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ANSWERS
Question 1: Which of the following is true (check all that apply) Answer 1: Over half of adults in the UK and USA have some degree of gingivitis. Water flossing cleans gently above and below the gumline, and can access hard-to-reach areas of the mouth.
Question 2:Is the statement ‘Water flossing, dental flossing and interdental brushing can reach 6 mm into periodontal pockets’ Answer 2: False? Only water flossing has been shown to reach 6 mm into interdental pockets, and has beneficial effects on the composition of the bacterial and inflammatory potential in the gingival crevicular fluid.
Question 3: Is the statement ‘Water flossing is able to remove plaque’ .... Answer 3: True? Many studies have shown that water flossing is an effective way to remove plaque, and is associated with more effective plaque reduction than dental flossing and interdental brushing
Questtion 4: When might people need to pay even greater attention to careful interdental/subgingival cleaning due to increased risk of periodontal disease? (check all the apply). Answer 4: During pregnancy. If they smoke. If they have diabetes.
Question 5: Why might some people find standard interdental/subgingival cleaning difficult/tiresome? (check all the apply). Answer 5: Orthodontic braces can be difficult to navigate with dental floss. They might need many different sizes of interdental brushes to clean different-sizes of gaps between their teeth. They might have limited manual dexterity. Their teeth may be crowded, making it impossible to insert floss or interdental brushes.
