European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes saturday May 10.1986 from your com i to i by 5lon a Mots d.d.s., Haughton Vult lev w77 of Jaczo 5/prnor and Foo a Paige flavor Fay con fax of Otto it Ltd property every Day Tan affectively loosen Deitry Cativo plaque. Plaque How effective Are new Janee. Brody new York times judging by the spate of new products and advertisements denial plaque has become the latest Scourge of Herilla. Conscious americans. Plaque fighting toothpastes Mouth rinses and High tech toothbrushes Ere among the newly promoted products aimed at helping people keep their own Teeth for their entire lives. Bui ii May be decades before the value of these products can be measured and then Only if the proper Long term studies Are carried out. Plaque the the odorous bacteria Laden film Hal  Leech and starts the Chain of events that result in dental decay and periodontal disease the leading cause of tooth loss in adults. Plaque starts forming within my nudes after you Brush your Teeth. If left undisturbed Lor 24 hours or longer it hardens into tartar or calculus which requires professional instruments to remove. Even dil genl Brudi Fng cleans away Only Hall the plaque that Coats Teeth. Most Likely to be missed is the plaque along and just under the gum line. In deep Looth crevices and Between the Teeth the very places in which decay and periodontal disease originate. Dental loss used properly every Day can loosen much of this destructive plaque. But of tossing lacks Glamour and does not give people the clean taste and pleasant breath that brushing produces which is undoubtedly Why More people Brush than loss. Of those who do floss Dally Many still miss the plaque Hal Lorms in hard to reach places. Enter the new plaque fighting products. In some cases old products Hal were never designed to fight plaque have simply Laken on a new look but no. New ingredients. Other products originally sold for purposes other than plaque prevention have been shown to have some Anli plaque properties and Are now being marketed with these in mind. Sim others Are new products developed specifically to combat plaque and Are sold As such just How Good Are they7 the current data on effectiveness Are limited. Sine 10 Many toothpastes Are now made Ullh fluorides manufacturers have been looking for a new sales Angle. Attacking plaque seems to be ii. According to the merch Issue of consumer reports first on the scene was chock up toothpaste produced by a relatively Small company Minnetonka. Eventually the big manufacturers Procter & Gamble and Colgate palmolive followed suit Ullh Crest tartar control formula and of Stagard respectively now Johnson & Johnson is marketing prevent. Do any of these products work to begin with the Bare Toothbrush used with Elbow grease. Is far More effective than any toothpaste in removing plaque. Second no toothpaste can clean where the Toothbrush cannot reach so High risk areas will not necessarily be helped by brushing. Third Fust because they Are advertised As plaque attackers does t mean they can combat plaque. De Lagard and Check up have no special ingredient to tight plaque according to const mar reports. Check up however contains an additional abrasive agent Mic Rosil thai functions As a mechanical Aid in removing plaque its manufacturer said. Crest tartar control formula and prevent contain chemicals called sequestering agents which have been shown to inhibit tartar buildup. Consumer reports said. According to a report presented last month to the american association for dental research another toothpaste via Dent produced Bye Small Colorado company called Velpont laboratories contains a natural plaque fighting substance extracted irom the Sanguinaria or bloodroot Plant. When via Dent toothpaste and Mouth rinse were used Dally by orthodontic patients plaque was reduced 53 percent and gum inflammation 50 percent. Consumers should know that the basis for awarding the american dental association s Seal of approval found on some toothpastes is the ability of the product s fluoride to fight decay. Last december the association Drew up guidelines that it will use in evaluating plaque fighting products and a Seal for this category is anticipated. People should also know however that the Stan Nous fluoride found to some toothpastes is effective More so than sodium fluoride in countering plaque. Several different ingredient have been shown to reduce plaque or inhibit or kill plaque bacteria. The Sanguinaria extract in via Dent Routh rinse is absorbed by the plaque and thus combats bacterial growth. An old timer Llster lne contains essential oils that retard plaque and reduce the severity of gum inflammation. Mouth rinses and toothpastes made Ullh the chemical  marketed in Europe but not yet approved Lor Sale in the United Stales contain perhaps the most effective agent against plaque bacteria in a recent lest a Mouth rinse containing  reduced the severity of gum disease by about so percent. But  has Side effects it lashes bad it May temporarily interfere wll h the sense of table. In can slain the Teeth and bacteria can become resistant toil. A newcomer Plax. Produced by a Manhattan company Oral research laboratories of new York contains several ingredients sodium Benzoate among them that Are said to combat plaque. This rinse is designed to loosen plaque before brushing including plaque lodged at the gum line and Between the Teeth. In a study at the University of Pennsylvania used alone Lor 30. Second sit reduced plaque 22 percent. When followed by brushing i reduced plaque 34 percent As against 2,5 percent and s.5 percent respectively for a Placebo Mouth rinse to addition. Plax removed Teeth stains which result when goods like Collee and Lea react with plaque. The Pennsylvania researchers and a second team Al the Forsyth dental Center in Boston concluded that tax enhances the effectiveness of Toothbrush Long especially in parts of the Mouth thai Are compare telvely difficult to clean. Dentist generally recommend brushes with soft or medium Solt bristles to prevent injury to delicate gum tissues which should be brushed to remove plaque. The head of the Brush should be Small enough so that it can reach Alt the Teeth in the Back of the Mouth. Recommended brushing methods seam to change like Hemline fashions. Decent studies indicate that Ordinary scrubbing Bach and Forth. Is More Tefle calve in removing plaque than rolling the Brush up or Down the Leech from the gum lne. Regardless of brushing technique As already mentioned Ordinary brushes have a limited reach. That is Why the dental research corporation of Tucker a produced interplay a $99 electric Toothbrush specially designed to scrub out plaque that lodges in Between Teeth and in tooth crevices. Its bristles rotate constantly and rapidly 4.200 times a minute changing directions 48 times a second. Adjacent Tuffs rotate in opposing directions to prevent the Brush from slipping. By comparison hand brushing delivers about 160 strokes per minute. Studies have found that interplay removes 93 percent of the plaque on tooth surfaces and is far More Tefle calve than hand brushing in removing plaque Between the Teeth and just under the gum line. Tha device was shown to be especially helpful for people wearing braces on their Teeth. Conclusion do not assume that any of the products mentioned or products still being developed can Ever substitute for daily brushing and flossing they can act Only As adjuncts. Tooth decay 1bacteria in the Mouth use Foo particles to produce a stick substance called plaque tooth enamel 2with the plaque bacteria produce an add that wears away 3the film o Sticky plaque hold bacteria and add against the tooth s surface Chi Solo Tif tune Gin pc source Chicago Tribune news reports Crown Denton enamel Gurline neck pulp with nerves and Teod vessels Root