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ORAL HYGIENE

MEASURES MECHANICAL &


CHEMICAL PLAQUE CONTROL

DR. ARTI RAVAL


M.D.S. PERIO
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Plaque Control
 Tooth Brush – Manual & Powered
 Tooth Pick
 Proxabrush
 Tongue Cleaner
 Dental Floss

Chemical Plaque Control


Various mouthwashes
Selection of Toothbrush…
 Cost
 Availability
 Advertising claims
 Family tradition
 Habit
Manual Tooth Brush
 Type of tooth brush:
Extra soft, soft, medium, hard
 Design of tooth brush
 Time required for brushing
 When to replace your toothbrush
(Splaying/fraying of bristles)?
 Which toothpaste/tooth gel/tooth powder
should we use?
 Brushing on tongue - recommended??
 Use of Daatun, Salt, fitkari, lemon, Charcoal??
 Amount of brushing (Count system, clock
system or combination)
 Frequency of brushing
Care/Cleaning of
Toothbrushes…
 Clean thoroughly after each use
 Hold brush head under strong stream of warm water
 Tap the handle of brush on edge of sink
 Use another toothbrush to clean
 Rinse completely and tap out excess water

BRUSH STORAGE:
 Keep brush in open air with head in an upright

position, apart from contact with other brushes


(particularly those of another person)
 Brush container should have sufficient holes to give

air temporarily until the brush can be completely


exposed for drying. A closed container encourages
bacterial growth.
Powered Toothbrush
Brushing Techniques:
 Horizontal Scrub technique
 Leonard’s Vertical Brushing

Technique
 Fone’s Technique – Children
 Bass Method
 Modified Bass – Healthy Gingiva
 Stillman’s technique
 Modified Stillman’s – Gingival Recession
 Charter’s Method – After dental surgery
 Horizontal and vertical brushing techniques:
contraindicated

 Fone’s method: Circular motion

 Modified Bass & Modified Stillman’s Method:


Bristles are placed at 45 degree angle to
the long axis of teeth
Dental Floss
Dental Floss:
Toothpick:
Proxabrush
Toothpaste:
Tongue cleaner:
Chlorhexidine mouthwash:
THANK YOU

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