Now that Halloween has passed and the kids are probably finished with all those sweets it is time to get back to taking care of those pearly whites. My son loves his Star Wars Light Saber toothbrush by Sunstar GUM and it really does make him brush more. Products such as these make brushing fun and research shows that when it is perceived as fun kids are much more likely to brush.
Want to know exactly how to brush? Here is the 4-1-1 according to Sunstar GUM:
Sunstar Gum Brushing Technique
1. Place bristles along the gumline at a 45° angle. Bristles should contact both the tooth surface and the gumline.
2. Gently brush the outer tooth surfaces of 2-3 teeth using a vibrating back, forth & rolling motion. Move brush to the next group of 2-3 teeth and repeat.
3. Maintain a 45° angle with bristles contacting the tooth surface and gumline. Gently brush using back, forth & rolling motion along all of the inner tooth surfaces.
4. Tilt brush vertically behind the front teeth. Make several up & down strokes using the front half of the brush.
5. Place the brush against the biting surface of the teeth & use a gentle back & forth scrubbing motion. Brush the tongue from back to front to remove odor-producing bacteria.
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Disclosure: This is a post sponsored by Sunstar GUM and I received product as part of this post.
I’m doing good if my 3 year old gets all of her teeth brushed.
It’s easy to teach your children HOW to brush; the difficulty is in having them do it for the right length of time! Great giveaway; thanks!
Yes, My children & I are brushing properly!
my son is getting better, just needs more patience
we probably dont stick to the 45 degree angle
We do it right and we set a timer for my son so he does the right amount of time!
I’m not sure about that 45 degree angle, I’m usually working with a moving target!
My daughter usually has to go in their twice to get it right.
yes, good to know i’ve been brushing properly!
we brushing correctly.
We aren’t flosser ~ ugh!
Need to start flossing…
We do need to get better about flossing!
I brush at a 45 degree angle.
Thanks for the chance.
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Our whole family needs to get better about flossing!
we don’t floss enough
My children & I are brushing properly and thanks for the chance
i almost never floss, big mistake
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I always forget to brush my tongue .
Yes, we brush right…but I need to get my kids to floss more… I floss constantly, and I wonder if that is driving them away from it?! I doubt it…I think they are just lazy teenagers!! 🙂
My family does it properly. 🙂
We do it right
We do it right- I’m a stickler on this one!
We def dont do a 45 degree angle tilt. LOL.
This is a great giveaway! I love this!
Thank you for this giveaway!
I really don’t think I have a 45 degree angle.
I need to floss the kids’ teeth :/
Yes, we do it the right way and I make sure my kids do, plus I help them.
45 degree angle step is something I will have to teach my children. And start doing myself!
It appears that I do it right! Hooray!!
So far we are doing it correctly, what the kids miss, I go back and brush just to be sure 🙂
We do it right and we brush our sons teeth as well still
I don’t always get the angle right.
I actually do, do it right.
I think I miss the boat with the “gently” part – I am aggressively trying to just get it done. My daughter struggles with the patience to get all of her teeth.
We do not make sure to place our brush at a 45 degree angle
I don’t follow all the rules! I definitely don’t replace my toothbrush every three months!
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I don’t always brush at a 45 degree angle.
We are doing pretty much everything we are supposed to.
my dentist taught me and also my kids and we are actually doing it the right way!
I’m sure I don’t get the 45 degree angle right.
i dont brush long enough
Sometimes the tongue is neglected.
i dont think i stick with the angle through out brushing
Yes we do brush right 🙂
Neither me nor my children brush long enough.
the 45 degree angle
I am actually surprised that I am!
Both my children and myself do not brush at a 45 degree angle and we don’t turn the brush vertical to brush behind our teeth.
im doing it right except maybe the angles.
we do it right
We do it right
It seems like I do pretty well, but my son needs some work.
I think I pretty much just brush randomly in case something got stuck and wouldn’t be loosened by brushing only one direction!
we all do it right:)
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Yes, I do it right. Except I don’t have a special product/tool for massaging my gums.
I think we are pretty much doing that when brushing
I don’t change my brush enough.
I do it right!
-Ashley Marie Morrissey
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i need to be better at replacing my toothbrush every 3 months sometimes I wait until the bristles start going haywire sideways..lol
yes i do it right
Step 3. I don’t always keep the angle.
Yes, I do it right, and make sure that the children do it right also…….. it is very important to take as good of care of your teeth as you can……
We do brush right, but I do have to remind my kids a lot!
I do it right I just don’t always floss
We don’t brush long enough.
I doubt we get the right angle, we are working on just brushing for the right amount of time.
I really thought I was doing it right until I read about the 45 degree angle and now I am not so sure anymore.
I don’t brush at a 45 degree angle.
we dont brush for the whole 4 minutes
Hi I saw that you picked me originally but said I don’t follow you on Twitter. How did I get your tweet if I don’t follow you? Not sure how Twitter works. Not sure how that happens but on my end I am showing you as followed. I did follow the rules. Oh well.