Why is it recommended to change the toothbrush on a regular basis?
The main reason for the necessary replacement is that this object concentrates in itself a huge number of bacteria that can easily cause diseases of the oral cavity. Externally, your brush can be perfectly perfect, but, alas, you can not see with the naked eye those microorganisms that live on it. Even on a dry, clean, toothbrush, there can be a huge concentration of microbes, the number of which will exceed the microbial colonies on the toilet several times.
In addition, the bristles have the property of wear. Depending on your cleansing, the brush hair can eventually spread into different or some specific side, which is very adversely affected by the state of the tooth enamel. Also, the bristles are softened, which makes the dental cleaning process ineffective when removing food particles. Worn bristles can not provide additional massaging of the gums, which can lead to their weakening, and consequently to their inflammation and loosening of the teeth.
Exhausted toothbrushes are not able to rid themselves of even a superficial plaque, and this in turn can cause tartar, which can be got rid of only through an expensive procedure.
In order that during 3-4 months your toothbrush does not become a source of problems, we recommend that you wash off toothpaste, shake it off and rinse it every week in alcohol. In a general glass, as is customary in large families, the brushes are not recommended to store, since the dental diseases of one of the households can pass to another.
As for the choice of a brush, most people are like bristles of medium hardness, like how it perfectly removes plaque, but does not injure soft gum tissue and enamel itself.
What can you expect if you change the toothbrush, less often than recommended?
We do not in any way want to bully you, we just want to convey that such a seemingly worthless attention, the aspect is able to greatly impair the condition of the oral cavity.
Disease-causing bacteria that actively multiply in bristles can cause diseases such as caries, various kinds of stomatitis and gingivitis.
No need to be surprised if using an old brush, you will have blood from the gums - this is the beginning periodontitis, ignoring which leads to loss of teeth.
We hope that these recommendations of dentists will not become a trifle for you, and you will listen to them. As they say, to warn is better than cure. Do not forget about routine visits to dentistry, daily care and often change the toothbrush, then your teeth will be the most healthy and beautiful!