{"id":2366,"date":"2018-04-09T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T15:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/?p=2366"},"modified":"2026-07-01T10:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:22:22","slug":"3-simple-ways-to-fight-against-gingivitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/09\/3-simple-ways-to-fight-against-gingivitis\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Simple Ways to Fight Against Gingivitis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gingivitis occurs during the early stages of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/gum-disease-treatment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gum disease<\/a> when bacteria builds-up around the gum line. Gingivitis is treatable by a dentist, but protecting your mouth from gingivitis is even easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brushing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brushing your teeth is crucial to keeping a healthy mouth, as we all know. Below, Dr. Koops lists a couple of tips to keep in mind when brushing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brush your tongue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid brushing aggressively<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brush the inner, outer and chewing surface of your teeth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a soft bristle toothbrush<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flossing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t forget to floss. Flossing reaches the areas of your teeth your toothbrush can\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule Trips to the Dentist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proper dental hygiene is not complete without a professional teeth cleaning. Small amounts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mouthhealthy.org\/all-topics-a-z\/plaque\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">plaque<\/a> can be removed with a routine cleaning from your dentist. When plaque buildup advances, your dentist will need to perform a deep cleaning to get underneath the gums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By keeping a good dental hygiene routine and scheduling routine visits to the dentist, the chances of having dental health issues, such as gingivitis, greatly decrease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are due for a cleaning or have any questions about the health of your gums, be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/request-an-appointment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">schedule an appointment<\/a> with Dr. Koops in <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/sKF51S6due212oBDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beachwood, OH.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gingivitis occurs during the early stages of gum disease when bacteria builds-up around the gum line. Gingivitis is treatable by a dentist, but protecting your mouth from gingivitis is even easier. <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/09\/3-simple-ways-to-fight-against-gingivitis\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,5,40],"tags":[137,3,139,67,39,156,141,134,121],"class_list":["post-2366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gum-disease","category-oral-health","category-oral-hygiene","tag-beachwood-oh-dentist","tag-dental-health","tag-dentist-in-beachwood-oh","tag-gingivitis","tag-gum-disease","tag-healthy-mouth","tag-importance-of-flossing","tag-plaque","tag-teeth-cleaning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3553,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366\/revisions\/3553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestdentalteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}