What is adaptive equipment? Any tool that aids people in daily living tasks or occupations, typically designed to compensate for deficits in mobility, vision, hearing, or cognition (e.g., hearing aids, electric can opener, CPAP machine for sleep apnea, closed captioning on TV)

Adaptive equipment for oral care

• Easy to open toothpaste caps (flip-tops and pumps)

  • great for children who have difficulty with fine motor skills 

• Automatic toothpaste dispenser or toothpaste tablets

  • best for children who have difficulty with hand-eye coordination, squeezing toothpaste out of the tube, coordinating both hands to open the toothpaste cap, or regulating the amount of toothpaste used

• Built-up handles and the universal cuff

  • compatible with any toothbrush

  • beneficial for children who have difficulty grasping, weak or tight hand muscles, limited range of motion, congenital hand deformity, amputation of the arm, or juvenile arthritis

• 3-sided toothbrush 

  • cleans the outside, inside, and biting surfaces of the teeth at the same time

  • great for children who bite down on toothbrushes and have difficulty rotating or angling the brush in the mouth