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l P
ract
ice E
duca
tion R
ese
arc
h U
nit
A
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H, S
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Denti
stry
, Th
e U
niv
ers
ity
of
Adela
ide,
South
Aust
ralia 5
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ail d
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ide.e
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dper
u
Ora
l Hyg
iene
Pam
phle
t N
o. 1
Col
gate
Den
tal E
duca
tion
Pro
gram
s
How
oft
en s
houl
d I
brus
h m
y te
eth?
Bru
sh t
wic
e a
day
– in
the
mor
ning
aft
er b
reak
fast
– at
bed
time
[in t
he e
veni
ng]
to c
lean
off
pla
que
that
has
acc
umul
ated
dur
ing
the
day.
EVER
Y s
urfa
ceof
EVER
Y t
ooth
twic
e EV
ERY d
ay
•B
rush
aw
ay
all
plaq
ue
on
and
betw
een
your
teet
h, a
nd n
ext
to t
he g
um li
ne.
•U
se d
enta
l flo
ss t
o cl
ean
diff
icul
t-to-
reac
h ar
eas.
•O
ther
cle
anin
g ai
ds m
ay b
e re
com
men
ded
byyo
ur d
entis
t.
•R
egul
ar d
enta
l vi
sits
will
ena
ble
your
den
tist
orhy
gien
ist
to i
nfor
m y
ou o
f an
y ch
ange
s re
quire
dto
impr
ove
your
ora
l hyg
iene
.
Wit
h go
od o
ral h
ygie
neyo
ur t
eeth
and
gum
s sh
ould
last
a li
feti
me
Toot
hbru
shin
g –
som
e co
mm
on q
uest
ions
How
oft
en d
o I
need
to
repl
ace
my
toot
hbru
sh?
•To
othb
rush
es s
houl
d be
rep
lace
d be
fore
the
ybe
com
e to
o sh
aggy
.If
yo
u br
ush
effe
ctiv
ely,
yo
urto
othb
rush
m
aysh
ow
sign
s of
wea
r so
oner
than
you
exp
ect.
This
w
ill
vary
depe
ndin
g on
your
br
ushi
ngte
chni
que,
bu
tyo
ur t
ooth
brus
h sh
ould
be
repl
aced
eve
ry2–3
mon
ths.
Wha
t to
othp
aste
sho
uld
I us
e?•
The
type
of
toot
hpas
te d
oes
not
mat
ter
as lon
gas
it c
onta
ins
FLU
OR
IDE.
Chi
ldre
n un
der
the
age
of s
ix s
houl
d us
e a
low
-fluo
ride
toot
hpas
te.
•Fl
uorid
e in
too
thpa
ste
help
s to
pre
vent
too
thde
cay
and
repa
ir ea
rly
deca
y in
th
e to
oth
enam
el.
•B
rush
ing
effe
ctiv
ely
to
rem
ove
plaq
ue
help
spr
even
t gu
m d
isea
se.
•Yo
ur d
entis
t ca
n ad
vise
you
on
toot
hpas
tes
for
spec
ific
prob
lem
s, s
uch
as s
ensi
tive
teet
h or
to
help
with
the
con
trol
of
gum
pro
blem
s.
•Ta
rtar
co
ntro
l to
othp
aste
s co
ntai
n an
ti-ta
rtar
ingr
edie
nts
that
m
ay
help
in
re
duci
ng
tart
arbu
ildup
.
Wha
t do
es it
mea
n if
my
gum
s bl
eed?
If yo
ur g
ums
blee
d a
little
– d
o no
t be
too
wor
ried,
as y
ou p
roba
bly
are
not
dam
agin
g yo
ur g
ums.
•
A lit
tle b
leed
ing
mos
t lik
ely
indi
cate
s a
build
-up
of
plaq
ue
in
that
ar
ea,
and
the
gum
s ha
vere
acte
d by
bec
omin
g in
flam
ed.
•If
you
keep
bru
shin
g ef
fect
ivel
y fo
r a
few
day
s,th
e bl
eedi
ng s
houl
d st
op –
a s
ign
that
you
r gu
ms
are
gett
ing
bett
er.
•If
blee
ding
per
sist
s, s
ee y
our
dent
ist.
Eff
ect
ive
tooth
brush
ing
Toot
hbru
sh s
how
ing
sign
s of
wea
r.
Effective Toothbrushing 16/6/06 10:03 AM Page 1
Nea
rly e
very
body
bru
shes
the
ir te
eth
atle
ast
once
a d
ay b
ut m
any
peop
le c
ould
brus
h th
eir
teet
h m
ore
effe
ctiv
ely.
To b
rush
you
r te
eth
effe
ctiv
ely,
it
is i
mpo
rtan
t th
atyo
u:
•us
e FL
UO
RID
ATED
too
thpa
ste
•re
cogn
ise
the
diff
eren
ce b
etw
een
a cl
ean
toot
hsu
rfac
e an
d on
e w
ith p
laqu
e on
it
•ha
ve a
sys
tem
atic
app
roac
h to
ens
ure
that
all
part
s of
the
mou
th a
nd tee
th h
ave
been
cle
aned
part
icul
arly
nea
r th
e gu
m l
ine
and
in-b
etw
een
the
teet
h
•br
ush
in a
way
tha
t do
es n
ot c
ause
dam
age
toth
e te
eth
or g
ums.
Cha
ngin
g th
e w
ay y
ou b
rush
you
r te
eth
take
s tim
e:
– yo
u ha
ve t
o 'u
nlea
rn' an
old
hab
it an
d es
tabl
ish
ane
w o
ne
– pr
actis
e yo
ur n
ew tec
hniq
ue s
low
ly a
nd tho
roug
hly
whe
n yo
u ar
e no
t tir
ed o
r ru
shed
.
Four
sim
ple
step
s to
too
thbr
ushi
ng
STE
P O
NE
–Id
entif
y pl
aque
•by
usi
ng a
dis
clos
ing
tabl
et
to
high
light
the
plaq
ue
build
-up
on y
our
teet
h
Plaq
ue a
ccum
ulat
ion
stai
ned
red
at t
he g
um m
argi
n af
ter
use
of p
laqu
e-di
sclo
sing
tabl
ets.
•by
run
ning
you
r to
ngue
ove
r th
e su
rfac
es o
f yo
urte
eth
•pl
aque
is
mos
t of
ten
left
nex
t to
the
gum
lin
e,pa
rtic
ular
ly o
n th
e ch
eek
surf
aces
of
your
top
back
tee
th, a
nd the
ton
gue-
side
sur
face
s of
you
rlo
wer
bac
k te
eth
•yo
u w
ill l
earn
to
reco
gnis
e th
e ro
ughe
r, fu
rry
feel
ing
of p
laqu
e bu
ild-u
p ne
ar t
he g
um li
ne.
Wor
k yo
ur w
ay c
aref
ully
aro
und
your
mou
th,
mov
ing
the
brus
h ba
ckw
ards
an
d fo
rwar
ds,
usin
g ve
rysm
all
mov
emen
ts;
only
two
or t
hree
tee
th a
t a
time.
Lon
g br
ush
stro
kes
tend
to
le
ave
plaq
uebe
hind
.
Fini
sh
by
brus
hing
th
ebi
ting
surf
aces
of
teet
h.
STE
P F
OU
RAf
ter br
ushi
ng, r
un y
our to
ngue
ove
r th
e su
rfac
es o
fyo
ur tee
th a
gain
. If t
here
are
any
are
as tha
t st
ill fe
elro
ugh
or f
urry
, co
ntin
ue t
o br
ush
thes
e ar
eas
until
they
are
sm
ooth
.
Tart
ar b
uild
-up
– O
ver
tim
e s
ome
pla
que
may
have
be
com
e ha
rd,
and
form
ed
tart
ar(a
lso
calle
d ca
lcul
us).
Bru
shin
g ca
nnot
rem
ove
this
ha
rdde
posi
t –
your
den
tist
or
hygi
enis
t w
illre
mov
e th
is f
or y
ou.
By
brus
hing
you
r te
eth
effe
ctiv
ely,
the
bui
ld-u
p of
tart
ar c
an b
e m
inim
ised
.
Do
not
rush
Effe
ctiv
e br
ushi
ng w
ill p
roba
bly
take
long
er th
an y
ouar
e us
ed t
o. P
rope
r br
ushi
ng t
akes
at
leas
t tw
om
inut
es –
mos
t pe
ople
bru
sh f
or a
muc
h sh
orte
rtim
e. I
t m
ay h
elp
you
to t
ime
your
self
to g
et a
fee
lfo
r th
e tim
e ne
eded
.
Cro
wdi
ng o
r ga
ps b
etw
een
teet
hYo
u m
ay
have
to
al
ter
the
tech
niqu
e de
scrib
edab
ove
to a
llow
for
:•
part
ial d
entu
res
or b
ridge
s in
you
r m
outh
•th
e sh
ape
of y
our
mou
th.
Your
den
tist
will
poi
nt p
robl
em a
reas
out
to
you
and
advi
se y
ou o
n ne
cess
ary
mod
ifica
tions
.
STE
P T
WO
Use
a t
ooth
brus
h w
ith a
sm
all
head
and
soft
bris
tles.
Ang
le t
he b
rush
so
that
the
bris
tles
are
aim
ed a
t th
e gu
m li
ne a
s sh
own.
Use
a s
mal
l am
ount
of p
ress
ure
to li
ghtly
pus
hth
e br
ush
agai
nst
the
gum
s.
Do
not
use
too
muc
hfo
rce
– th
is
may
w
ear
away
the
too
th s
urfa
ces
and
caus
e da
mag
e to
the
gum
s.
STE
P T
HR
EE
Use
FLU
OR
IDAT
ED t
ooth
past
e an
d a
soft
bru
sh
Use
sho
rt,
gent
le s
trok
es
Pay
extr
a at
tent
ion
to:
•th
e pa
rt o
f th
e to
oth
next
to
the
gum
line
•ha
rd-to
-reac
h ba
ck t
eeth
•ar
eas
arou
nd f
illin
gs,
crow
ns,
brid
ges
or p
artia
lde
ntur
es
Thor
ough
ly c
lean
eac
h se
ctio
n as
fol
low
s:
•cl
ean
the
oute
r/ch
eek-
side
su
rfac
es
of
your
uppe
r te
eth
•cl
ean
the
inne
r/to
ngue
-sid
e su
rfac
es of
yo
urup
per
teet
h
•cl
ean
the
chew
ing
surf
aces
•th
en r
epea
t fo
r yo
ur lo
wer
tee
th
Don
’t r
ush
An
elec
tric
to
othb
rush
ca
n do
a
bett
er
job
ofcl
eani
ng
teet
h fo
r pe
ople
w
ith
limite
d m
anua
lde
xter
ity
Ther
e is
no
diff
eren
ce in
the
res
ult
mos
t of
us
can
get
with
a m
anua
l or
an e
lect
ric t
ooth
brus
h.
Pla
que
is t
he s
oft
stic
ky fi
lm c
onta
inin
gm
illio
ns o
f bac
teria
tha
t fo
rms
on t
hete
eth
cont
inua
lly. C
ontr
ol o
f pla
que
ises
sent
ial t
o pr
even
t gu
m d
isea
se a
ndot
her
oral
pro
blem
s.
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