 Hello everybody Andrea Mayesca here with dental lmobile hygiene so have you ever been to the dentist or your dental hygienist and They are very stern with you because they're not happy with how the inside of your mouth looks They might be kind of saying to you hey listen things don't look so nice in there You know we need to kick it up a notch You need to start working hard because this isn't what we want to see so there might be a lot of plaque A lot of charter the gums might be bleeding a lot and they might even tell you that you have gum disease Otherwise known as gingivitis if the if the gum disease gets worse It's and starts to eat away at the bone supporting the teeth then that is called Periodontitis so if you've ever heard those terms now quite often when I see patients They tell me like yes, I've been told I have gingivitis or I've been told I have Periodontitis But what do I do? You know, how do I fix that? So they might have been told but they didn't quite understand how they can make it better because the good thing About gum disease is it is completely reversible Meaning even if you have a bad case of it it can be Reversed but how the best thing to do you guys is the easiest and that's to brush twice Day and make sure to floss once a day. Yes, nobody likes to floss Nobody does but that's the only way to get in between Teeth and that's where gum disease starts it starts in between the teeth and then it starts to spread So even if you think you are Brushing amazing you can't get everywhere you need to get in between the teeth So the best thing to do is to brush twice a day and to floss once a day Now as you start to do that though if the gums are unhealthy the gums will bleed a lot But do not be concerned because even think of a cut on your arm. You have to clean that out It's going to hurt. It will probably bleed a lot But you have to clean it out for it to get better So your mouth and the gums is the same once you're getting things better It it might hurt it might be uncomfortable and the gums will bleed a lot but give it a week even two weeks if it's really really bad and There will be less pain. It will not be painful. It will not be sore after about two weeks You know everybody's different and and the gums will bleed less and less They might still bleed a lot for a week or two But then after that it will become less and less and less and then they won't bleed anymore Healthy gums do not bleed now if you're thinking wow like I'm way past that point my mouth looks horrible I don't know what to do then the gum disease might be at a more advanced stage where it just takes longer to heal So don't expect your teeth to be perfect or the gums to be perfect after two weeks It might take a couple months But as well your toothbrush can only do so much if it's been let's just say two years since your last cleaning Your toothbrush cannot get it all your dental hygienist needs to go underneath the gum line with their instruments and Clean away the plaque and charter from underneath the gum line because even if you're doing an amazing job Above the gum line all of that infection for lack of a better word is Underneath the gum still and that needs to be cleared away first for things to be perfectly healthy So the best package is to make sure to get your teeth cleaned Let the dental hygienist clean away everything perfectly first So then you know you're off to a good start and then keep up the hard work at home Fresh twice a day and make sure to floss every day if your gum disease is more advanced Then I would probably also say to use a mouthwash every morning and every night Listerine in my opinion is the best only only because it is anti Bacterial there are some out there with no alcohol. I believe it's the purple listerine But that does help help too if you can't stand that like burning alcohol Sensation right and for a lot of people the alcohol isn't even a good thing because it tends to make your Your tissues quite dry if you do not have a lot of saliva to begin with but if you need help If you have questions, just let me know I am so happy to help But just the main thing to take away from this is it's never too late If you feel that that your gums are horrible or you're in a lot of pain or things just hurt or the gums bleed a lot Honestly, I've seen it all. I don't mind. I don't mind that that is what I love to do is Cleaning the teeth to get you back to the best state of health Possible because if your mouth isn't healthy then you're not healthy either Your blood pressure is probably a lot higher than what it needs to be There's just a lot of things involved So you want healthy a healthy mouth and your dental hygienist is the first step in order to do that So if you need your teeth cleaned, let me know it is almost the end of the year I come to you use up that insurance while you can at a dental office They tend to book up pretty quickly, especially the evenings because that is prime time if you need help If you need your teeth cleaned, I am open. So please let me know you guys I am so happy to help if you have questions. Let me know. Thank you so much for watching and I will see you guys very very soon