Dr. Rajat Sachdeva outlines essential oral health practices during lockdown, emphasizing brushing twice daily, flossing, maintaining a healthy diet, and avoiding sugary drinks. The document also highlights mental health tips such as exercising, staying connected with loved ones, and engaging in hobbies. Additionally, it details COVID-19 precautions taken in dental clinics, including the use of air purifiers, sterilization methods, and disinfection processes.

1. ORAL HEALTH AND
LOCKDOWN
By Dr. Rajat Sachdeva

2. How can I keep my teeth healthy during
this lockdown?
Clean and HealthTeeth
Brush twice
daily
Floss daily
Tongue
Clean
Use
mouthwash
es
Healthy
fibrous and
balanced
diet
Drink less
sugar drinks
Change
toothbrush
regularly
Do not
share tooth
brush
No smoking

3. BrushTwice Daily
• You should brush your teeth twice daily
• Morning before breakfast
• Night after dinner
• Please note that while brushing you shall
use only a small amount of toothpaste i.e
pea size

4. Floss daily
• After brushing your teeth you should floss your teeth, which helps in removing soft
food that has been stuck between your teeth.

5. Tongue clean
• The tongue is a potential source of lot of
bacteria which are harbored there if it is
not cleaned post brushing
• Clean our tongue once every day

6. Use mouthwashes
• You can squish a cap of mouthwash right after you
have your lunch or in between snack times.
• Mouthwash helps to decrease the bacterial load in
the mouth and this ultimately decreasing the risk of
cavities.

7. Healthy fibrous and balanced diet
• Essential for getting all the essential nutrients needed
for your body
• Avoid eating sticky foods like sugar candies, chocolates
or cakes as they tend to stick on the teeth and greatly
increase the chances of having more cavities

8. Drink less sugary drinks
• Avoid having high sugar drinks such as soda,
soft drinks and fruit juices as they can harm the
tooth surfaces
• Decrease the intake of drinks like coffee and tea
as they cause staining of teeth
• Drink as much water as possible

9. Change toothbrush regularly
• The toothbrush should be changed once in every
three months or even earlier than that whenever the
bristles of your brush get frayed.
• It is a known fact that brush have a high tendency of
accumulating bacteria via the saliva and blood that
contacts while brushing.

10. Do not share your toothbrush
• The toothbrush should never be shared always
• There are higher chances that you can transmit
infection from one person to the other
• If you are tested COVID 19 positive during these
times, it is recommended :
• Change the toothbrush completely
• Change the toothpaste too

11. No Smoking
• You should avoid smoking as it decreases the
blood supply to the teeth and thus increasing
the chances of having cavities

12. How can I gain harmonized mental health and emotional well
being during this lockdown?
 Exercise daily for 1 hours minimum
 Video call or talk to your friends and family daily
 Pick up a hobby
 Take those online coaching classes which you always wanted to
 Go to your balcony and backyard and take the sun in (Vitamin D)
 Meditate
 Read a book
 Eat healthy and sleep enough

13. What precautions are taken for COVID 19
in your clinic?
Air Purifier
Sharp J 60 Air
purifier to remove
aerosol
Negative
Ion
Generator
Negative Ion
Scitech Airon for
killing corona virus
Sterilization
Class B Autoclave
for sterilization
Suction
Durr High Vacuum
suction with large
cannula
Isolation
Rubber dam kit
Disinfection
Chlorax – sodium
hypochlorite
Hydrogen
Peroxide
Isopropyl alcohol
Cidex- 2.4%
glutaraldehyde
3M sanitizers
Sanitization
Moping
Hot water and
detergent
followed by
sodium
hypochlorite
mopping after
every patient with
Greaters Cap
Multifunctional
Stainless Steel
mop

14. Air Purifier
• Sharp J 60 Air purifier is used in the clinic
which helps to remove aerosol produced in
the clinic while conducting dental procedures
• It helps in reducing the Dental health care
workers exposure to airborne droplets and
aerosol droplets

15. Negative Ion Generator
• Negative ions generator generate
stream of negative ions into the air.
• Working principle: It removes dust
particles and other airborne pollutants
from air, remove airborne bacteria & virus
and thus help kill germs.

16. Sterelization
• Sterilization refers to any process that
removes, kills, or deactivates all forms of
life. After sterilization, an object is
referred to as being sterile or aseptic
• Class B type autoclave used for
sterilizing the instruments after every
use
• The instruments are individually packed
in pouches and sterilized at 121 degree
Celsius

17. High Suction
• Durr high vacuum suction with a large canula
which helps in suctioning high-volume spray
mist produced while conducting work in
dental settings
• Helps in reducing the spray mist in dental
settings, thus decreasing aerosols

18. Isolation
• Rubber dam kit is used for isolating the
area which needs to be treated
• The dam helps in decreasing the aerosols
produced while using instruments and
machines like airotors

19. Disinfection
Disinfecting
solutions used in
our dental setting
Chlorax –
sodium
hypochlorite
Hydrogen
Peroxide
Isopropyl
alcohol
Cidex Sanitizers