Clean the teeth
People wearing orthodontic appliances should clean the appliances everyday as dental
plaque also adheres to the appliances.
Cleaning removable orthodontic appliances
The user must take it out and clean it thoroughly to remove the
dental plaque in the morning and before bed at night.
Cleaning removable orthodontic appliance:
Take out the removable orthodontic appliance, use a toothbrush and some detergent
to clean every surface of the appliance. After cleaning, the appliance can be worn
again.
Points to note:
When the orthodontic appliance is not worn, it should be cleaned and immersed in
a cup of water.
Cleaning fixed orthodontic appliances
It is rather difficult to clean the teeth with the fixed orthodontic appliance in
place. People wearing fixed orthodontic appliances should pay special attention
to their oral hygiene to reduce the chance of developing Dental Caries. You should
clean your teeth and the appliance everyday in the morning and before bed at night
as well as after each meal.
Cleaning fixed orthodontic appliances
1. Firstly, brush the area between the orthodontic appliance and gingivae (gums).
Then, brush the area between the appliance and the crown of the teeth.
2. Finally, insert an interdental brush into the area between the tooth and the
appliance to clean.
Flossing is difficult for people wearing fixed orthodontic appliance. Hence, superfloss
can be used to facilitate the removal of dental plaque in the adjacent tooth surfaces.
Superfloss
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1. Push the stiffened end through the space between the teeth and the orthodontic
appliance.
2. Then wrap the floss ends around middle fingers, hold it tightly between the thumbs
and forefingers of both hands, leaving about 2 cm of floss in between.
3. Gently slide the floss into the adjacent tooth surface using a sawing motion.
4. Wrap the floss around one tooth in a "C" shape, moving up and down to clean the
tooth surface. Then wrap around the other adjacent tooth and repeat the cleaning.
As usual use the toothbrush to clean the inner surfaces and chewing surfaces
of all the teeth.