Show DOUDLE DOUBLE 0 SEVEN O-SEVEN IS ISA ISA A DENTAL AGENT The Bass Baca method of ot U is a technique preferred by many ninny dentists Dr Charles Bass dean emeritus emer itus ilus of Tulane University's Medical School Is credited with pioneering present concepts con con- concepts cepLA of preventive dentistry Ills His original studies about 25 years ago alo showed that most molt dental decay Y and gum disease can be attributed to plaque and its resident bacteria Many dentists today are arc teaching effective plaque removal re reo re- re moval n The Bass nass method of calls for rounded round rowel ed cd nylon bristles bristle's with a n diameter clot eter of Such bristles arc are shorter finer and more flexible flexible flex flex- ible than other uther tufted multi bristles used in some brushes They arc are preferred b because they can cnn reach all areas of the mouth more easily without injuring gum Ium tissue Bristle ends slide easily and safely under the gum line The Py-Co-Pay Py toothbrush was developed developer to meet these criteria and is often oCten recommended recommended recommended mended for lI use e with the Bass BasI technique Skilled removal of plaque may require a number of minutes and dental patients are lire often oCten hard to convince to take the time They cant can't cantsee see the plaque in a mirror and it is not always removed by ordinary brushing However however How how- However ever chewing special red red- colored disclosing tablets and wafers made of vegetable dye temporarily show the r areas of or the mouth where plaque remains It IL can then be i removed and before long the t tIed red stain will disappear too HI |