World Oral Health Day - Be Proud Of Your Mouth

The motto of today's World Oral Health Day is "Be Proud Of Your Mouth" - or in other words: Appreciate and care for your mouth!

Often underestimated, oral health is crucial to our general well-being and physical attractiveness and helps to prevent a number of health problems associated with poor oral health.

At schülke, we have been dealing with the topic of oral health and oral hygiene for a long time. With a few exciting facts about oral health and our schülke oral care product portfolio, we want to raise awareness about oral health and dental hygiene.

  • Oral diseases are among the most common chronic diseases worldwide. They affect an estimated 3.5 billion people - almost one in two people in the world - and impact many aspects of life, from relationships and self-confidence, to school, work and the ability to interact with others (1).

  • Poor dental health, for example, can contribute to tooth decay. An estimated 2.4 billion people worldwide suffer from cavities in their permanent teeth and around 510 million children suffer from cavities in their primary teeth (1,2).

  • In addition, poor dental hygiene can be the cause of gingivitis and, in the long term, periodontitis. It is estimated that around 19% of the world's adult population is affected by severe periodontitis - equivalent to more than 1 billion cases worldwide (2,3).

  • At-risk patients may also be more susceptible to more serious conditions such as endocarditis and respiratory infections. It is therefore recommended that oral cavity antisepsis is carried out as part of infection prevention, e.g. in dental practices and for patients in intensive care units (4,5).

You can find more information about oral hygiene on our website:

schülke product portfolio for a healthy mouth

With octenident® antiseptic, we offer a safe and fast-acting product with a broad antiseptic spectrum and mint flavor, e.g. in situations where a temporary reduction in the number of germs in the oral cavity or a temporary inhibition of plaque formation is required.

octenident® antiseptic 1 mg/ml oromucosal solution - Active substance: octenidine dihydrochloride. Composition: 1 ml of solution contains 1 mg of octenidine dihydrochloride. Other ingredients: glycerol 85 per cent (E 422), sodium gluconate, citric acid, disodium phosphate dihydrate (for pH adjustment), macrogolglycerol hydroxystearate, sucralose, purified water, mint flavour (contains propylene glycol (E 1520)). Indications: octenident antiseptic has an antimicrobial effect. It is used for temporary reduction of bacterial count in the oral cavity, for temporary inhibition of plaque formation, and in cases of insufficient oral hygiene capacity (no toothbrushing possible, for example) in adults. Contraindications: Allergy to octenidine dihydrochloride or any of the other ingredients. Undesirable effects: Very common: Temporary taste disturbance, such as bitter aftertaste; Mild, reversible dental discoloration. Common: Numb sensation in the mouth, Coating of the mouth or the tongue, Temporary tongue discoloration, Sensitivity of teeth. Uncommon: Headache, Nausea, Tingling of the tongue, More saliva in the mouth than normal.Revision 09/21

If any of the side effects get serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this user information, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

Schülke & Mayr GmbH, 22840 Norderstedt, Germany, Tel. +49 40 52100-666, info@schuelke.com


References:
(1) Peres M A et al, Lancet 2019
(2) Global oral health status report, World Health Organization 2022
(3) Chen M X et al, J Clin Periodontol. 2021
(4) Federal Health Gazette 2013, 56:1578-1590
(5) Hygiene guidelines DAHZ, 2021

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