What are the benefits of adding salt to brushing your teeth

Regardless of gender, age or status, brushing teeth is something that everyone does every morning and evening. Some dental diseases can be observed in the early stages, but because people rarely observe their teeth, they miss the opportunity for early treatment. Many people are used to adding some salt to toothpaste when brushing their teeth. Here I will tell you the benefits of adding some salt when brushing your teeth. If you want to brush your teeth, you must understand how to brush your teeth with salt.

Brushing teeth with salt is a very common phenomenon nowadays. Many people use salt to brush their teeth in pursuit of oral cleanliness or teeth whitening. So is it really okay to brush your teeth with salt? Actually, it is not appropriate. Table salt is a crystalline solid with sharp edges and large, hard particles that can easily wear down teeth and abrade gums. Therefore, it is not recommended to brush your teeth directly with table salt. Moreover, salt is very irritating and absorbent. If you consume too much salt, it will take away saliva, causing gum atrophy, tooth surface wear, and loss of luster. So if you insist on brushing your teeth with salt, you must use the correct method.

2. How to brush your teeth with salt

Although brushing your teeth directly with salt can cause great damage to your mouth and teeth, it can indeed clean your mouth. Therefore, many people insist on using salt to brush their teeth, but incorrect use can cause great damage to the oral cavity. So how to use it?

When brushing your teeth, rinse your mouth first, squeeze out toothpaste, brush a few times, and when foam comes out, sprinkle a little household fine salt on the toothbrush. Or you can sprinkle salt directly on the squeezed toothpaste, but it will be saltier. Don't use toothpaste directly on it, it will be too much. Just grab some salt with your hands and sprinkle it on, or open a small hole in the salt bag and pour a little bit out.

It is certain that brushing your teeth with salt is good for your teeth, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people brushing their teeth with salt, but what are the benefits?

Brushing your teeth with salt can disinfect and clean your teeth, reduce heat and whiten your teeth. But compared with these benefits, the disadvantages of brushing your teeth with salt are obviously greater, so brushing your teeth with salt is not recommended, at least not frequently, at most two or three times a week, no more. However, you can choose some salt-white toothpaste to use, which will not cause as serious damage to the oral cavity as brushing your teeth directly with table salt.

Although we have mentioned the benefits of brushing your teeth with salt above, this does not mean that brushing your teeth with salt has no harm. Salt is a mineral, a hard, angular, irregular crystal. This feature can be seen with the naked eye in coarse salt. Therefore, when brushing your teeth with salt, the hard and sharp edges of the crystals will wear away the enamel on the surface of the teeth, causing fine grooves on the tooth surface and exposing the dentin, causing the same consequences as "tooth decay": when encountering sour, sweet, cold, hot and other stimuli, great pain will occur. At the same time, the surface of the gums is covered with a layer of soft pink mucous membrane. Brushing your teeth with salt will cause excessive stimulation and friction to the mucosa, which can easily cause bleeding gums.