Can I use toothpaste when brushing my teeth during confinement?

Confinement is a special period for women. During this period, women not only need to supplement nutrition to restore their bodies, but also need to breastfeed their children. Therefore, there are still many things to pay attention to in daily life. For example, many people think that you cannot brush your teeth during confinement. In fact, this statement has no scientific basis. During the confinement period, you can brush your teeth normally. Of course, it is best to choose a special toothpaste for postpartum women to brush your teeth.

1. Can I brush my teeth during confinement?

Brushing teeth is the main method of cleaning teeth and periodontal tissues. It is also important to protect oral hygiene after childbirth, especially if you often eat greasy, high-protein foods. You should brush your teeth after every meal. When brushing your teeth, use a soft toothbrush. Do not brush horizontally, but brush vertically and carefully to clean out food accumulation between the teeth. If you don't brush your teeth, it will cause periodontitis, loose teeth or even tooth loss. So you should brush your teeth even during confinement.

2. Can I use mouthwash during confinement?

Some elderly people believe that during the confinement period, one should try not to touch water, not even a little bit, even mouthwash is included.

There are two types of mouthwash for pregnant women: health-care type and therapeutic type. Professionals point out that prescription therapeutic mouthwashes should be purchased at pharmacies. It has certain therapeutic functions for oral diseases, such as alleviating and controlling tooth inflammation and other diseases.

In most cases, doctors will select mouthwashes based on the actual needs of patients with periodontal disease to achieve the effect of stabilization and health care. Because this mouthwash contains medicinal ingredients, it may cause changes in taste, mouth ulcers and other oral problems, so you must follow the advice of professionals when purchasing it.

Expectant mothers should not be careless when choosing mouthwash and must look at the main ingredients clearly. For example, you must refuse to buy mouthwash containing borax, butyl borax, or antibiotics. This is because toxic borax is banned from use in food and medicine in many countries, and the antibiotic ingredients can cause great harm to the body.

3. How to take care of your oral cavity during confinement

For the recovery of the mother, nutritious food rich in vitamins, high sugar and high protein is often given during the postpartum confinement period, especially various cakes and tonics, which are foods with high sugar content. If you do not brush your teeth after eating, these food residues will stay between the teeth and in the points, gaps and grooves of the teeth for a long time. After fermentation and acid production, they promote demineralization (dephosphorization and decalcification) of the tooth enamel and softening of the tooth. The conditional pathogens in the oral cavity take advantage of the opportunity to enter, leading to gingivitis, periodontitis and multiple caries.

Therefore, for the health of the mother, she should not only brush her teeth, but also strengthen oral care and health care, rinse her mouth after meals, and brush her teeth with warm water in the morning and evening. In addition, you can also use some cleaning and disinfecting gargles and gargle after rinsing your mouth or brushing your teeth, about 15 ml each time, gargle for 1.1.5 minutes, 3-5 times a day. Do not rinse your mouth or eat within 15-30 minutes after gargling to fully exert the cleansing and anti-inflammatory effects of the medicine.