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Do you remember the time you had a toothache and were scared of even walking into a dentist’s office? You did not know which was troubling you more: the thought of having your tooth extracted or the toothache itself.
When you saw the dentist in her neat looking dental scrub, somehow you got the confidence to face up to whatever ordeal you were going to go through. A dentist or a doctor often wears a garment called a scrub. Scrubs are usually made of cotton, absorb sweat, and body odor very well. Dentists need to be comfortable when they are performing dental procedures. That is why they wear scrubs, as a scrub is a loose fitting garment. A scrub is sterile and helps to protect the patient as well as the dentist from an infection.
A scrub is usually machine washable and can be dried in a tumble drier. It should be washed at a high temperature to kill off bacteria and germs. A number of dentists wear disposable scrubs while performing sensitive or length procedures such as tooth extracts or dental implants. A disposable dental scrub is very sterile and is simply discarded after a single use.
Dental scrubs are available not just in plain colors. These are becoming increasingly available in fancy colors and printed with cartoon characters so that children become a little less fearful of the dentist, and the overall experience of visiting a dentist’s clinic.
The variety in the type of scrubs that are available is amazing. A dentist can even choose a scrub that matches the colors of the walls and makes the dentist look less formidable to the patient.
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