Oral hygiene

It’s not “just a clean”

It’s not “just a clean”

29 Jul, 2016

On any given day, I would turn up at my practice and look at my appointment book. It’s not uncommon to see a new patient booking in for a ‘clean of their teeth’. After talking to many of these patients, the majority haven’t had professional cleaning done by a dentist for many years, even though they have an impression they probably need one. The tragic thing in my opinion is that they had been told by a dentist in the past that they have ‘gum disease’ but none of them understood what it was, why do they have them or what can be done about it.

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But I brush my teeth twice everyday….

But I brush my teeth twice everyday….

5 May, 2016

One of the most frustrating things for my patients is that they continued to have bleeding gum and tooth decay for many years despite doing the right thing and cleaning their teeth religiously. Sometimes it can feel helpless, like there’s nothing that can be done. But when I looked into patients’ mouths, I can almost always see plaque or film of bacteria around the gum. So why is that?

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How to brush your teeth the Dr. Supa’s way

How to brush your teeth the Dr. Supa’s way

15 Jan, 2016

I’ve been meaning to do this video for a long time as my patients asked me this question a lot. A few friends who saw the original version liked it and found it useful so here’s the official video.

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Bent toothbrush : Part 2

Bent toothbrush : Part 2

15 Jan, 2016

Not too long ago I wrote about the difficulty my patients had in terms of cleaning behind their lower front teeth and I showed them how a bent toothbrush can be made to help with this hard-to-reach area. Although better than nothing, these were not made specifically for the job.

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BRUSHY BALL!!!!! brushing coach for your kids

BRUSHY BALL!!!!! brushing coach for your kids

29 Dec, 2015

Today I came across a “Brushy ball” on the internet which I thought was very cool. Basically it’s a counter-top brushing coach designed to train young kids to brush their teeth for 2 minutes following the voice prompting of the toy. The unique feature is the fact that the toy’s teeth light up, training the child to clean the whole mouth as he/she follows the flashing light.

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How to make a bent toothbrush

How to make a bent toothbrush

11 Jun, 2015

Cleaning around your mouth can be a difficult task with many tight corners and hard-to-reach spots. Wherever you left plaque behind on a regular basis, hard deposit will form and requires professional scaling and cleaning.

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Piksters – Say goodbye to floss

Piksters – Say goodbye to floss

3 Jun, 2015

When cleaning large gaps between teeth, interdental brush is more user friendly than floss. Many of my patients love this product so much they use these brushes instead of toothpicks after meals. The common brands of these products are Piksters or TePe.

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You need to floss more – really?

You need to floss more – really?

1 Jun, 2015

I feel that at some point in your life you’ll be told this line by your dentist when you ask how can you clean your teeth better and it’s one of the biggest misconceptions about cleaning.

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Are mouthwashes good for my teeth?

Are mouthwashes good for my teeth?

2 Apr, 2015

This is the third instalment in the oral hygiene series and the topic is on Mouthwash. A fair few patients use mouthwash on a regular basis but do these products really help your teeth as much as what the commercials claimed?

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