Dental disclosing solution

Re: Dental disclosing solution

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:45:00 GMT

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Do you disolve the tablets and then apply with a swab? Never used on a dog, sounds like great idea and great fun!

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Well, it does sound like fun, but actually liquid forms are what you want. I did try tablets once when for some reason they were all I could get, but it's a bit of a faff.

The swabby things are all pretty cheap and probably the handiest.

Or of course you could just use red food colouring.

Re: Dental disclosing solution

Pádraig Egan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:31:56 GMT

With the swabs from Henry Schien you simply snap the end, allow the solution to soak into the applicator tip and apply to the teeth. Shows plaque up a bright red/purple. I tend to use them at discharge with dentals and show how clean the teeth are (beware missing bits during scaling and polishing as can prove very embarassing). Then at a 4 week post-dental check up we repeat the process to stress the need for brushing etc.

Re: Dental disclosing solution

sophia guymer — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:15:02 GMT

Do you disolve the tablets and then apply with a swab? Never used on a dog, sounds like great idea and great fun!

Re: Dental disclosing solution

Laurence Webb — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:24:47 GMT

Thanks!

Re: Dental disclosing solution

Pádraig Egan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:32:38 GMT

Henry Schien do some VERY cheap plaque disclosing swabs. Work out at about 25p a swab which is cheap in comparison to the veterinary specific brands. Its easiest to set up a Henry Schien account under the human dentistry section than ordering the products through Dunlops. Delivery is nice and fast and they will bill on account.

Plaqsearch Disclosing Solution Buds 100/pk
Item Code: 1087613
Manufacturer: Oraldent Ltd
Category: Oral Hygiene Products

The item code is listed above, hope this helps!

Re: Dental disclosing solution

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:43:44 GMT

Plaquecheck tablets, by Oral B.

Plaquesearch two-tone, solution or tablets, by Oraldent.

Plaque Test fluorescent solution, by Ivoclar Vivadent. This one fluoresces dramatically under UV light.

Kruuse sell IC Plaque swabs. In fact they will probably give you some if you buy an instrument from them..... no harm in asking. Virbac sell First Sight disclosing swabs.

Re: Dental disclosing solution

Emily Nightingale — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:44:17 GMT

mmmmm cant find a brand.. Maybe Virbac might be able to help you out more? Good luck

Re: Dental disclosing solution

Emily Nightingale — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:39:46 GMT

Ahhhaaaa now I'm with you.. I will get on to it and look it up... two secs! =)

Re: Dental disclosing solution

Laurence Webb — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:37:54 GMT

It's the stuff that you use to show up plaque on the teeth so that owners can see it. Annoyingly I can't remember a trade name for it.

We got out of the habit of using it for some reason, but it's great when nurses are rechecking dentals 5-7 days post treatment as they can show owners the lovely white shiny teeth then show them that plaques accumulated in a few days, reinforcing the need for regular homecare.

Re: Dental disclosing solution

Emily Nightingale — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:24:38 GMT

I would if I knew what dental disclosure was =)

If it's antiplaque-type stuff to use you can use Vetaquadent (think it's from Virbac) however being mild chlorhex it smells and my dogs wont touch it!

Looking forward to hearing more about dental disclosure..=)