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Intraoral pictures of patient, six months into fixed appliance treatment showing no detrimental changes to her oral health.
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Mid-treatment (Figure 1) clinical photographs show her oral hygiene status during orthodontic treatment.
The Miswak plant use by the patient to clean her teeth. It works as a small tufted toothbrush to mechanically remove plaque from tooth surfaces.
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The patient was asked to bring along her brushing tool to demonstrate how she uses it daily (Figure 2).
Patient demonstrated how she uses the Miswak plant.
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In Figure 3, patient demonstrates that she is able to maneuver the Miswak to clean in between her teeth and her brackets.