FEBRUARY 25-27, 2016 F130 Myths, Legends & Realities of OTCs JUDY BENDIT, RDH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016 Please complete the speaker evaluation form in the Midwinter Meeting App. Download the app at app.cds.org. DISCLAIMER: This work, audio recordings and the accompanying handout, are the intellectual property of the clinician, and permission has been granted to the Chicago Dental Society, its members, successors and assigns, for the unrestricted, absolute, perpetual, worldwide right to distribute solely as an educational material at the scientific program being presented at the Midwinter Meeting. Permission has been granted for this work to be shared for non-commercial education purposes only. No other use, including reproduction, retransmission in any form or by any means or editing of the information may be made without the written permission of the author. The Chicago Dental Society does not assume any responsibility or liability for the content, accuracy, or compliance with applicable laws, and the Chicago Dental Society shall not be sued for any claim involving the distribution of this work.
The Myths, Legends and Realities of OTC products By Judy Bendit RDH, BS JudyBendit.com Judy@JudyBendit.com Like me on Facebook at: Judy Bendit RDH, BS
Discussion on What is a Myth? Urban Legend? Wives tale? Anecdote? and how they relate to dentistry How to stay current on all the new technologies Journals, websites, conventions, local reps, manufacturers reps Evidence vs. Eminence?? Where to go for the best information? ADA web site: http://ebd.ada.org/ Try Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/ Cochrane web site: http://www2.cochrane.org/reviews/ Manufacturers web sites: Look in professional tabs that review the literature and research BE SKEPTICAL ASK HARD QUESTION OF THE COMPANIES DEMAND GOOD SCIENCE DEMAND GOOD EVIDENCE
Technologies in mouthwashes http://www.judybendit.com/focus_on_mouthrinses_0415.pdf (Dimensions of Dental Hygiene April 2015) Look at mechanism of action and what they kill Essential Oils Listerine CPC (cetylpyridinium Chloride) & Stannous Fluoride Crest Pro- Health Chlorhexidine 0.12% With and without alcohol Pink= Alcohol free by Sunstar Butler Blue= All other products New Alcohol Free CHX in now called Peroex Delmopinol Hydrochloride- PerioShield by Sunstar Butler Fluorides- Sodium vs. Stannous Chlorine Dioxide- CloSYS Issues with alcohol: Fermented vs Denatured Alcohol? Causal effects with oral cancer? Long Term effects? Active Ingredient Description Product Essential oils Fixed combination of eucalyptol, menthol, methyl salicylate, thymol LISTERINE Antiseptic and numerous private label brands Chlorhexidine Bactericidal antiseptic 3M Peridex, Colgate PerioGard, and alcohol- free G U M Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cetylpyridinium chloride Quaternary ammonium compound Crest Pro- Health Colgate Total Advance Pro- Shield
Chlorine dioxide Delmopinol hydrochloride Causes chemicals to unite with oxygen and kill all bacteria Interferes with biofilm, bacterial adherence CloSYS Oxygene G U M PerioShield http://www.dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com/2013/04_april/cover.aspx Toothpaste Technologies http://www.judybendit.com/1015_focus_on_toothpaste.pdf (Dimensions of Dental Hygiene October 2015) Fluoride- Stannous & Sodium Hexametaphosphate Triclosan Read Triclosan Safety Exposed by A. Spolarich RDH, PhD Cochrane Review article to read: http://summaries.cochrane.org/cd010514/oral_triclosancopolymer- containing- toothpastes- for- oral- health ADA seal http://www.ada.org/en/science- research/ada- seal- of- acceptance/ada- seal- products RDA- http://c2- preview.prosites.com/131248/wy/docs/131248_rdh%20sheet.pdf Chocolate? Crest Be
Theodent- http://www.theodent.com/ Aloesense toothpaste http://www.aloesense.com/ Tom s of Maine http://www.tomsofmaine.com/oral- care/toothpaste Livionex dental gel http://www.livionexdental.com/ Squigle Toothpaste http://www.squigle.com/squigle.html Enamelon by Premier (Stannous Fluoride + ACP) http://www.premusa.com/dental/newproducts.asp Hello Products http://www.hello- products.com/ Plaque HD http://www.plaquehd.com/ Toothbrush Technologies and controversies- minimum requirements Manual (Look at the thickness of the bristle) Powered Cochrane Review articles to read: http://summaries.cochrane.org/cd002281/oral_poweredelectric- toothbrushes- compared- to- manual- toothbrushes- for- maintaining- oral- health Review of patient acceptance Dispense vs. Prescribe
New toothbrush ideas: Toof- inger- http://www.toofingerbrush.com/ MD Brush- https://www.mdbrush.com/ Beam- http://www.beamtoothbrush.com/ Silver Care One- http://www.silvercareone.com/ Curaprox - http://www.curaproxusa.com/ NOTES: