When using diamondclean as per instructions of angling toothbrush towards gumline, this only covers half of the incisor. should i also sweep down to cover whole tooth surface or only gumline needs cle?

Yes: may go over the teeth, may keep it shinning

Clean all surfaces: Yes, you should definitely clean entire teeth. In fact brushing close to gums is more important than cleaning just incisor surfaces.

Yes: It is important to clean both gums and teeth the angular i description is so you do get the bristles into the gum areas his is most important for proper oral hygiene don't forget to floss

Entire tooth: Clean your entire tooth including at the gum line and in between the teeth. Also use dental floss.

Entire: Although bacteria tend to collect along gum lines and between teeth, entire tooth needs to be cleaned.

Brushing technique: I recommend starting at the gum tooth margin-- massaging for 10 seconds and then repositioning the brush1/2 way up tooth and reworking the technique until the entire group of teeth are clean.

The whole tooth: needs to be cleaned to prevent tooth decay but the emphasis on the gum-line is to focus on the other primary objective of oral care: periodontal or gum disease. The angulation recommendation is driven by the need to clean under the gum tissue on tooth structure that is sub-gingival and therefore not visible. Your curiosity about this is refreshing. Thanks for taking the subject seriously!

Yes, you should: sweep down and apply light pressure to maximize diamondclean's effectiveness.

Entire tooth: The angulation of the brush at the gumline stimulates the tissue at the same time that it removes plaque or materia alba, however the entire tooth can be covered with the material so clean the entire exposed surface

Diamondclean Toothbr: While the motion of the toothbrush along the gumline should clean the entire surface of the tooth, you may move the tooth brush from gumline to incisal edge of the tooth for a thorough cleaning.

Yes: Generally I recommend patients take excellent care of the teeth (and parts of teeth) that they want to keep ;-) Brush all of the tooth. Questions like this can be best addressed at your regular dental check-up. Instructions can be customized to YOUR needs; I find that most of us can use some fine-tuning advice with oral hygiene.

Using a sonicare: We tell our patients to set the brush on gum care and use the first 2 mins of run time to do the teeth and the last minute to concentrate on the gum lines.

Yes: Concentrating on gumline of teeth is important. However sweeping up over the crown of tooth is good to remove plague and stain on tooth surface too.

Yes,: please sweep down and cover ALL of the tooth surfaces. Hold the brush with the fingertips as if you were playing a flute. Do not press too hard against the teeth as this will prevent the brush bristles from moving effectively. Sweep down do not scrub back and forth.