Toothbrushes

• Toothbrushes: Regular brushing for children and adults should be done with  a toothbrush equipped with rounded plastic bristles, densely bound and  slightly angled . We do not recommend hard toothbrushes or natural bristles. Toothbrushes should be changed every 8 weeks .
  
  
• Electric Toothbrushes : For persons who have problems mastering proper brushing technique an electric toothbrush can be helpful.  It makes brushing easier but NOT faster …
  
  
• Denture Brushes : Brushes for partial and full dentures should be used after every meal but at least once daily to remove plaque and remnants of food.

Interdentally toothbrushes

• Interdental toothbrushes: are ideal for cleaning normal and larger interdentally gaps, bridges, braces and orthodontic apparatus as well as fixed and removable dentures.
  
  
• Dental floss: is good for cleaning tight interdentally gaps. Tie a 30 cm piece of floss around your middle finger,  tighten  the other end  with the index finger so that you have a 3 cm piece of floss for cleaning. Guide the floss as close as possible to the tooth  and clean the sides of the neighbouring teeth.

Additional cleaning aids

• Plaque detectors: liquid agents designed to make plaque visible. Older plaque is coloured blue and more recent plaque appears pink. This colouration is easily  removed by normal brushing.

• Dentifrice: Dentifrice facilitates brushing  of tooth surfaces mechanically and chemically
  
  
• Fluoride:  It has been proven that fluoride increases the resistance of tooth enamel to damage due to plaque and as such has become an integral part of dental hygiene.