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Could someone explain to me step-by-step how to brush teeth?
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2 parts: Brushing teeth is easy. Use a soft brush, and gently scrub away, using short movements. More important and less intuitive is brushing out the gum space around your teeth. This is where the bacteria live. Angle the soft bristles at about 45 degrees so that they actually go into the gum space. Angle down on lower teeth, and up on top teeth. Move the bristles gently back and forth horizontally.
Answered 12/8/2012
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