Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

TB B L

English translation:

Toothbrushing in a Bucco-lingual direction

Added to glossary by Tara Chace
Mar 25, 2009 21:02
15 yrs ago
Swedish term

TB B L

Swedish to English Medical Medical: Dentistry
This is an abbreviation in a patient's dental records. He goes in for an oral hygiene check-up and the hygienist writes:

OH-ktr visa mycket bra tb b l, men plack gen approx, säger själv at han har fuskat med approx reng.

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Toothbrushing in a Bucco-lingual direction

It appears that TB is a Swedish abbreviation for tandborstning. BL is an international abbreviation for Buccolingual.

In addition to the Swedish sources below (where TB is used for tandborstning), see http://www.nature.com/bdj/journal/v196/n12/full/4811386a.htm... for an example of the complete phrase in English.

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