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How do you brush your teeth with modified bass?
The modified bass technique
- Place your toothbrush at a 45-degree angle to your gum line.
- Brush each tooth (or two to three at a time) using a gentle circular movement.
- Brush each tooth well and when finished, flick the toothbrush down the tooth, away from the gum line.
What is Bass brushing technique?
Bass or Sulcular Technique In the Bass method of brushing, the toothbrush bristles reach under the gums to scrub off plaque before it hardens into tartar and causes gum disease: Place the toothbrush parallel to your teeth with the bristles toward the gums.
Can you brush manually with an electric toothbrush?
When using a rechargeable electric toothbrush, it isn’t necessary to press hard or scrub. Simply guide the brush while it provides the brushing action.
Is it better to brush your teeth with an electric toothbrush?
Electric toothbrushes clean teeth and gums much better than a manual toothbrush, according to the findings of a new study. Scientists found that people who use an electric toothbrush have healthier gums, less tooth decay and also keep their teeth for longer, compared with those who use a manual toothbrush.
What is the most recommended brushing technique?
The proper brushing technique is to:
- Place your toothbrush at a 45-degree angle to the gums.
- Gently move the brush back and forth in short (tooth-wide) strokes.
- Brush the outer surfaces, the inner surfaces, and the chewing surfaces of the teeth.
What is the best way to brush with an electric toothbrush?
To use a rechargeable electric toothbrush, just place toothpaste on the brush head and hold the brush at a 45-degree angle, just as you would a manual toothbrush. Then turn on the rechargeable electric and move the brush from tooth to tooth.
What kind of toothpaste do you use with an electric toothbrush?
You will need fluoridated toothpaste, and the brush itself. I usually recommend Oral b 2000. It moves just as fast as the top of the range brush, it just doesn’t have as many features.
Can electric toothbrush damage teeth?
Used properly, an electric toothbrush should not hurt your gums or enamel but instead promote overall oral health. Many people are guilty of brushing too hard, which can, over time, cause irreversible damage to tooth enamel and can cause receding gums, which is also irreversible.
What is modmodified bass technique for tooth brushing?
Modified Bass Technique is a type of tooth brushing which is used by patients who suffer limited gum recession or dexterity. The brush has to be put in 45 degrees at the front surface of the teeth while the bristles are projected in the pockets which surround the tooth.
How to brush your teeth with a bass brush?
The toe bristles of the brush can be used to clean the lingual (tongue) surface of the anterior teeth. Follow all the steps of the Bass technique. After the vibratory motion has been completed in each area, sweep the bristles over the crown of the tooth, toward biting surface of the tooth.
What is the difference between bass method and base bristles?
Bristles are used in the same angles and apically just like in bass method but the bristles will be placed over the cervical part of a tooth and on the adjacent gingiva. Technique used: it uses the same technique like that of Bass technique and it has slight modification for the occlusal movement together with short horizontal strokes.
What is the modified brushing method?
With the modified brushing method, you do everything the same as you would in the bass method but in addition you also brush the cervical to incisal or occlusal surface. In other terms you brush behind and the top of the teeth in a back and forth position.