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Antiseptic Toothbrush
Cleanser
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Toothbrush Hygiene
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one considers it normal to re-use the same piece of dental floss for up to
three months or more but up to now it has been common practice to re-use a
toothbrush even though rinsing it in cold water has been the accepted
method of cleaning it.
The
bacteria involved in tooth decay and gum disease are readily transferred
to toothbrushes, together with other infections, including cold sores,
mouth ulcers, the common cold and ‘flu. Research has shown that bacteria
and viruses infect a toothbrush after use and remain alive, multiplying in
the toothbrush bristles in the warm environment of the bathroom. In
families, where several toothbrushes are kept together, micro-organisms
can transfer from one toothbrush to the next. These micro-organisms
re-infect the user next time the toothbrush is used.
Toothbrush
hygiene is especially important for people with a lowered immune system -
patients receiving chemotherapy, the elderly, athletes who exercise
strenuously but strive to maintain a low body weight, people suffering
from an eating disorder and for everyone when they catch a cold or the ‘flu.
 Leading
dentists recommend that toothbrushes be disinfected with Brushtox
Antiseptic Toothbrush Cleanser. Simply spray the antiseptic solution
directly into the bristles after using the toothbrush and leave it to dry.
Brushtox
Antiseptic Toothbrush Cleanser is available from larger Boots
the Chemist stores, Lloyds Pharmacies, Harrods, selected independent
chemists and by mail order on Freefone 0800 454806, priced £2.99 plus p
& p for an eight week supply.
Brushtox is manufactured
by:-
Dentox Limited
PO Box 1195
Warwick
CV35 0ZY
U.K.
Tel: 01926 651348
Fax: 01926 651098
Email: brushtox@dial.pipex.com
Website: www.bedsons.com/brushtox
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This page was last updated on 02 July 2005 00:00:00
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