What’s Your Oral Hygiene Score

Oral hygiene is an important indicator of your overall health. Yet, it’s also one of the most neglected aspects of our health. Researches say that the status of your oral health is an important predictor to your cardiovascular health. Let’s take a quiz to find where you stand?

1. How much time do you spend brushing your teeth everyday?
A. 0-30 seconds
B. 30-60 seconds
C. 60-120 seconds

2. How often do you change your toothbrush?
A. Only when it gets lost
B. When I feel uncomfortable brushing my teeth with it
C. Every two months I change my toothbrush.

3. Do you floss?
A. What’s that?
B. I do it, but occasionally when a food particle gets trapped in my gums.
C. Everyday while watching TV I floss my teeth.

4. When was the last you visited dentist?
A. I’m fortunate; I don’t need to visit one.
B. When I had a toothache last year, I went to my dentist.
C. I visit my dentist every six months.

4. Do you clean your tongue while you brush your teeth?
A. I don’t know if tongue is meant to be cleaned.
B. I do it, but I’m not very meticulous about it.
C. I clean my tongue, each time I brush my teeth.

5. Would you buy an electronic toothbrush?
A. No, my plastic one serves me fine.
B. I would like to buy one.
C. I have one.

6. How many times do you brush in a day?
A. Just once
B. Twice a day—in the morning and before going to bed
C. Scrupulously brush my teeth twice a day and even brush after eating a sticky food, like raisins.

Score chart

A—0
B—5
C—10

Rate yourself where you stand

0-20—Your oral hygiene levels are very poor.
20-40—You need to brush up on your dental cleaning.
40-60—You are meticulous about your oral hygiene.

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