Oral hygiene education - individualization of effective oral hygiene
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How do we have a needs-related oral hygiene approach?
- The patient's dental condition is the guide for the advice to be given
- the dentist and dental hygienist can assess the dental condition
- they thenn determine whether teh patient's oral hygiene is adequate or needs improvement
What is our oral hygiene education for children under 15?
- Always more or less gingival bleeding
- exceptional periodontitis
- interdental cleaning not yet necessary
- effective flossing: unrealistic
- horizontal method (prevents smooth-surface caries)
How can parents brush their childrens teeth?
-placing the child in your lap is best
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What are some special cases where oral cleaning is made more difficult?
- Partial prothesis
- restoratians
- crowns and bridges
- orthodontic appliances
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