Fig. 4 Overnight digital plaque images from subject in clinical trial at Baseline and Month 1. OrthoEssentials How many of you would like to see your patients have better compli-ance with the oral hygiene instruc-tions you give them? The compli-ance tools developed as part of the Crest Oral-B OrthoEssentials kit visu-ally keep everyone on the same page and accountable to each other throughout treatment. The treat-ment bags include the patient tools: tions on how to brush and floss to making good food choices Ī Visual grade sheet to monitor at home treatment Ī Take home report cards avail-able to reinforce oral hygiene Ī Ortho treatment booklet that covers everything from instruc-Ī Fun stickers to personalize the patients brush handle Ī Additional online tools that can be easily added to your practice Find more information about the OrthoEssentials program by visiting Dentalcare.com. 1. Stoodley, P. et al, 2002, Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 361-367. 2. Robinson P, Deacon SA, Deery C, Heanue M, Walmsley AD, Worthington HV, Glenny AM, Shaw BC. Manual versus powered toothbrushing for oral health. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 2. Art.No.: CD002281. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002281.pub2. 3. Toothbrushes: Is it time to turn the power on? Clinician’s Report. August 2009. 4. Toothbrushes to make you smile. Consumer Reports March 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2012 from http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/maga-zine-archive/2010/march/health/tooth-brushes/overview/toothbrushes-ov.htmCon-sumer Reports March 5. Janusz, K et al. Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice 2008; 9(7):1-8. 6. Van der Weijden FA, Campbell SL, Dorfer CE, Gonzalez-Cabezas C and Slot DE. “Safety of Oscillating-Rotating Powered Brushes Compared to Manual Tooth-brushes: A Systematic Review”, J Periodon-tol, Jan 2011; Vol 82 (1): 5-24. 7. Baig A, Te, H. A Novel Dentifrice Technol-ogy for Advanced Oral Health Protection: A Review of Technical and Clinical Data. Compend Contin Educ Dent, 2005. 8. Gerlach RW et al. Comparative Clinical Trial with a Power Brush, Paste and Rinse. Journal of Dental Research 2008; 87 (Spec Iss B): Abstract 1401. 9. Karpinia K et al. Combination Oral Hygiene Effects on Plaque and Gingivi-tis in Orthodontics Journal of Dental Research 2012; 91 (Spec Iss A): Abstract 904. References 36 September/October 2012 JAOS
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