mark your calendar to keep up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Visit\u00a0our dentists\u00a02 times per year, every 6 months to be sure your oral health continues to be the best it can be.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Do you have a question for our dentists? Ask us on facebook!\u00a0 We would love to answer your questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our patients often ask our dental team, &#8220;How often should I brush my teeth&#8221;.\u00a0\u00a0The American Dental Association recommends brushing AND flossing 2 times per day. Our hygienist at Sherman Oaks Dental, in Naperville, would like us to remind you of a few important brushing tips: Brush your teeth for at least 2 minutes. Time yourself [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3735,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715\/revisions\/3735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napervilledentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}