Friday, April 11, 2025

Dr. Ralph Winge's...Ten...Wild And Wonderful Ways To Brush The Teeth!

 



Try one of them...or all of them!...

Just not... 

...at the same time!


The Praying Mantis (2025)


The Ol' Switcheroo, (2024)



The Toothfairy Swoop, (2023)





The Chaos Double-brush Procedure, (2022)





The '90,' (2020)





The Crank Toothbrushing Challenge, (2020)





The Pendulum Teethbrushing Protocol, (2018)





The Slide, (2008)





The Swing, (2000)




The Fireworks version of the Bounce  (1999)

with the Lovetoothbrush






The Bounce, (1999)






Hey!...Is he the Greatest Toothbrushing Choreographer, or What?






MANUAL BRUSHING METHODS SUMMARIZED 

(Adopted from Primary Preventive, 5th Edition, Harris and Christen, et.al)




Technique             Bristle Positioning         Brushing Motion         Effects Claimed


The Praying Mantis    Bristle tips on                  sweeping up           Supragingival cleansing

by Winge                       the teeth                          and down.                                                  

(2025)

  

The Ol' Switcheroo   User Determined   Change tbrush from      Supragingival cleansing

by Winge                                                left hand to right hand,
(2024)                                                                repeat


Winge ToothFairy  User Determined      Sweep across teeth   Supragingival cleansing,

Swoop                                                                                             gingival stimulation

(2023)


Winge Chaos      User determined              User chosen             Supragingival cleansing,

Double-Brush                                                                                 gingival stimulation

 (2022)


Winge 90         Toothbrush handle held       Side to Side            Supragingival cleansing,    

   (2020)                    vertical                     and other ways              gingival stimulation     


Winge Crank         90° to tooth                  arcing up                   Supragingival cleansing, 

   (2020)                                                      and down                         gingival stimulation     

                             

Winge Pendulum   90° to tooth          Glide brush from one         Supragingival cleansing,    

   (2018)                                                  end of arch to other             gingival stimulation


Winge Slide          Almost parallel     Slide along tooth from     Supragingival cleansing, 

    (2008)                to tooth surface     gum area to incisal              gingival stimulation


Winge Swing         90° to tooth          Swing from buccal          Supragingival cleansing,  

    (2000)                                              to lingual and back            gingival stimulation 

Winge Bounce      90° to tooth          Bouncing, tapping            Supragingival cleansing, 

    (1999)                                             on teeth and gums              gingival stimulation     




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