Advise behavioural change and engagement in practical action
Provide Oral Hygiene Instructions (OHI) to patient
- 2 minutes twice-daily brushing with up to 1500 ppm fluoride toothpaste
- Use manual or powered toothbrush for effective reduction of plaque and gingival inflammation
- Use a soft, small-headed brush with end-rounded bristles
- Daily interdental cleaning with interdental brushes and/or dental floss in sites with narrow interdental spaces
- Additional approach to be adapted to patient as appropriate with adjunctive use of dentifrices and/or mouth rinses with scientifically proven anti-plaque/anti-inflammation effects
Professional Mechanical Plaque Removal (PMPR)
- Effective control of plaque and removal of the calculus through supra and subgingival scaling and root debridement
- Performing scaling and root debridement using sonic/ultrasonic scalers and hand instruments (scalers and curettes) with effective management of pain/discomfort
- Removal of stains/discolouration on tooth surfaces and newly formed calculus through prophylaxis and air polishing if appropriate
