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Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)

Usage
tooth-mug and interdental-brushhandle

Origin
ABS is a molding compound out of three substances (out of acrylonitrile, butadiene, styrene), wich under lots of modifications is the most importance. The proportions of the three substances can vary.

Characteristics
ABS is a stiff and impact-resistant compound. It has a high scratch resistance and abrasiveness.

Application area
Interdentalsection

Amalgam

The most frequently used material for fillings. This tried and tested, and economical, material is criticised by many professionals for its mercury content. Substitutes, e.g. ceramic, are very expensive and require complex processing.

Arenga

Usage
Industry brooms, garage brooms, dairy brushes and sweep brushes

Origin
From a sugar palm in south-east-asia, mostly Indonesia. The fibers come from black-brown leaf stalks, that a lot of them grow on the trunk of the sugar palm. The fibers are getting washed and combed for the further processing.

Characteristics
It's a brushlike, elastic fiber. The rough and hard plant fibers are oil repellent and have got a long lifespan.

Application area
Rough or moist garage floors, ware- and fabric houses, floors with oil-remainder in repair shops as well as stone floors.

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Bad breath

Very unpleasant smells can be produced in the oral cavity from inadequate oral hygiene, bad teeth or inflammations. Bad breath also often originates in the gastro-intestinal tract, or as a result of bronchitis or bladder trouble.

Bleeding gums

In most cases, bleeding gums are caused by inflammation, itself brought on by plaque. By means of targeted mechanical brushing of the teeth, including the spaces between them (interdental spaces), and the use of high-quality oral hygiene products (toothpaste, mouthwash, chewing gum), the build-up of plaque can be prevented or rendered less aggressive.

Bristles

Toothbrushes today are, of course, made almost exclusively using artificial bristles. They use very high-quality materials, which absorb very little water. In order not to damage the gums, the ends of the bristles are rounded off using very complex technical processes.

Beech

Usage

It’s practically suitable for all bristle bodies (for example floor wiper, sweeping set) and dental sticks.

Characteristics

Beech wood is a hard and high quality wood. It’s fine pored and stands out because of its smooth surface. Because of this characteristic and thanks to its unobtrusively texture, the wood is perfect for a colored varnish.

Application area

Brooms for the in- and outdoor area as well as in the dental section. Bristle body with a colored varnish.

Brich

Usage
Dentalsticks

Origin
Nordic- and baltic states

Characteristics
Because the nordic birch is slow and in a result of that with small annual rings grows, is the wood tough and elastic. It's a lightweight wood, wich holds a high resistance against dryness and moisture.

Application area
Dentalsection

Bronze wire

Usage
Weapon brushes, grill brushes, hotplate wiper, technical brushes

Origin
Bronze is an copper-tin-based alloy. In addition you can add elements like zinc, nickel and phosphorus. This way the characteristics of bronze will specific spread.

Characteristics
Through the alloy-component tin features bronze, compared to the pure, relatively soft copper, a high stability and hardness. Furthermore bronze is corrosion resistant.

Application area
Weapon cleaning and householdsection.

Brass wire

Usage
Grill brushes, wire brushes, brushes for ceramic glass hot plate

Origin
Brass is an alloy made out of copper and zinc.

Characteristics
Brass is much harder and more solid than pure copper, but not so hard as bronze. It has a nice golden color and is comperatively expensive. It is more brittle than steel, so it has to process more careful.

Application area
On persistend dirt and scratchproof surfaces.

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Caries

Micro-organisms live in the oral cavity. They feed on substances that are easily broken down – above all sugar. In doing so, they excrete metabolic products (acids), which attack and decalcify the enamel. As a result, there first appears, under the still intact enamel surface, a decalcified area (chalky spots/initial lesion). If the decalcification continues, the enamel surface is breached and a cavity, ‘caries’, appears.

Chewing gum

Sugar-free chewing gums can delay the formation of caries. They cause saliva to be produced, which favours the breakdown of acid-forming bacteria. However, chewing gum in no way replaces tooth brushing, as it does nothing to remove the plaque.

Children's teeth

Regular dental care is important from the moment the first tooth appears.  To protect the milk teeth, it is important to use a suitable toothbrush and a low-fluoride toothpaste. Correct tooth brushing requires practice and patience. First, the chewing surfaces should be cleaned, then all outer surfaces and finally the inner surfaces of the teeth. Children fairly quickly learn how to handle a toothbrush by following their parents’ example. Nonetheless, it is advisable for Mummy or Daddy to finish off for small children. For thorough dental care, attention also needs to be paid to a healthy diet. Too many sweeties or a constant supply of sweet drinks lay teeth open to attack.Sugar consumption should be restricted as much as possible and be followed by tooth brushing.

Cocos

Usage
Industry brushes, sweeping set

Origin
The fruit fibers from the coconut shell are mainly from the countries Sri Lanka and India. The Shell is getting roasted and after chipping and washing the fibers will be peeled of and comed through.

Characteristics
Cocosfibers are weather- and rot-resistant, elastic and the've got a high abrasive strength.

Application area
It's suitable for the cleaning of rough floors like basement- and loft floors. Dry and rough floors in store- and fabric halls, garages, garden paths and stone plates outside houses. The Fibers can also be used wet areas or oiled floors.

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Dental fluorosis

Disease occurring as a result of long-term overuse of fluoride. Its mildest symptoms are white to brownish spots on the enamel. These appear if between the ages of six and eight excessive quantities of fluoride are regularly ingested. As small children usually swallow some of the toothpaste they are using, up to this age children’s toothpaste with a reduced fluoride content should be used.

Dentine

The dental pulp is surrounded by the dentine, which forms the main bulk of the tooth. The enamel protects the dentine in the visible part of the tooth. It is softer than the enamel and contains fine tubules. These convey stimuli to the dental nerve. Where tooth necks are exposed (periodontosis), the dentine is laid bare and so is not protected. Hot and cold, sweet and sour, are perceived as pain signals. Special toothpaste, suitable mouthwash and above all an efficient toothbrush, all have a decisive effect in strengthening the gums.

Dentine caries

If caries has eaten through the enamel, the disturbance will progress more rapidly through the dentine, aided by the tubules that go through it. Where the teeth have exposed necks, the dentine has no protective enamel layer and is therefore very prone to caries.

Dental floss

Thread made of artificial fibre for cleaning interdental spaces. Approximately 50 cm of dental floss is removed from the dispenser, the ends wound round the middle finger of each hand and held against the thumbs. The taut floss is inserted carefully into each interdental space in the upper jaw and pulled up and down. To clean the lower jaw interdental spaces, take the floss round the tips of the forefingers. It is important always to clean both tooth surfaces of each interdental space.

Discoloured teeth

Unsightly food pigments can be deposited in the uppermost enamel layer, (e.g. from fruit, added food colourings, tea, coffee, red wine, etc.) and from tobacco products (tar).

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Fluid (mouthwater)

 An effective ally of toothpaste, but its use cannot replace tooth brushing.

Fiber

Usage
Scrubbing brush, tar scrubbing brush, bathtub brushes, sweep brushes, chimney brushes, shoe brushes, hand-wash brushes eco brushes, massage brush

Origin
Fiber is one of the most important brush trimming material. They come from plant fibers in Central America wich are extracted from agave- and bromeliad-leaves. The leaves getting knocked until tough to fiberlike leafnerves remain. They will get combed and so is the fiber finished processing.

Characteristics
The yellow-white middlefine fibers are heat-resistant and acid-resistant. Also it's tough, elastic and water-resistant. They are suitable for a gentle cleaning and also for the production of houshold brushes.

Application area
For kitchenware, floors in household, office and tar. Moisture- or wetsection

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Gingivitis

Gingivitis is an inflammation of the gums that is caused by the metabolic by-products of plaque bacteria. Visible signs of gingivitis are swelling and bleeding of the gums. Treatment or prevention requires that the bacteria-containing layer be removed as gently as possible, but nonetheless completely.

Goat hair

Usage
Artist's painter, test glass cleaner, turned in brushes

Origin
Fine natural hair of the goat.

Characteristics
Very fine and robust hair. Dustbinding

Application area
For dusty and sensitively surfaces as well as for art.

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Horsehair (pure)

Usage
Floor wipers, sweeping set, fabric hand-wipers, shoe brushes, radiator brushes, bottle brushes

Origin
The hairs come from Horsebreedings primarly from South- and North America as well as China. 

Characteristics
The Horsehair is fine and soft. The stiff hairs from the horse tail are more valuable and have got a higher quality than the soft hairs from the mane. Horsehair is practical for mixing with Bristles.

Application area
Plain surfaces and areas out of wood or Plastic as well as for fine dry floors at home, at the office or at the storage hall. It's good for wiping dry woodchips and metal shaving from machines. It's only usable in dry condition.

Horsehair mix

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Interdental

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Interdental caries

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Initial caries

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Incisors

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Milk teeth

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Molars

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Polyprpylene (PP)

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Polyester (PCTA)

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Polymex

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Polyamide Nylon 6.6

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Polyamide Nylon 6.12

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Periodontosis

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Plaque

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Root caries

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Receding gums

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Saliva

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Secondary caries

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Sensitive gums

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Sensitive teeth

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Sensitive tooth necks

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Swine bristles

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Steel wire

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Tartar

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Tooth

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Toothbrush

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Tooth discolouration

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Toothe neck caries

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Toothpaste

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Union

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White teeth

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