Q: Severe arthritis limits my hand use. Any tips for dental care?
A: You’re among the thousands of Americans who suffer from diminished dexterity and find ordinary daily tasks to be challenging. And thousands more have a temporary impediment, like a cast on a wrist or tennis elbow, or some other pain that makes actions like brushing your teeth or flossing difficult. You don’t want to let a chronic or temporary impediment interfere with your home oral care, so here are a few tips on how to alleviate the situation:
- An electric toothbrush, which has a thicker handle and does much of the brushing work for you, may be a good first step.
- You can make your regular toothbrush handle easier to grip by wrapping a sponge around it, or by inserting the handle into a rubber ball in a slit that you can put in it.
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