Reduce Oral Disease with Interdental Biofilm Control

By  Terri Tilliss, RDH, PhD

Oral healthcare is focused on preventing and treating oral diseases. Periodontal diseases and caries, while largely preventable, are pervasive. In most cases, they can be prevented by controlling plaque biofilm via toothbrushing, interdental cleaning, and modifying lifestyle-based risk factors (such as smoking, metabolic control, and dietary choices). These risk factors impact the host inflammatory response, and it is each patient’s individual response that contributes to periodontal health or tissue destruction.¹ When prevention predominates, disease is less prevalent. Yet, it is apparent that prevention has not adequately impacted prevalence.

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