Oral Hygiene

Question	Answer
Electric toothbrush	Removes more plaque/biofilm per sec. May have a timer or different vibration settings. Bristles will move in a circular or up & down motion.
Manual toothbrush	Various sizes and styles, tuft shape, bristles, and handle angle. Removes plaque and biofilm from smooth surfaces.
Floss	Removes biofilm from between the teeth, reduces interproximal bleeding and caries.
Floss threaders	Used to remove biofilm and debris from under fixed bridges and ortho appliances.
Interproximal brushes	Inserted between the teeth from the facial side and are moved with a short back-and-forth strokes. Then repeated on the lingual side.
Water irrigation device (waterpik)	Used to clean debris from ortho brackets. Does not remove biofilm and should not replace brushing & flossing.
Disclosing solution	Temporarily colors biofilm to make it visible & therefore easier to remove.
Image: Elctric (binary/octet-stream)	Electric toothbrush
Image: Manualtooth (binary/octet-stream)	Manual toothbrush
Image: Floss (binary/octet-stream)	Floss
Image: Discolosingtabs (binary/octet-stream)	Disclosing solution (this picture shows tablets, solution would be a liquid)
Image: Waterpik (binary/octet-stream)	Water irrigation device (this picture shows many styles, Waterpik is a specific but commonly used brand)
Image: Flossthreader (binary/octet-stream)	Floss threader (its the blue thing, picture shows it going under a bridge)
Image: Interproxbrush (binary/octet-stream)	Interproximal brush

Resource summary

	Created by Stefani Rojas Covarrubias over 1 year ago