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Home Care, Dentist Charlotte NC

--- Dr. Plascyk supplements traditional care with non-traditional
or complementary techniques in the following therapies when treating
his Charlotte, NC area patients: cosmetic therapy, cosmetic porcelain
veneer therapy, dental implant therapy, tooth removal, root canal therapy,
TMJ therapy, crowns and fillings, periodontal (gum ) and routine dentistry.
He has received much positive feedback from his Charlotte, NC area
patients regarding his therapy and many of his patients have referred
family and friends to him for their dental care. ---

The most important reason you go to the dentist is to decrease oral infection. Oral infections are mixed infections of bacteria, viruses, fungus and parasites. Chronic oral infections will seriously harm you in the long run. Our antomicrobial therapies and home care instructions are extremely effective in reducing oral infections. In addition to traditional therapy we include alternative therapy such as the use of oxygen/ozone. We evaluate the effectiveness of your home care using traditional methods as well as microscopic analysi of your plaque.

Our Home Care Instructions for Adults

(The chemicals and pastes you use in your mouth (natural or man-made) are the least important part of home care. Using the proper tools consistently and properly is the most important part of home care.)

Basic procedure

1) Brush after every meal and snack with the Braun Oral-B powered toothbrush. Brush for 30 seconds per

quadrant for a total of 2 minutes. The last brushing of the day should be done for 4 minutes.

2) Floss 1 time per day.

3) Irrigate (“water pick”) with the Hydrofloss irrigator 1 time per day.

Speak to Kathy (at the front desk) about the products we recommend and how to use them.

Brushing/Toothpaste

Before turning the Braun Oral-B toothbrush on, rub whatever you put on your toothbrush in each quadrant

of your mouth to distribute the medicine first. We do not recommend any particular brand of tooth paste. Use

whatever you want unless you have gum recession (see below). A manual tooth brush does not remove plaque from

the teeth as efficiently as a powered tooth brush. Incorrect tooth brushing, particularly with a manual tooth brush,

can cause gum recession. If you have gum recession you should not be using regular tooth paste. Regular

toothpaste will “sand away” the soft root surface of your teeth. Use a dye-free mouthwash or a low-abrasive toothpaste

instead (RDA value of 40 or below). RDA stands for relative dentin abrasivity. Contact the manufacture of your

toothpaste to get the RDA valueof their product. Here is a simple test to determine if a tooth paste is too abrasive. Put

a little toothpaste between your upper and lower front teeth. Lightly grind your teeth together. If you can feel the

“rocks” (grit) between your teeth, then it is too abrasive. Here are some non-abrasive tooth paste alternatives:

- Tooth and Gum Tonic by the Dental Herb Company

- Any toothpaste that passes the grinding test (above).

- Any toothpaste with an RDA value of 40 or below.

- Baking soda properly mixed with water.

Baking soda:

Depending on how baking soda is used it can be very abrasive or minimally abrasive. Baking soda

used dry is very abrasive. If properly mixed with water first it is minimally abrasive. Water dissolves

the crystals and makes them smaller so they are less abrasive. The proper mix is 3 parts water to 1 part

baking soda. This will make a minimally abrasive paste that you can brush with.

Desensitizing toothpaste (toothpaste for sensitive teeth):

As a general rule stay away from these toothpastes. They have ingredients to desensitize (numb) the teeth but most of them are too abrasive. So if you have areas where softer tooth structure (dentin) is exposed, you will wear it down but cover up the sensitivity that it causes. So you will not be aware of the damage you are doing. Most sensitivity and pain will be eliminated from the teeth if you have all your necessary dental treatment completed, your bite balanced and stop using abrasive tooth pastes.

Fluoride:

Flouride is not necessary if your homecare is impeccable every single day. This does not include the vast majority of people in this world. So for most people we do recommend limited us of flouride. It will not harm you if you use it the way we tell you. We recommend one bottle of prescription strength fluoride (available from us) for each person in the house. Dip the head of the toothbrush in the bottle. Remove the excess fluoride on brush by tapping the handle of the brush against the rim of the sink. Brush your teeth normally. Rinse your mouth out with water after brushing with the fluoride. Fluoride only works in reducing cavities when it is in contact with the teeth (topical application). Ingesting fluoride does not help reduce cavities. Using fluoride as per our directions will cause minimal exposure of fluoride to the body.

Flossing:

Putting string between your teeth and popping food out is not flossing. Flossing requires rubbing firmly against the roots of the teeth below the gums. The following sites have videos on proper flossing technique:

http://www.dental-picture-show.com

http://www.ada.org/public/games/animation/index.asp

http://www.ehow.com/video_4754479_floss-teeth.html

Irrigation:

We recommend the “Hydrofloss” irrigator (see below) with the use of a cannula. A cannula is a probe that attaches to your irrigator and allows you to get the antimicrobial solution under your gums where the infection is. If you use a cannula, the power on the Hydrofloss should be no higher than 5 to prevent stress on the motor. Recommended disinfectants to use in the with the irrigator:

- Use what you want. Just check with manufacturer to make sure it is won’t damage

the irrigator.

- Baking soda: Fill the reservoir of the irrigator with water. Leave some room on the top. Dissolve

2 teaspoons of baking soda in a cup of water then pour the solution into the water in the reservoir.

- For patients with more advanced periodontistis (gum and bone infection), we will recommend

more powerful disinfectants such as Therasol until the infection is reduced. To use the proper

concentration of Thersaol fill the reservoir of the Hydrofloss irrigator with water and leave some

room on top. Then deliver 4 pumps of Therasol into the reservoir.

(Remember to run clean water through irrigator to flush it out after each use.)

How the Hydro Floss works:

The Hydro Floss is very similar in function to other irrigators on the market, but very unique in patient response due to the patented scientific technology at work in the Hydro Floss; the science of Hydro-Magnetics.

The primary cause of problems in our mouths is an over abundance of bacteria. Bacteria adhere to the surfaces in our mouths using a magnetic bond. You see, the surfaces in our mouths are made up of materials that carry a natural positive (+) charge, bacteria have a natural negative (-) charge. Passing common tap water (and it must be tap or mineral water, pure water is non-polar) through a very specific type of magnetic field reverses the polarity of the minerals and irons contained in the water. Then by bombarding the inside of the mouth around the teeth and gums, the negatively charged water reverses the polarity of the materials to which the bacteria adhere. when this reversal in polarity occurs, the bacteria are forced to separate from the tooth's surface and be swept out with the other debris from under the gums and between the teeth.

By pointing the jet tip at the top surface of the gum (90 degree angle to the tooth's surface and work your way around the margin of each tooth), each pulse of the jet stream causes a compression of the gum. When the gum rebounds from each compression, it creates a vacuum (Venturi effect) that sucks the negatively charged water down under the gum into the sulcus. The negatively charged water then causes a reversal of polarity in the materials that the bacteria cling to, forcing the bacteria to be repelled from the tooth's surface allowing the next pulse of water to blast the loosened bacteria and other debris out from under the gum and into the sink. This irrigation will not remove all bacteria, but what it does do is keep bacteria from reaching critical mass where they cause the most harm. Additionally, this process creates rifts or tears in the bio-film that protects bacterial colonies. Opening up this bio-film will allow medicaments like chlorhexidine or other anti-microbial solutions to do a better job at eradicating bugs.

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