Mechanical and Chemotherapeutic Home Oral Hygiene
Mechanical and Chemotherapeutic Home Oral Hygiene
Mechanical and Chemotherapeutic Home Oral Hygiene
Powered Mechanical Plaque Removal Significantly proven more effective and beneficial in reducing plaque index, gingival index, percentage of sites that bled on probing, pocket depth, total gram negative bacteria in subgingval plaque than the manual tooth brushes. It was designed because some people lack manual dexterity in manipulation of brushes Uses acoustic energy
Step 2 Clean every surface of every tooth. The chewing surface, the cheek side, and the tongue side.
Step 3 Don't rush your brush. A thorough brushing should take at least two to three minutes. Try timing yourself.
Step 4 Change your usual brushing pattern. Most people brush their teeth the same way all the time. That means they miss the same spots all the time. Try reversing your usual pattern.
REMINDERS
thorough brushing is a very important step in preventing tooth decay and gum disease thorough brushing is a very important step in preventing tooth decay and gum disease
Floss
Flossing removes plaque and bacteria that you cannot reach with your toothbrush. If you don't floss, you are missing more than one-third of your tooth surface.. Types of floss Flavoured and unflavored Waxed and unwaxed Thin, tape and meshwork
How to floss
Step 1 Take a length of floss equal to the distance from your hand to your shoulder
How to floss
Wrap it around your index and middle fingers, leaving about two inches between your hands.
How to floss
Step 2 Slide the floss between your teeth and wrap it into a "C" shape around the base of the tooth and gently under the gumline. Wipe the tooth from base to tip two or three times.
Step 3 Be sure to floss both sides of every tooth. Don't forget the backs of your last molars. Go to a new section of the floss as it wears and picks up particles.
Time Consideration
How often should we brush and floss our teeth and for how long? Answer: 1 minute brushing period provides the greatest plaque removal. In Children, oral hygiene procedures must be done once or twice daily with parental supervision.
Dentrifices
Plaque and stain removing agents through the use of abrasives and surfactants Composition
Adjuncts for Plaque Control oral irrigators (uses pulsed water or chemotherapeutic agents to dislodge plaque) tongue scrapers (flat, flexible plastic sticks that are used to remove bacterial and food deposits that accumulate within the rough dorsal surface of the tongue. ) gauze or special dental wash cloths (used in infants to massage the gums and remove the plaque in newly erupted teeth)
Techniques roll method Charters method Horizontal scrubbing method Modified stillman method
Antiseptic Agents
Chlorhexidine
Positively Charged Organic antiseptic agent Reduces plaque, gingivitis, mucositis Binds with anionic glycoproteins and phosphoproteins on the buccal, palatal and labial mucosa and tooth-borne pellicle Can be of great use in immunocompromised patients esp. mental retardation and patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation
Chlorhexidine
Antibacterial effects:
Binding well to bacterial cell membrane Increasing their permeability Initiating leakage Precipitating intracellular components Decrease levels of streptococcus mutans
Antiseptic Agents
Listerine Noncharged phenolic antiseptic agent Burning sensation Bitter taste Highest alcohol contents (25 %)
Urea Peroxide
Plaque modifying agent Increased stability over hydrogen peroxide Protein denaturation effect of urea
Delmopinol
Binds to salivary protein and alters cohesiveness and adhesiveness properties of films formed
Sugar Substitutes
Incorporated in chewing gums to:
Decrease plaque accumulation and pH Lower incidence of caries
Prenatal Counseling
Before birth of child Discuss Pregnancy gingivitis
Preschoolers (3 to 6 years)
Fluoride dentrifice can be introduced at 3 years Pea - sized amount of tooth paste Daily flossing
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Agbayani. Cassieopea Dimatulac, Kevin Tesoro, Joseph Paulo D.