What Are Plaque Disclosing Tablets And How Can You Use Them To Improve Your Family's Oral Health?

Plaque disclosing tablets are a valuable tool for helping your family to know how their oral health is doing. But what exactly are they and how do they work? If you've never seen or used these products before, here's what you should know about them.

What They Are

Plaque disclosing tablets, as the name implies, are chewable tablets that are designed to effectively highlight plaque in the mouth. Plaque can be difficult to detect on your own, as it blends in with teeth fairly well. But with plaque disclosing tablets, it quickly becomes apparent if you have a plaque and tartar problem or not.

How They Work

Plaque disclosing tablets contain a special dye that's safe to consume. This dye effectively sticks to the plaque or tartar, leaving behind a bright red or pink stain on the areas of the teeth that are coated in plaque or tartar. The plaque disclosing tablet can be removed by brushing one's teeth, so there's no need to worry about it being unsightly to others.

Ideas For Using Them

There are a lot of great ways to use plaque disclosing tablets to improve your family's oral health.

You can start by using one just before taking your family to the dentist. Most people who haven't had oral cleanings in a while will have a fair to considerable amount of plaque and tartar, which will show up with the tablet. Then, when the cleaning at the dentist's office is done, you can use another one to show how beautifully clean the teeth are. You can expect practically no pink or red residue to remain.

Another good way to use them is on a more regular basis. With plaque disclosing tablets, you can get a good idea of whether or not your family is effectively brushing their teeth each night. Just have your children and anyone else you'd like pop one after brushing their teeth. If their teeth light up with the tablet, it can help to show the person the areas of the mouth they're not doing a good enough job brushing in.

Plaque disclosing tablets also demonstrate how important flossing is. Even if the surface of the teeth looks good, there's likely going to be a considerable amount of plaque highlighted between the teeth if the person involved isn't flossing.

Using plaque disclosing tablets can improve your family's oral health and make it very clear when they need to see a dentist. If you want to start by using the tablets just before going to a dentist, set up an appointment and see for yourself how a dental cleaning can make a big difference.

Contact a local family dentistry clinic for more information.