Tooth brushes and Toothbrushing Flashcards
What is the use of a tooth brush?
Biofilm removal
halitosis control
sanitation of oral cavity
treatment or preventive agents
Power toothbrush also known as?
power-assisted
automatic
mechanical
electric toothbrushes
Are power toothbrushes more effective than manual?
YES
Who are powered tooth brushes more beneficial for?
- Poor OH
- pts undergoing ortho treatments
- pts with dental implants
- aggressive brushers
- pts undergoing complex restorative and prosthodontic treatment
What is the most recommend method for manual toothbrushes?
Sulcular (Bass)
What tooth brush method is easy to learn first technique for a child?
Circular (Fones) Method
What bacteria produces VSC’s?
Microflora
How often do you change a toothbrush?
2-3 months. (3)
If a pt has strep, when should a pt change toothbrush after antibiotics?
3 days after
A toothbrush should be stored how?
In an upright position, away from other toothbrushes.
Where is Dental Abrasions mainly found?
Facial surfaces, especially on canines, premolars and sometimes 1st molars
T/F Total mouth cleaning includes tongue cares?
True
Filaments also mean?
Bristles
General description of a tooth brush include what?
Handle
Head
Shank
What tooth brush method is meant for children? Without emphasis on the gingival sulcus
Children
Not brushing the tongue can caused what? From all the debris entrapped and microorganisms.
Fissured Tongue
Lesion of the gingiva that results from mechanical removal of the surface epithelium?
Abrasion (gingiva)
Loss of tooth structure produced by a mechanical cause (such as a hard bristled tooth brush used with excessive pressure and an abrasive dentifrice) ; abrasion contrasts with erosion, which involves a chemical process?
Abrasion (Tooth)
Characteristics shape of each toothbrush filament; a special manufacturing process removes all sharp edges and provides smooth; rounded ends to prevent injury to gingiva or tooth structure during use?
End-rounded
Individual synthetic fiber; a single element of a tuft fixed into a toothbrush head?
Filament
Oral hygiene methods for removal of dental biofilm from tooth surfaces using a toothbrush and selected devices for interdental cleaning; contrasts with chemotherapeutic biofilm control in which an antimicrobial agent is used?
Mechanical biofilm control
A term used to describe a power toothbrush that operates in the audible range of human hearing?
Sonic
A cluster of bristles or filaments secured together in one hole in the head of a toothbrush?
Tuft
