become aware of the healing energy we all produce. This energy can be used by each and every individual. Tap into the greatest source of energy: your own.
Understanding the importance of therapeutics will then help you develop a positive approach to oral hygiene habits.
Feel the results! Your mouth will be energized. This is the feeling you want when you wake in the morning. You’ll no longer notice a dry, foul odor in your mouth. Here are some tools that use the power of touch and contact to bring heal- ing energy to the gums.
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taken from the center of the being (person). It is also thera- peutic energy. Chienergy is almost always used when heart energy is activated. If you merely brush your teeth without your heart energy, your results will be lessened. Loving what you do has great results. Calculated cooking, lovemaking, or oral hygiene will not have the same results as when you love to cook, put your heart into lovemaking, and as important, love taking care of your mouth.
How do you get motivated to love your teeth and brush with heart energy? Feel! Learn how it feels when you tap into heart energy. Stimulate the gum tissue. Massage the gums instead of merely thinking about the angle of the brush. In my profession as a dental hygienist, we are told to tell you to brush at a certain angle. Periodically we direct patients to brush at a different angle. Rhythm also has a ther- apeutic effect on the mouth, so try to brush with rhythm.
The chi, or life-sustaining force, is in everyone. If you work technically and are not using your inner chi energy,
Toothbrush massage.
then you will get mechanical results. The healing power of chiis in all of us—use it! The healing therapeutic touch will be transferred from your hands through the brush to the gum tissue to heal and tighten against the bone. Feel the energy flow throughout your mouth. If you notice a little blood on the brush, let it be a diagnostic indicator that this area needs more healing and massage. And be gentle with yourself, love your mouth, and most important, love yourself. If you are massaging your gums in the evening, make sure to softly massage the tissue resting against the bony structures of your teeth. Think about how you are reattaching loosened tissue as you have worked your teeth and gums all day by eating, drinking, and talking.
Oral Irrigator
Use an oral irrigator to massage the gum pocket. The oral irrigator will not only irrigate the particles of food out
Oral irrigator.
from under your gums, but will work your gums with mas- sage therapy. Think of a shower massage working your back muscles—the same can be done for your gums. Use the oral irrigator on a low to medium pressure. Too high a pressure can rip the gum tissue and cause infection and damage.
Also, an oral irrigator, manual or electric, has a force of water released from the hose. This water can direct anti- bacterial agents or herbs under the gum. The release of antibacterial agents and herbs through the oral irrigator will thus create healing. As the healing system also Electric oral irrigator, portable.
depends on good blood circulation, an oral irrigator (as well as a toothbrush) can stimulate the proper circulation through massage.
Rubber Tip Stimulator
Another way to massage the gums is with a rubber tip. Using a rubber tip with rhythm can heal the gum tissue. You can tighten the gums with a circular motion of the rubber tip.
Point the rubber tip toward the incisor (top) edge of your teeth. Then work the rubber tip around the gums using your natural rhythm.
A rubber tip will also aid in bringing circulation to the gum tissue. Using a rubber tip stimulator will bring the heal- ing blood cells to the surface and also enable you to tighten the loose gum tissue that is found in between your teeth.
Rubber tip stimulator.
Floss
Floss, when used correctly, can also energize the gum tissue.
It can massage away the plaque and food particles. But be sure not to snap the floss! Work the floss around each tooth with rhythm. “Rhythm” is the key word. By using rhythm you release your own therapeutic healing energy. This trans- ference of energy can then be directed onto the gum tissue.
Make a “C” shape with the floss and wrap it around each tooth. Slide the floss out and then take a new spot on the floss. Do not use the same piece of floss from one tooth to another, and slide the floss out. Do not pull up or down with the floss, as you may dislodge a filling or a crown, which can be very costly to replace.
Flossing correctly.
Mouthwash
Bacteria that festers in the mouth are a negative energy form. This negative source of energy can cause mouth mal- odor (bad breath). The mouthwash you select can rid the mouth of the festering bacteria. Make sure there is an herb in the mouthwash to energize and create circulation for the gums and the surrounding mucous membranes. Herbs play an important role in feeding energy to the tissues. Using herbal mouthwash rinses away the bacteria while feeding and nourishing the cells.
Toothpicks (Orangewood, Plastic)
Toothpicks come in different forms. In a soft orangewood stick, the toothpick can create massage in between the teeth. The papilla (V-shaped gum) can be cleansed with the orangewood stick. You can also use a plastic pick to rid your teeth of plaque before it forms tartar. These picks are
Orangewood stick.
therapeutic and help stimulate the gum tissue. So massage your gums with a wooden stick. Using an orangewood stick, work the stick under the gum, massaging in between your teeth and the gum line.
Toothpaste
Herbal and antibacterial toothpaste can be listed among the products that are dental therapeutics. Toothpaste with the proper ingredients, such as mint and rosemary, can cause the gums to be stimulated and massaged. Echinacea toothpaste will help to therapeutically heal gum tissue. Antibacterial agents such as baking soda will help balance the pH of the mouth.