Home care
Tooth brushing
Place the toothbrush parallel to the tooth surface,
approximating the contour of the tooth.
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Use additional oral hygiene aids such as floss and interdental brushes as appropriate for individual patients
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Interdental brush |
One Tuft Brush |
Floss |
Practical use of fluoride
Let's use fluoride-containing products
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Brush with PROSPEC tooth paste. |
Apply PROSPEC Geltect on the surface of teeth by using a brush. |
Ensure that the Geltect covers all the surfaces of the teeth. |
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Practical use of an antibacterial mouth wash
Use rinsing with an anti bacterial mouthwash
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Brush your teeth. |
Pour 20ml of Listerine in a cup. |
Rinse for 30 secs. and then spit out. |
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Regulate dietary habits
Meals and snacks are eaten at fixed times
Many bacteria that reside in our mouths produce acid from sugars taken in directly as part of our diet or when carbohydrates are broken down.
This acid can then demineralize (dissolve) the tooth causing erosion or dental caries.
Care should be taken to limit snacks and to have them at a fixed time. Frequency of eating provides bacteria in the mouth with a constant supply of food from which acid is produced.
Following snacking or meals, appropriate preventive measures such as tooth brushing or chewing sugar free chewing gum should be employed.
