Case Study with Interdental Brushes from Curaprox
You know those patients that stick out in your mind? Ones that you either connect with or their case is something new? I recently had a patient like this in my practice. He was in his 20s, and had no medical history of to not- no medications or allergies or systemic diseases. However, he had a busy career, was working long hours, and did have a harder time keeping up with his oral home care. With that, when he came into my dental chair, he did have generalized interprox biofilm, inflammation, and we did see some slight crestal bone loss on the radiographs. Since he was young and healthy (recently went to his medical doctor for a full check up and blood panel), we needed to address the biofilm removal at home. Something that he could apply into his busy day, is easy to use, and also actually worked.
Enter into the chat- Interdental brushes like Curaprox Interdental Brushes.
With some motivational interviewing and coaching in the chair, we decided to try out an interdental brush instead of traditional floss or waterfloss to help with biofilm management. It felt easier to manage for him and something he could do on the go or while he was traveling. After custom sizing different areas of the mouth and creating a mouth map for this patient, we were able to practice a bit in the chair. He left with his map, sample, and was feeling good, in my opinion, about trying something new to help his overall health.
Fast forward to a few months later. Since he was having inflammation issues interproximally, he came back for his maintenance appointment in 3 months. And honestly, it was so great to see him and hear of his progress. Was his progress a complete 180 degree change to what his previous habits were? No. But, that’s normal. The one thing he was able to do and feel confident about was incorporating interdental brushes a few times a week to help with biofilm removal. He felt that using a brush was much easier than traditional floss and honestly something he could do on the go with his busy schedule. We did see some improvement in the gingival inflammation, and reset goals to increase his biofilm removal to a few more days a week.
This little win was big for both him and for me as a clinician. We were able to meet the patient where he was, give supportive tools that actually worked for his schedule.
To learn more about this patient and see his case study, check out this video below:
To learn more about the Curaprox Chairside kit, check out the Curaprox website, plus these other videos we made:
Different Curaprox Charside Kits: https://youtu.be/Bqsj9JivMxk
Using the Measuring Probe: https://youtu.be/IxZJdb7k6Os
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