How long after teeth cleaning can I eat

Many people become afraid to eat right after they have their teeth cleaned, because every time they bite something they feel sour and painful, and their teeth are soft and have not fully recovered. You can go without food for a short period of time after having your teeth cleaned, but you will feel hungry if you don’t eat. So for two weeks you should be careful not to eat sweet, cold, hot or sour food, especially spicy food, as you are most sensitive. You can eat more liquid food and soup.

Precautions

Two weeks after teeth cleaning, you should avoid eating cold, hot, sour, sweet and other foods.

After teeth cleaning, the teeth will be a little sensitive to hot and cold and feel sore. This temporary symptom and the original bleeding from brushing usually disappear in about a week. If the pain symptoms persist, you can consider using anti-sensitive toothpaste on the market. They will usually improve after using it for about a month.

Common Misconceptions

1. Brush your teeth carefully and there is no need for teeth cleaning.

Some people think that if you brush your teeth carefully every day, you don’t need to wash your teeth. This is wrong. Because plaque is generated very quickly, new plaque will form within half an hour after thorough brushing, and the maximum amount can be reached within 30 days. What's more, most people do not know the correct way to brush their teeth. They just clean their teeth according to their own habits. It is inevitable that some parts are not brushed properly, especially the gaps between teeth and inside the lower front teeth. Over time, these will become dental calculus. Therefore, if adults have never had their teeth cleaned, they should go to the hospital for a cleaning as soon as possible, and it is best to do it once every six months.

2. Teeth will become whiter after teeth cleaning

First of all, we need to correct a misunderstanding: some people think that healthy teeth are pure white, just like the teeth of the models in toothpaste advertisements. In fact this is wrong. The structure of a normal tooth is a layer of relatively transparent enamel containing yellowish dentin, so the color of some dentin can be seen, so the color of a normal tooth should be slightly yellowish. Teeth that are extremely white but lack transparency usually give people an unreal feeling.

In daily use, some pigments will definitely accumulate on the surface of the teeth, which will make the color of the teeth look more unsightly. An important goal of teeth cleaning is to remove these pigments as much as possible. Therefore, after a complete teeth cleaning, the teeth will reveal their original color, which is a light yellow, because these pigments are well removed.

Generally speaking, teeth will become whiter to a certain extent after teeth cleaning. However, as a means of preventing and treating periodontal disease, the effect of teeth cleaning on whitening teeth is extremely limited. Patients can more significantly improve the appearance of their teeth through other methods such as cold light whitening and aesthetic restoration techniques.

How often should you wash your teeth?

In developed countries, teeth cleaning has become a very popular routine oral health care, and people go to their dentists for teeth cleaning once or twice a year. After teeth cleaning, if periodontal disease is found, the dentist will provide professional oral treatment in time to maintain oral health. In addition, the dentist will develop a corresponding follow-up plan based on the different conditions of each patient, including the health of the periodontal tissues, oral hygiene, oral cleaning habits, living habits, etc. Some patients have poor periodontal health and may need to come to the hospital for a follow-up checkup every two or three months, while some patients have better oral hygiene and may only need their teeth cleaned once every two or three years.

In short, it is more appropriate for most people to have their teeth cleaned once every six months to a year.

4. Teeth cleaning is harmful to teeth

Proper teeth cleaning will not harm your teeth. The surface of normal teeth is covered with a layer of enamel, which is very hard, so the impact of teeth cleaning can be completely ignored. The rubber wheel used for polishing is made of a softer material and will not cause any wear to the teeth.