Opening hours:
Mon 8.00am to 5.30pm
Tue 8.00am to 6.30pm
Wed 8.00am to 5.30pm
Thurs 8.00am to 5.30pm
Fri 8.30am to 1.00pm


 

 
Preventative animations
Brush holder
A unique toothbrush adapter.

It fits a range of TePe manual and specialist brushes.

Ideal for those with problems gripping and holding such as arthritis sufferers.
Brushing
Use small circular movements with the brush held at 45 degrees to the tooth.

Move systematically around the mouth.

Remember to clean the inside surfaces
Compact tuft
The Compact Tuft Brush has a domed shaped head with extra soft filaments.

It's perfect for cleaning around sensitive gums, partly erupted teeth
and for cleaning along the gumline.


Fissure Sealants
Tiny cracks appear in back teeth as they grow.
Food particles often become lodged.

Fissure sealant is applied in droplet form.

The sealant is hardened using a bright light protecting against tooth decay.

Flossing
Debris accumulates between the teeth.
If not removed, bacteria will develop and plaque will form.

Use the floss with a back and forth motion and with a vertical action until all the plaque is removed.

Work the floss gently under the gum.
Implant cleaning
Acute marginal inflammation.
Use extra soft filaments for the acutely affected area.

Using a standard brushing technique gently but effectively removes debris.

Interdental cleaning with the extra soft range removes plaque comfortably and effectively.
Use a standard inter dental cleaning technique with extra soft filaments.
Resolution of inflamed site.
Implant maintenance
Following the placement of an implant it is important to keep the surrounding area clean.

Use a 45 degree angle as the standard brushing technique.

Use plastic coated interdental brushes for safe effective plaque removal.
Tightly floss approximal surfaces and implants.

Ensure all surfaces are clean.
Adapt floss/tape for teeth and gums.
Interdental Brushing
The TePe interdental brush is used to clean in between teeth. Turning the brush on insertion will help access.

Used daily, it removes plaque and food debris where your usual brush cannot reach.
For spaces at the back of the mouth, bend the brush in a slight curve but never at right angles this will help you access the more difficult-to-reach areas.

A choice of 8 colour-coded sizes is available to help clean different sized spaces.
Interspace Brushing
Periodontal disease causes pocketing around the necks of the teeth.
Left undisturbed plaque bacteria thrive in these pockets causing the pockets to deepen.

A standard toothbrush is not able to access these pockets.

The TePe Interspace brush can access these pockets and disrupt bacteria.
Regular use will discourage disease-causing bacteria from accumulating.
Mini Flosser
Cleaning between the teeth is an essential part of a daily oral hygiene regime.
Conventional flossing can be difficult especially when the teeth are very close together. The Miniflosser can help gain access to the interdental areas with floss.

A Specially designed bite plane allows you to gently ease the floss between the teeth.
Plaque in the interdental area can be dislodged with a gentle backwards and forwards motion.

Visible plaque will be removed.
Mouth Rinse
Plaque build-up can lead to inflamed gums.

A mouth rinse can help by removing the plaque and reducing the inflammation.
Power Brushing
Angle the bristles at 45º to the gum line.

There's no need to scrub - hold the brush in position and after a few seconds sweep the bristles away from the gum.

Repeat around the outer and inner surfaces of all teeth.

Particularly effective inter-dentally.
The whole procedure should take about 2 minutes.
Proximal Brushing
The TePe Proximal brush comes in 7 sizes for cleaning different sized spaces.

Click the brush open to insert the head and click down to secure.

Insert the head from the inside surfaces or outside surface of the teeth.

Use daily to remove plaque and food debris from between the teeth.

The brush is particularly useful for cleaning the back teeth.
Super Floss
Superfloss can be used 'under' bridges.

First use the stiff end of the Superfloss to insert between the teeth.

Pull the Superfloss through and then sweep under the pontic.

Pull through the normal floss and floss the abutments as usual.
Tongue Cleaning
85% of bad breath originates in the mouth, most of which comes from the tongue.
Stagnating plaque bacteria and food debris can give off an offensive odour.

Tongue cleansing removes unwanted bacteria from the tongue's surface
and the tongue-coating that cause bad breath.

TongueDetox is designed to make tongue cleaning easy and comfortable.
Use daily for fresher breath, improved taste and a healthier mouth.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ballard & Tucker, The Dental Surgery, Saffron Road, Biggleswade, Beds SG18 8DJ. Tel: 0844 576 9888 - last update: April 2012
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