Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the mouth and teeth clean to prevent dental problems.

• Tooth brushing is scrubbing teeth w/ a TB, usually w/ TP. It can be done w/ a mTB or eTB
• Toothpaste is ordinarily used, and can include:
  • Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief, which contains K salts that soothe and desensitive the nerve endings in teeth to significantly lessen sensitivity pain over time
  • Sensodyne, which contains K which soothes the nerves, providing sensitivity protection
• Flossing is removing plaque and food particles from between the teeth and below the gums, and includes:
  • Flosette
  • Oral-B Superfloss
• Interdental brushes
• Tongue scrapers
• Oral irrigation
• Mouth wash