Original Article:
Cleaning Advice and Tips
by the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
https:\/\/www.nras.org.uk\/cleaning-advice-and-tips<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cManual toothbrushes are light to use and economical,\nhowever, tend to have slim handles and huge heads which makes them hard to grip\nand to get right to the back teeth if jaw opening is limited. A grip can be\nwrapped round, such as tennis racket grip tape (this can be bought at a sports\nshop or online) or Dycem non-slip material (can be bought on a reel online),\nbut would need replacing each time a new toothbrush was purchased. Your dental\nprofessional or occupational therapist can also make a personalized grip for\nyour toothbrush using impression material. This can be removed from your\ntoothbrush and cleaned in the dishwasher as necessary\u2026 Consider an electric\ntoothbrush with a small (mini) head. They can be maneuvered round the whole\nmouth with the lips still lightly closed, relying on touch sensation rather\nthan feel (it\u2019s not essential to open wide to see where the bristles are, you\ncan feel this). Less technique and movement is required (as the head\nrotates\/vibrates itself) which can help if twisting and scrubbing motions are\ntricky, or you can\u2019t use your dominant hand. They also have a chunkier handle\nwhich makes them easier to hold. The latest electric toothbrushes are much\nlighter than before\u2026 \u2018With an electric toothbrush, that\u2019s made a huge\ndifference because you can get different sizes [of handles]\u2019\u2026 RA in finger\njoints will affect how well things can be gripped which can make cleaning your\nmouth all the more difficult\u2026 If you\u2019ve had an operation on your dominant\nshoulder, arm or hand; brushing can be harder to do as well as painful. Brush\nas well as you can with either hand (if you feel comfortable, you can ask\nsomeone to brush for you)\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this article, the challenges of dental hygiene for\nindividuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis are exposed, as is a potential area of\nopportunity. This article seemed to encourage the use of electric toothbrushes\u2014citing\nthe fact that their big handle and small heads made them easier to maneuver.\nThe article also discusses manual toothbrushes and offers a few tips for\naltering the handles to make them thicker; however, the tips seem cumbersome\nbecause they must be repeated with every new toothbrush.
\nBecause manual toothbrushes are typically the most cost-efficient option and\narthritis affects a plethora of people without regard to socioeconomic status,\nthere seems to be a potential area of opportunity in manual toothbrushes for\npeople with arthritis on the market. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Original Article:Cleaning Advice and Tips by the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Societyhttps:\/\/www.nras.org.uk\/cleaning-advice-and-tips \u201cManual toothbrushes are light to use and economical, however, tend to have slim handles and huge heads which makes them hard to grip and to get right to the back teeth if jaw opening is limited. A grip can be wrapped round, such as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[148,132],"class_list":{"0":"post-1029","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-focus-featured","7":"tag-oralhealth","8":"tag-rheumatoidarthritis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1029"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1033,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029\/revisions\/1033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}