The first thing that almost everyone does in the morning is going to the bathroom to bath, wash a face, and brush the teeth but there Is the fact that many people don’t know about these activities which one of these is the source of disease and directly touch to them every morning – toothbrush.            We were taught that in order to have a better health and sanitation, you should brush your teeth at least twice a day in the morning and bedtime or every time after the meal if you can. That means a toothbrush will touch your oral cavity twice a day or more in every day. Any disease that accumulated for a day in both awake and asleep are piled up in toothbrush to spread into soft tissue in the mouth and wound gum and directly enter the bloodstream.            There are several researches support that toothbrush is the source of disease that virus is the carrier such as heart disease, brain vascular disease, marrow, hepatitis and chronic infection because these virus are thrive in the damp area such as bristles on a toothbrush. The bathroom that always wet is the best habitat for viruses.            It sounds scary because toothbrush is the thing that we cannot avoid to use it. Not brushing your teeth also ruin your mouth not less than using dirty toothbrush. Sickness from toothbrush is difficult to treat but the ways to prevent it are easier than you think.

           Start from selecting Good toothbrush has soft bristles and doesn't hurt the mouth to prevent ulcer in the mouth that the bacteria can go into bloodstream easily. You can observe by touch the bristles that must not sharp and rough. It also has a good flexibility to reach every nook and corner in your mouth. The width of the brush must be enough to cover approximately 2 teeth.

           The right way to brush your teeth When we were a child, teacher taught that, “brush up and down”, but when we grow up, we have other focuses in brushing. Not only brushing up and down, we also focus on the cervical of tooth, gums, bulge of the cheek and tongue. If you brush your teeth clean, the halitosis will be gone. You should brush not too softly or not too toughly because if too strong may cause gum abrasions and lesions in the mouth.

           Take care you toothbrush Making your toothbrush always clean will make you healthy too. There are several simple ways to take care your toothbrush following

           Do not use a toothbrush with each other or put down in the same glass There is a chance that their bristles touch to each other and obtain diseases or viruses from each other because many type of virus have a long life such as hepatitis viruses can live outside the body for several months if they have a good habitat as a toothbrush.            Do not put down a toothbrush in the bathroom Because the bathroom is the damp and dark place which is a good habitat for bacteria. But most of us tend to keep a toothbrush at the sink in the bathroom because it is convenient to use. So, you should keep it in the toothbrush casing.            Desiccate before keep When you finished cleaning a toothbrush, you should knock it for wipe out the water until it damp and desiccate it before put down in the casing to prevent the accumulation of bacteria.            Avoid the rough bristles-toothbrush To prevent ulcers in the gums or mouth easily.            Change a toothbrush every 3 months The most of toothbrush have lifetime 3 months. If over than 3 month, bristles will be deteriorated and not as good as it used to be.            Dip it into hot water Hot water will eliminate bacteria that live in your toothbrush effectively and also make bristles softer that it used to be.            Change a toothbrush after illness If you have been treated oral or throat disease you should abandon your old toothbrush and buy new one because your old toothbrush may remain disease or virus that you infected and they can make you infected chronically. by : TerraBKK.com