Oral health

Toothpaste 

Avoid fluoride toothpaste and instead use a natural toothpaste.

Brushing

General brushing guidelines are:

1. Never brush aggressively.
2. Whenever brushing, do it with gentle strokes and in circular motion.
3. Never push your gums upwards while brushing. Brush them along your gum lines.
4. Don’t use too large a toothbrush. A brush having a small head and soft bristle is ideal for your mouth.
5. Don’t forget to floss as it is essential for removing plaque.
6. The ideal condition is to brush and floss after every meal. If, however, it is not possible every time, at least rinse your mouth properly with water after meals.

Coconut Oil Pulling

Oil pulling is one of the most effective traditional treatments for various oral diseases. Especially famous for healing cavities, oil pulling can even prevent and reverse receding gums. Coconut oil has excellent antimicrobial properties and will help you in preventing and treating any infection that is present in your mouth. Not only does it prevent tooth decay and heal cavity, coconut oil pulling is capable of treating almost all the gum issues including receding gums. Ayurveda recommends oil pulling not only for curing many oral diseases but also for better absorption of nutrients in your body.

1. Warm the oil
2. Put oil into your mouth.
3. Swirl and swish this oil all around your mouth for about 15-20 minutes at a time.
4. Spit it out!

Mouthwash

Using mouthwash everyday keeps germs away from your oral cavity, most advice receomends you should use mouthwash daily. I recommend  go natural and make your own mouthwash using certain essential oils. Take 1/4 -1/2 cup of water and add 1-2 drops of such essential oils as Tea Tree oil, Peppermint, Clove, Eucalyptus, or Sage Oil. Now wash your mouth with this natural mouthwash at least for a minute swirling it all around inside your mouth.

Green Tea

The health benefits of green tea are many. You can add treatment of receding gums to this too. As it is well known, green tea has loads of antioxidants that keep away many diseases by combating free radicals. Free radicals in your mouth can cause periodontal disease that may lead to receding gums. Green tea has catechins, an antioxidant that helps combat even the existing periodontal disease. These catechins in your green tea will strengthen the bond between your gums and teeth. The anti-inflammatory properties of green tea will reduce the swelling of gums that obstruct the proper healing of your gums and oral diseases.

• Make a cup of refreshing green tea for yourself in the morning.

• Have one cup of such green tea daily in the morning.

Tongue Scrapeing

A tongue scraper is more effective at removing toxins and bacteria from the tongue than a toothbrush. Although brushing and flossing will loosen and move debris around, they do not actually remove the bacteria. Almost half of our oral bacteria live on and in the deep crevices of our tongue; the scraping action of a tongue scraper collects these toxic tongue coatings (which can range in color from clear, white, yellow, or green) and removes them from the body.

This Ayurvedic daily routine for maintaining oral health should be done on a regular basis, in the morning upon rising, and on an empty stomach. A tongue scraper is a long, thin, flat piece of metal that is bent in a "U" shape. Standing in front of a mirror, you scrape your tongue by simply holding the two ends of the scraper in both hands, sticking out your tongue, and placing the scraper as far back on you tongue as possible. With firm but gentle pressure, scrape the surface of your tongue in one long stroke. Rinse the scraper and repeat until your tongue feels clean and is free of coating (usually 5 to 10 times).