There are hundreds of species of microorganisms in our mouths every day. Actually it's not a problem, unless there is an imbalance of bacteria in the mouth. It is therefore important to always keep it clean.
Brushing teeth should ideally be done twice a day, morning and evening after eating before going to bed. Dental hygiene is maintained to reduce the growth of plaque, which then is a pile of bacteria.
"Our mouths may not be clean. Yet we can keep your teeth if it is able to suppress the growth of plaque," said the lecturer at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Indonesia, drg.Yudha Rismanto Sp.Perio.
We need at least 6-12 hours until the bacteria is able to colonize the matrix to form plaques. The conditions in accordance with the brushing time.