Iodine solution (21 ml of tincture Iodine in15 ml of water) is formally the most classic disclosing solution used for staining the plaque. The primary advantage of using iodine is that its effects are dramatic on plaque staining. Plaque is stained deep brown or black with associated inflamed gingiva. The staining disappears within a few minutes.

Disclosing solutions work by changing the colour of dental plaque so that it contrasts with the white tooth surface. Dental plaque has the ability to retain a large number of dye substances which can be used for disclosing purposes.

Disclosing solutions work by changing the colour of dental plaque so that it contrasts with the white tooth surface. Dental plaque has the ability to retain a large number of dye substances

To be efectively removed with teeth brushing, it must first be accurately detected. Biofilm can be accurately localized with special dyes, mainly iodine, gentian violet, erythrosine, basic fuchsin, fast green, food dyes, fluorescein, and two-tone disclosing agents in the form of tablets, solutions, wafers, lozenges, or mouth rinses.

2017年6月1日 · Three-tone plaque disclosing agent was effective in identifying pathological plaque and can be used as one of the chairside adjuvants in caries risk assessment.

Dental floss is the most widely recommended tool for removing plaque from proximal tooth surfaces. When properly used, flossing effectively removes up to 80% of proximal plaque. Even subgingival plaque can be removed, since dental floss can be introduced 2-3.5 mm below the tip of the papilla. (Waerhaug 1981). Levi Spear Parmly ...

2024年11月7日 · ABSTRACT: A disclosing agent is a preparation in liquid,tablet or lozenge form that contains a dye or other colouring agent. In dentistry it is used to identify bacterial plaque deposits for evaluation and research. The various formulas of disclosing agents,its purposes and properties have been reviewed here. 4.

Staining of bacterial plaque is an aid for patients in developing an efficient system of plaque removal and also in explaining and teaching the significance of plaque in dental disease.1 HISTORY: In 1914 Skinner 3 used the first disclosing solution i.e iodine to teach home care of the mouth and recommended the use of a disclosing solution to ...

2024年9月23日 · DISCLOSING AGENTS • A disclosing agent is a preparation in liquid, tablet or lozenge from which contains a dye or other coloring agents • Identifying bacterial plaque • When applied to the teeth, the agents imparts its colour to soft deposits but can be rinsed easily from clean tooth surface

Soon after Skinner’s some form of dye in liquid or tablet form iodine was superceded by organic dye that is applied to teeth to stains plaque on solutions because of the objectionable the surfaces of teeth. 17 features of iodine solutions.