TePe Blog Posts – TePe Oral Health Care, Inc.

New Year; New Beginnings

Are you someone who likes to make goals when the new year approaches? Do you take time to reflect? The...

Are you someone who likes to make goals when the new year approaches? Do you take time to reflect? The purpose of creating goals is usually to improve your life and bring more fulfillment. It can be tough, but the goals are often important. Let us face the challenge with renewed hope that comes with a fresh start! Have you considered making goals related to a healthy smile? Your smile not only brings you confidence, but your teeth allow you...

January 01, 2020 0 comments

Implant maintenance – fundamental for preventing per...

By: Anna Nilvéus Olofsson DDS Specialist Pediatric Dentistry Odont. Lic., Manager Odontology and Scientific Affairs, TePe Dental implants have revolutionized...

By: Anna Nilvéus Olofsson DDS Specialist Pediatric Dentistry Odont. Lic., Manager Odontology and Scientific Affairs, TePe Dental implants have revolutionized dentistry, but, as is well-known, thisis not without complications. On a yearly basis, approximately 12 million implants are placed globally, meaning that there is a large population of patients at risk of developing peri-implant disease. To create the best conditions for a long-lasting result, these patients all need individualized maintenance care, based on a thorough risk assessment. Laying the...

October 21, 2019 0 comments

A healthy smile - during pregnancy and beyond

Anna Nilvéus Olofsson DDS, Specialist Paediatric DentistryManager Odontology and Scientific Affairs, TePe Take care of your baby’s teeth –...

Anna Nilvéus Olofsson DDS, Specialist Paediatric DentistryManager Odontology and Scientific Affairs, TePe Take care of your baby’s teeth – and your own Caring for your baby’s teeth starts even before birth. It starts with caring for your own oral health. Having a healthy smile as an expectant mother makes it more likely that your child will have a healthy smile, too.Scientific studies have shown that mothers with poor oral health and high levels of bacteria that may cause caries...

September 30, 2019 0 comments

How to care for your braces

Wearing braces can make dental care slightly more complicated. To prevent gum disease and cavities, you need to clean both...

Wearing braces can make dental care slightly more complicated. To prevent gum disease and cavities, you need to clean both your teeth and braces properly. Cleaning with a regular toothbrush is not enough – you often need additional cleaning products. Your dentist/orthodontic assistant can guide you to suitable products for orthodontic care and show you how to use them. If you have removable braces, make sure to brush them too, using a toothbrush and water. How to clean your braces...

April 22, 2019 0 comments

Cleaning between the teeth to prevent and control ba...

Bad breath is a concern for many, and persistent malodors can be upsetting. Bad breath or halitosis is a...

Bad breath is a concern for many, and persistent malodors can be upsetting. Bad breath or halitosis is a complex issue. It’s a widespread misunderstanding that bad breath usually has to do with stomach problems. Yes, strongly flavored food and strong-smelling drinks can be a temporary cause, but a very common reason is, in fact, poor oral hygiene. If you suffer from gum inflammation known as gingivitis or a more severe version known as periodontitis, your mouth contains an...

March 25, 2019 0 comments

Interdental Cleaning Is Associated with Decreased Or...

The overall aim of this research was to evaluate the impact of interdental cleaning on the prevalence of the two main oral diseases, caries and periodontal disease.

Marchesan JT et al. A vast majority of the dental profession stand behind the recommendation that oral hygiene instructions should include both toothbrushing and interdental cleaning. The biofilm is central in the development of both periodontal disease and caries and needs to be removed to prevent these diseases successfully. This piece of research is based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a register representing the civilian, noninstitutionalized population in the United States. Adults 30 years and...

November 27, 2018 0 comments

Where do I Start when Learning How to Clean my Ortho...

With all the new hardware in your mouth, you have likely noticed that there are many places for food and plaque to get caught. Cleaning your teeth will now take more than a toothbrush to clean around the orthodontic brackets and wires.

With all the new hardware in your mouth, you have likely noticed that there are many places for food and plaque to get caught. Cleaning your teeth will now take more than a toothbrush to clean around the orthodontic brackets and wires. This makes it even more important to use the home care products that are meant to clean around all those new nooks and crannies. Here is a List of Products to get you started around your new...

November 01, 2018 0 comments

Interdental Cleaning Methods in Comparison

This study aims to compare the effect, measured as gingival inflammation, bleeding-on-probing, plaque, and pocket depth, between different interdental cleaning regimes. The regimes included are flossing, powered flossing, toothpicks, toothpicks and intensive oral hygiene instructions, water jet irrigation devices, interdental brushes, gum massaging devices, toothbrush only (controls), powered toothbrush (controls), powered toothbrush and waterjet.

A network meta-analysis of interproximal oral hygiene methods in the reduction of clinical indices of inflammation. Kotsakis GA et al. This study aims to compare the effect, measured as gingival inflammation, bleeding-on-probing, plaque, and pocket depth, between different interdental cleaning regimes. The regimes included are flossing, powered flossing, toothpicks, toothpicks and intensive oral hygiene instructions, water jet irrigation devices, interdental brushes, gum massaging devices, toothbrush only (controls), powered toothbrush (controls), powered toothbrush and waterjet. Network meta-analysis is the method chosen...

September 26, 2018 0 comments

Novice Tips and Tricks

If you have started sizing patients with the TePe interdental brushes and invested in the concept that dental offices need to provide more than 2 sizes of interdental brushes to properly size each person’s embrasure spaces, you may have noticed some patients could have many brushes to fit their spaces. On average, patients need 2 sizes of interdental brushes. This is to help increase their motivation to use the brushes and keeps the cost down when caring for their...

July 30, 2018 0 comments

My Gums are Bleeding

Bleeding gums are a common concern for people. If performing any task, like brushing and cleaning between your teeth, and bleeding occurs, often times, people will make the assumption they did something wrong. A person will believe they pressed too hard, poked the gum tissues, or caused some type of trauma when they were cleaning their gums and teeth. This is usually not the case. When we wash our hands, if they start to bleed, this would be abnormal and...

July 26, 2018 5 comments

Implant Maintenance – Fundamental for Preventing Per...

Dental implants have revolutionized dentistry, but, as is well-known, this is not without complications. On a yearly basis, approximately 12 million implants are placed globally, meaning that there is a large population of patients at risk of developing peri-implant disease. To create the best conditions for a long-lasting result, these patients all need individualized maintenance care, based on a thorough risk assessment.

Anna Nilvéus Olofsson [DDS Specialist Paediatric Dentistry Odont. Lic., Manager Odontology and Scientific Affairs, TePe] May, 2018 Dental implants have revolutionized dentistry, but, as is well-known, this is not without complications. On a yearly basis, approximately 12 million implants are placed globally, meaning that there is a large population of patients at risk of developing peri-implant disease. To create the best conditions for a long-lasting result, these patients all need individualized maintenance care, based on a thorough risk assessment. Laying...

July 26, 2018 3 comments

What are the best TePe Products to treat Gum Recession?

TePe has an extensive line of interdental brushes that can be used between the teeth and are size for each individual’s spaces. They are all different and you will need the right size to be most effective at removing the harmful plaque biofilm that causes inflammation.

Receding gums can create discomfort in the tooth and also in the gums themselves. Inflammation such as gingivitis is one cause of recession. Within the TePe product line, you can find a bristle for the many nooks and crannies of the teeth to prevent inflammation. TePe has an extensive line of interdental brushes that can be used between the teeth and are size for each individual’s spaces. They are all different and you will need the right size...

June 28, 2018 0 comments