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DO IT YOURSELF HOME CARE

Though created as a patient treatment guide for dentists, all oral health educators can benefit from these clear, illustrated instructions;
especially parents, care-givers, health workers. 

SIMPLIFIED VIDEO  FOR PARENTS  

DR. JEREMY HORST INTERVIEW
PREVENT &  TREAT TOOTH DECAY AT HOME

* Avoid sugary foods & equally bad cracker type foods
* Brush with fluoride toothpaste 
* Preferably high fluoride prescription toothpaste
* Povidone-Iodine quarterly home application
* Include arginine rich foods & toothpaste    
                                                 October 5, 2022 

WHY POVIDONE IODINE CONTROLS TOOTH DECAY
Jeremy Horst DDS, PhD: 48 SLIDES   August, 2021

HOW TO APPLY POVIDONE IODINE  (J.H. Demo Video

HOME  PREVENTION & TREATMENT INSTRUCTIONS
1.  Brush teeth.  
2. Dispense 8 drops of 10% povidone-iodine in any bottle cap
3. Saturate end of a Q-Tip swab ( do not re-dip after applying to avoid excess use)
4.  Swallow, then dry teeth with facial tissue
5.  Roll and push swab releasing more iodine on biting surfaces, especially where they touch each other, also exposed root surfaces
6. Continue across all teeth wiping all surfaces  
7.  Keep  mouth open for 10 seconds
8.  Do not rinse, Go to bed
Application Frequency (Prevention): Repeat once every 2 or 3 months
Application Frequency (Treatment) *: Once a week for one month, then every other week.
Myths:  
1. Stains teeth. 
No! However, it can stain cloth.
2. Shellfish allergy = iodine allergy. No! There is no cross-reactivity between them.
3.  
Bad tasting. No! A little bit of iodine does not taste bad.

Jeremy Horst DDS, PhD  sites.google.com/site/jeremyahorst/iodine-for-caries-management  Aug. 2021 
* Text Message from Dr. Horst;  Nov  4,  2022

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