Ft Lauderdale Family, Cosmetic, and Sedation Dentistry Blog | Dr. Thomas O'Neil
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Power Toothbrushes
When I was in Hygiene school, I was told by my professors that whether I chose to use an electric brush or manual brush, the end result was the same. This statement may be true for some, but not for all. I have seen the difference between the two over and over again during the course of my practice. Recent studies have shown that power toothbrushes decrease the amount of plaque build up, pocket depth, bleeding, gingivitis, stain accumulation and therefore improve health in general. According to some periodontists when using an electric brush, the bristle gets into the sulcus as far as 3.5mm where as when using manual brush it goes down only to .5mm in the sulcus.
I saw a female patient in her 60's a month ago with pocket depth of 4 to 5mm, inflammation of the gingiva, moderate bleeding upon probing and some redness. I recommended that she comes in for scaling and root planning and that she uses the Sonicare toothbrush which is my favorite power toothbrush: especially since I have seen good results over the years with my patients. The patient came back for Scaling and Root Planning two weeks later after her initial visit for her treatment and when I looked in her mouth, her gum tissue was pink, there was a reduction in pocket depth and so on. I am a Sonicare fanatic and patients who listen to my recommendation can improve their whole over all health and more importantly have a healthy smile.
Bernadette Charles, RDH
I saw a female patient in her 60's a month ago with pocket depth of 4 to 5mm, inflammation of the gingiva, moderate bleeding upon probing and some redness. I recommended that she comes in for scaling and root planning and that she uses the Sonicare toothbrush which is my favorite power toothbrush: especially since I have seen good results over the years with my patients. The patient came back for Scaling and Root Planning two weeks later after her initial visit for her treatment and when I looked in her mouth, her gum tissue was pink, there was a reduction in pocket depth and so on. I am a Sonicare fanatic and patients who listen to my recommendation can improve their whole over all health and more importantly have a healthy smile.
Bernadette Charles, RDH
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