| Top 17 best dental apps for Android, iPhone, and dental students
In recent time, everybody is using smartphones both young and an older adult are spending much time by the day watching/looking/staring/browsing/chatting on their cell phones, why not spend some of your time learning how to brush properly? And of course with your smartphone apps.
Now, apps send reminders when it's time to get teeth cleaning, teach you proper brushing technique, and keep you brushing for the full recommended two-minute time frame by American dental association.
Do you always forget to floss every day? There's an app for that. Kids that don't want to brush their teeth before bedtime? There's an app for that, too. Dental Expert app This app is just like a guide for patient's to understand the basic dental procedures, such as dental care tips on how to care for your own teeth and smile. This app includes tips on various dental topics, for example,
The dental Expert app is free.
My smile app
This app gives you an option to compare your tooth’s color shade on a 15 shade palate. Although the accuracy of your results depends on the quality and the lighting of the photo. Also, you can monitor the shade of your teeth over time and compare results.
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| Age range: 6-8 years This is another special app for the kids. The app makes them interact with the recommended tooth brushing time of 2 minutes. A virtual toothbrush reveals a picture of the lovely Disney characters.
Disney magic timer app reminds kids to switch to a different part of the mouth every thirty seconds, ensuring the two minutes time is achieved.
It also teaches your shows kids on how to brush properly by showing it and lets them collect stickers when they brush very well.
In addition, taking care of your teeth and your kid's teeth is very important, and these apps make oral health easier and more convenient than ever before.
Interactive apps like Disney magic timer by oral b, will pass on proper oral hygiene habits to your kids, and give your entire family a healthier smile. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This app encourages children to brush along to a catchy brushing song for two minutes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This app is designed to encourage kids to develop good oral habits and maintain effective good oral hygiene. It allows your child to plays a random music from the cloud or the device itself for two minutes time for brushing teeth.
Making brushing fun and exciting rather than boring. The app also has a set of reminders that allow your kids to achieve normal brushing twice daily, floss, and see your dentist or hygienist routine checkup. Brush DJ is free and is available to download. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teeth Whitener app
Teeth Whitener app is designed to allow you to see how you would look with a brighter smile. Using a photograph from your library, you can compare before and after pictures of yourself now, compared to how you would look like with a brighter smile.
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References
- Mouth Healthy. American Dental Association; 2018. What you eat affects your health URL: https://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/nutrition/food-tips
- Mouth Healthy. American Dental Association; 2018. Tongue scrapers and cleaners URL: https://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/az-topics/t/tongue-scrapers
- College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and others.