Clean and clear – this slogan from medical technology company W&H aims to highlight the synergies between its transmission instruments and processing devices. W&H turbine handpieces and straight and contra-angle handpieces boast a range of features that make them extra robust and hygienic. The accompanying processing and sterilization devices also ensure that the handpieces are reliable and hygienic for both patients and practice staff to use.

Automatic toothbrushing could have future potential, but still requires further technical developments to improve existing shortcomings with regard to customizsation for different jaw sizes and tooth positions, interdental spaces and choice of optimal brushing time.

Even when told to brush their teeth as well as possible, the quality of tooth brushing among young adults is poor; the main weaknesses are cleaning palatal/lingual surfaces and overall brushing technique.