Orthodontic period, due to wearing braces, increased oral cleaning difficulties, therefore, during the orthodontic period, oral cleaning work and cleaning tools are different from the usual, which oral cleaning tools should be used during the orthodontic period, how to oral cleaning? 1, dental floss to clean the gap between the teeth will be floss through the gap, close to the gums, scraping out the tartar, pay attention to do not press too hard on the floss to avoid damage to the gums. After wearing braces, because of the wire on the braces, ordinary dental floss can not enter the bottom of the gap, so in front of the braces, ordinary dental floss can not play a role, but you can use the floss wearer to floss under the wire to clean the gap. Of course, you can also choose Super Floss, Super Floss is a product of floss threefold, dental brush, ordinary floss, the front section is hard, easy to shuttle between the wires of the braces; the middle is soft, similar to a sponge, mainly used to adjust the thickness; the end is ordinary floss used to clean the gap between the teeth. Super floss is designed for the “braces party” a dental floss, but compared to other dental floss expensive. 2.Toothbrush to clean the overlapping part of braces and teeth Stick the head of the toothbrush into the gap between teeth and braces and move it up and down, note that every gap between teeth and braces should be cleaned. 3, toothbrush cleaning teeth After wearing braces, because there are 2 rows of wires on the braces, blocking the route of toothbrush, so the up and down brushing method is not applicable, you can use a short distance, a small range of lateral brushing method is to divide the teeth into braces and gum end, braces and teeth cut end two parts, the toothbrush placed between the braces and gums, the bristles and the tooth surface is 45 degrees angle, in a small area on the tooth surface lateral brushing movement Brush the orthodontic and gum ends and then brush the orthodontic and tooth cutting ends. Note Oh, should not be long distance, pull saw type brushing, otherwise, damage the tooth surface, causing tooth wear.