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Philips
Are you concerned that your patients’ oral hygiene is not improving despite your many attempts in oral hygiene instruction? Isn’t it time to consider that your patient may need tools to help them achieve their oral health goals?
Philips has worked closely with dental practitioners to develop tools to assist patients to achieve oral health when you can’t be there to guide them. Through the Sonicare range of power toothbrushes, Philips has developed a variety of solutions for plaque control, to target gum disease and to help your patients achieve and maintain a brighter smile.
Sonicare’s sonic technology creates a unique brush head movement that is a combination of high frequency and high amplitude in a wide sweeping motion, giving 62,000 bristle movements per minute.
It also has a second motion - a pulsation that penetrates through the thickness of average biofilm (20-100 µm) and breaks it up, making it easier to remove with the brush head sweeping motion. This unique movement results in a dynamic cleaning action that drives fluid between teeth, gently and effectively removing plaque interdentally and along the gum line.
This movement drives toothpaste and saliva deeper between the teeth to disrupt the plaque biofilm; the fluoride in the toothpaste can then aid in remineralization and the saliva can physically clean food and debris from between the teeth.
There are several Sonicare models that help you customise the toothbrush that is right for your patients, when considering their lifestyle, their budget and their oral health needs. And Sonicare has clinical evidence to support it claims.
The benefits of Sonicare technology are: • It provides an exceptional clean • It is gentle to the teeth and gums. • It is great for people wearing braces or retainers and for crowns and into hard-to-reach places. So, if for example, your patients have gingival problems, it is ideal to choose a Sonicare that has a Gum mode feature, where the toothbrush will run for 3 minutes and 20 seconds. Chapple1 et al stated that for periodontitis patients, brushing for 2 minutes is likely to be insufficient.
Sonicare also has a Gum Head brush head which is designed with • Extra soft edge bristles to target plaque at the gumline. • Up to 7x healthier gingivae in just 2 weeks • A smaller head allowing for easier access to molars • 2 x more surface area coverage
So, for those of your patients who struggle to maintain a good oral hygiene regimen and where there is evidence of gingivitis, the Sonicare solution for your patients would be the DiamondClean Smart or the DiamondClean9000. The DiamondClean9000 is the perfect brush to target gingival problems and for those patients who want whiter, healthier teeth or want to maintain their white smile at home, by removing surface stains.
This toothbrush with multiple modes allows the brush to change as the patient’s needs change. And if the patient has trouble developing correct brushing habits, the DiamondClean 9000 App will help them brush correctly and hold them accountable. The App provides data on their brushing and also allows you to input information into the App, such as the areas that they need to focus on.
Alternatively you could recommend Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Smart, a premium product that is more than just a toothbrush, it’s a complete oral care system which delivers Sonicare’s best results for a healthier mouth. It brings together the ultimate in Sonicare performance and smart sensor technology for personalised coaching while delivering 10x better plaque removal than a manual brush.
Philips also has a solution for interdental cleaning, the Sonicare AirFloss Ultra. It provides an easier way to clean in between the teeth through innovative microburst technology, whereby AirFloss Ultra mechanically disrupts interproximal biofilm. It is ideal for patients who struggle with flossing and for those who want to supplement their oral health care regimen.
1. Chapple et al. “Primary prevention of periodontitis: managing gingivitis”. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2015, pp. S71-S76 DISCLAIMER Dr Hera Dimitriadis, BDS, BA, MHM is the Dental Professional Relations Manager in Australia and New Zealand for Philips Oral Health Care. Hera has an extensive career in dentistry and health care in both NSW and Qld, including clinical practice, health management, dental practice accreditation, and dental and public health education. View on the Henry Schein web site
