TePe Blog Posts – TePe Oral Health Care, Inc.

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

Why Cleaning your Mouth during Orthodontics is so Es...

Our teeth have 5 surfaces to clean: the cheek side, tongue side, chewing surfaces, and between the teeth on the sides. There are already many nooks and crannies that can catch food and plaque. When the food or plaque is left on the tooth, a disease typically begins. Now, add the addition of orthodontic brackets, wires, spacers, or any other device that is needed to adjust your teeth, and you have the addition of so many more surfaces to care for.

October 23, 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

Five Ways to Help you Brush Better and Easier

These are just a few tricks and tips to improve the way you clean your teeth. The more you know and practice, the better you'll get!

These are a few tricks and tips to improve the way you clean your teeth. The more you know and practice, the better you'll get at it!!! #1 Close your mouth to get to the back teeth. Although this may sound counterproductive, when you open wide, you will contract the muscle in your cheek that sits along your back teeth. If you close down slightly and relax that muscle, you can actually allow the toothbrush to reach those...

July 05, 2018 0 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

The Eklund Foundation Allocates EUR 160,000 to Odont...

The Eklund Foundation welcomes experimental as well as clinical studies in all fields of dentistry.

We are excited to announce that, for the third year running, the Eklund Foundation for Odontological Research and Education will distribute approximately EUR 160,000/MSEK 1.5 to high-quality projects in odontology. The Eklund Foundation welcomes experimental as well as clinical studies in all fields of dentistry. Projects that can be related to periodontology, implantology, and cariology will be prioritized. View last year's recipients at http://www.eklundfoundation.org/2017/09/26/eklund-foundation-announces-successful-candidates-2017/ The online application portal at eklundfoundation.org is open 1-31 May 2018, and the successful projects will be...

March 19, 2018 0 comments

The Benefits of Orthodontic Care

By improving your smile, an enhanced appearance will can boost the confidence that you have in yourself. This provides you with benefits that are both social and psychological. This is especially important for teenagers, where acceptance from peer plays an important part in development. While these benefits might only seem cosmetic on the surface, in reality they have benefits in personal and business life.

While the costs of orthodontic care typically are not prohibitive, they are certainly nothing to scoff at. Neither is the amount of time and effort that goes into it. With all this is mind, it is obviously important to understand the benefits of orthodontic care so that you understand why it is worth the investment of time, money and energy. The most obvious benefit is the fact that it straightens your teeth out. By straightening out your...

March 07, 2018 0 comments

TePe in Clinicians Report "The BEST Products 2018"

TePe has once again been mentioned in the renowned Clinicians Report by Dr. Gordon Christensen. This time around TePe´s Interdental Brushes were presented in the issue called ´´Best Products for 2018´´. As previously stated, TePe USA recently had a collaboration with Dr. Gordon Christensen, who is a prestigious key opinion leader within the odontological field in the U.S. TePe was mentioned in the latest report from January. According to the report, the primary advantages of TePe´s interdental brushes were; the...

February 02, 2018 0 comments