dental implant care Archives

How to care for your dental implants with Bridge and Implant Floss

March 23, 2022
Britten
Dentistry

Care for your dental implants just as well as you would care for your natural teeth. Thorough oral hygiene is necessary to prevent diseases to develop around the implants. With proper home care and regular professional maintenance, you can make your new teeth last throughout life.

Flossing around implants works best using a thicker and flexible floss. Implant floss has stiff plastic ends for easy insertion.

We like Bridge & Implant Floss made by Proxysoft (www.proxysoft.com or available on Amazon.com) for many of our patients, or if you have a very narrow area around the implants, Gum Easy Thread Floss (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KPZWBR9/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_E86WAFHF5MXSRWDMN0VQ) is a great product!

Sometimes it can be hard to see where the implant is, so remember to ask your dental professional exactly where your implants are placed and which floss is best for you.

How to Care for Dental Implants: Interdental Brushes

March 9, 2022
Britten
Dentistry

Care for your dental implants just as well as you would care for your natural teeth. Thorough oral hygiene is necessary to prevent diseases to develop around the implants. With proper home care and regular professional maintenance, you can make your new teeth last throughout life. There are various types of implants which may need different home care.

TePe offers a range of products to make cleaning easier. Your dental professional will help you choose the products to suit your particular needs and preferences.

Mucositis (gum inflammation around implants) and peri-implantitis (bone-loss around implants) is caused by dental plaque. Therefore, it is important to clean all implant surfaces, especially between implants and the adjacent tooth. Pay extra attention to the areas where gums and implant meet. Sometimes this can be hard to see where the implant is, so remember to ask your dental professional exactly where your implants are placed. In case of pain or suspected inflammation, a dental professional should be consulted as well.

Products We Love: Tepe Compact Tuft Brush

February 22, 2022
Britten
Dentistry

An oral hygiene product we love is the Compact Tuft Brush from TEPE!

The brush is designed to clean hard-to-reach areas, such as implants, attachments for overdentures, fixed braces or along the gum line.

TePe Compact Tuft™ is an angled brush with a small, dome-shaped tuft with tightly packed short bristles that give a firm feel. The stable handle and dense, firm tuft make this brush ideal for precise cleaning of hard-to-reach areas. The brush is suitable for cleaning implants, attachments for overdentures, fixed braces or along the gum line. It is also ideal for brushing children’s erupting molars.

Available on Amazon.com or TEPE.com

How Cleaning Between Your Teeth Can Change Your Life & Other Dental Hygiene Tips :)

August 8, 2020
Britten
Dentistry

Here at Britten Periodontics, Dr. Britten and his dental hygiene team work together with our patients to tailor home oral care recommendations, focusing on a very personalized approach to treatment and prevention.

Home oral care is such an important contributor to oral health, and can help lessen the need for extensive dental problems. Here are some of our top tips to good oral hygiene!

Our last Blog Article Covered the Importance of Proper Toothbrushing. Now, let’s talk about how and why to clean well between your teeth – daily!

The areas in between the teeth cannot be reached with a toothbrush. This is the primary cause for most gum disease and dental decay!! This is why it is so important to clean between your teeth every day. Traditionally, floss has been used to remove this disease producing bacteria, but softpicks and interdental brushes (also known as proxabrushes) are available in sizes and gaining in popularity because they are easy to use, and for some patients, even more effective than flossing alone!

Softpicks are also a great tool for daily use between the teeth, for tighter spaces. They come in Original, Advanced (With a curved, longer handle) and a bigger size for Wider Spaces