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Dental hygiene

Education + Training

ISSN: 0040-0912

Article publication date: 1 January 1976

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Abstract

Dentists once believed that toothbrushing alone helped prevent dental decay. Opinion soon changed when they found the chief culprit was a bacterial film called Plaque that formed round teeth and gum margins. Normally invisible, Plaque is startlingly revealed by using special crimson‐stained disclosure tablets; without correct and regular brushing of teeth and gums, precious molars can loosen, decay, and be lost for ever.

Citation

Noyelle, G. (1976), "Dental hygiene", Education + Training, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 24-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb001889

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1976, MCB UP Limited

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