Talk:Teeth cleaning

message: is it really necessary to request a reference that says that toothbrushing can prevent build up of plaque and calculus....... :| Bouncingmolar 11:31, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Too many requested references

message: Do not merge.
*Do not merge: if a person wants to know more about teeth, they just click on the little blue link.--35.11.210.84 23:46, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: *I agree with this User. --70.156.195.103 23:42, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge with [[tooth]] or not?

message: Is the following comment necessary or even remotely useful in the article: If dental cavities develop, it can cost thousands of dollars (US) to drill out the cavities and insert dental fillings. - As this depends heavily on the location, age, condition & wealth of the reader, be it in a Nordic country, Southern Africa or somewhere in North America? I'd say that at the barest minimum it should be rephrased. Also is dental flossing really that useful?
* Simpel way to find out about the floss: just don't floss any more! But don't be surprised that you'll make me and my dental collegues (wherever you are geographically) very happy to earn MO MONEY drilling your unflossed teeth to pieces. --Tandarts 12:46, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  $$$ don't make sense to me 

message: I've added a section about brushing the teeth to the article Toothbrush.  If you think it belongs somewhere else, feel free to move it.  I've also linked this article from that page.  – b_jonas 14:31, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brushing the teeth 

message: Anyone have any information on why to brush after breakfast in the morning? How do people eat breakfast without brushing their teeth first? The food would taste weird and disgusting. I recommend brushing before breakfast and before you go to bed since that is when bacterial buildup is most rapid. Also, does anyone have information on when to floss? I know it's once a day, and I think it should be before you brush at night. 71.250.68.205 15:52, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brushing and Flossing 

message: There appears to be a campaign by Wrigley's gum to promote chewing sugar free gum as a healthy way to look after teeth.  See edits by 195.216.25.222 and Ellielancaster. 195.216.25.222 added this edit to this article which was replaced by Ellielancaster after the original was reverted. The claim may be true, but because of conflict of interest and POV concerns it needs checking by neutral editors and reinserting only if sources and appropriate weight merit. Thanks. -- Siobhan Hansa 13:06, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Promotional editing 

message: Holy crap, this article suggests that milk might be *good* for your teeth?  How many ***babies*** develop cavities because of irresponsible parents giving them milk all the time?!  Milk has sugar in it! Whatever "benefit" it might have is completely and utterly overthrown by its sugars. -- Sy / (talk) 03:19, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Babies get cavities because, when an infant is allowed to fall asleep with a bottle in his or her mouth If the bottle contains a fermentable carbohydrate, (like pop, sugar water, juice, or milk) and the liquid is allowed to pool around the teeth, the bacteria that are present will form acid, which eventually leads to decay. So its not especially the milk that causes the problem, milk is of course good for teeth because it contains calcium, but if you leave it in your babies mouth for too long it will lead to a decay. So do not give your babies something that contains sugar right before they go to sleep, give them water.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.102.98.71 (talk • contribs).
"Good" is a very relative term;  Milk is fermented by all of the main cavity-causing bacteria (S. mutans, lactobacilli sp., actinomyces sp.) because they all have beta-glucosidase activity (an enzyme that breaks down lactose into usable sugars for the bacteria), which eventually leads to acid production when given lactose (the main sugar in milk).  This isn't a very big deal if the milk isn't in a person's mouth for very long.  It *is* a big deal if it sits in the a long while, OR if it is a frequent occurance (a sip of milk every 10 minutes will have the same detrimental results).  Also, the claim that milk is "good" for your teeth is mostly true of children, (not so much in adults, whose teeth are already formed) for the most part.  Also, teeth are the most suseptible to caivites during the first two years of eruption of a given tooth, which is why babies are especially vulnerable (all of their baby teeth are erupted at around 24 months, giving them extra vulnerability for different teeth until age 4).  Fluoride varnishes greatly protect against this, though.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dentdude (talk • contribs) 01:55, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Milk?! 

message: In the "Professional teeth cleaning" section, the Google Scholar link takes you to a scholar search of "Frequently Asked Questions". It is not specific to teeth cleaning at all. - Wrichik - October 27, 2011 - 16:24 IST
: I removed the the section questioning cleaning's effectiveness, as it entirely lacks credibility and academic sources.  In fact, tracing the one source (5) leads to the original study which contradictorily states:
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:Conclusions
:The research evidence is not of sufficient quality to reach any conclusions regarding the beneficial and adverse effects of routine scaling and polishing for periodontal health and regarding the effects of providing this intervention at different time intervals.
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:http://www.nature.com/ebd/journal/v6/n1/abs/6400317a.html
:baden 197.159.144.43 (talk) 10:00, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Uh - for starters, there's no google scholar link there at all.  For second, all of the sources work fine, and show what they purport to show - that the scientific evidence has been unable to show that more frequent tooth cleaning leads to better outcomes.  Which is also what that quote says. WilyD 10:12, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Professional teeth cleaning - Incorrect link 

message: The article says "Good oral hygiene helps to prevent cavities, tartar build-up, and gum disease.[citation needed]". A citation is needed? "Good hygiene prevents disease shocker. Proof demanded!" Really?? 92.29.12.4 (talk) 13:46, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not necessarily. E.g. see Hygiene hypothesis. The citation tag is needed until someone bothers to find a source to support such a statement, as obvious a statement as it may be. Matthew Ferguson (talk) 08:30, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good oral hygiene 

message: In some dictionaries I've found odontexesis as a term for professional tooth cleaning, but I don't know how widely used it is. Should it be in this article? --Doric Loon (talk) 14:19, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: , I have never heard the term before. I do not believe it is in common usage anymore. There are no hits on pubmed for this term . There are about 25 hits on google books, the vast majority of which date from the period 1925-1950. There are a few more modern book results, however these are either non English language or a dictionary-type source. Suggest that this term could be added to a "history" section. Matthew Ferguson (talk) 08:28, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, Matthew Ferguson. That's very helpful. I see that if you put "Odontexesis" into Wiki's search field, it now brings you here to talk - maybe that's good enough to help anyone searching? --Doric Loon (talk) 08:43, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Odontexesis 

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