The Oral Well being Basis has partnered with Johnson & Johnson, the makers of LISTERINE® to create and publish ‘The Dental Skilled’s Information to Mouthwash Use.

The brand new six-page information has been created as a plaque administration instrument so that you can assist sufferers take management of their very own oral well being at house.

The booklet covers the function of mouthwash as a part of the day by day oral well being routine, in addition to suggestions for mouthwash use based mostly on the newest obtainable proof.

In accordance with latest analysis by the Oral Well being Basis, nearly half (49%) of the survey contributors don’t use mouthwash frequently whereas a couple of in three (36%) by no means use it.2

Dr Nigel Carter OBE, Chief Government of the Oral Well being Basis believes mouthwash generally is a key part of day by day oral hygiene but has been misplaced amongst most of the people.

Dr Carter says: “A affected person’s house routine is basically linked to their oral well being standing.  The important thing to growing and sustaining good oral well being is efficient day by day plaque removing that may be independently achieved by the affected person.

“Whereas mechanical cleansing dislodges plaque micro organism, information means that this isn’t sufficient in a majority of individuals to keep up good ranges of oral well being.  Subsequently, as an addition to brushing and interdental cleansing, we might suggest the usage of an efficient antimicrobial mouthwash.”

The toolkit additionally has recommendation about altering affected person behaviour, to extend their chance of adopting day by day mouthwash use at house.

It additionally consists of details about the several types of mouthwash obtainable and its function inside plaque administration.

The Dental Skilled’s Information to Mouthwash Use might be downloaded from the charity’s web site whereas a bodily copy of the information is being included as a part of December’s version of The Probe.

   


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References

  1. ORAL HEALTH FOUNDATION (2020) ‘Nationwide Smile Month 2020 Survey’, UK, April 2020.