{"id":4699,"date":"2014-07-31T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T05:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/?p=4699"},"modified":"2020-09-29T10:41:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T00:41:37","slug":"new-products-plaq-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/new-products-plaq-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"New products: Plaq Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PlaqPro-Mint\"

Today\u2019s patients invariably understand that plaque is the cause of most dental problems and that brushing is the best way to remove it. Sadly though, most people have \u2018blind spots\u2019 with their brushing and habitually miss certain areas. One of the reasons is simply that plaque is difficult for the lay person to identify.<\/p>\n

Recently a couple of Australian dentists, Prof. Barrie Gillings and Dr. Mark Knapp, have developed a new toothbrush and toothpaste combination that should improve cleaning by showing people where plaque has collected, even after conscientious brushing.<\/p>\n

Dr Knapp explains, \u201cPlaque is essentially tooth coloured and camouflaged so it is not surprising people have trouble removing all of it when they can not actually see it. Over the years dentists have used red disclosing solution to identify it but this sort of dye always stained the lips and clothing just as readily as it has stained plaque. There had to be an easy way of identifying plaque every time a person picks up a toothbrush.”<\/p>

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