An Evaluation of Six Manual Toothbrushes by Comparing their Effectiveness in Plaque Removal

Evaluation of two soft manual toothbrushes with different filament designs in relation to gingival abrasion and plaque removing efficacy

“…Berdon et al. (29) found that a toothbrush with 0.18 mm diameter filaments was significant less effective ( P < 0.05) in cleaning than were five brushes with larger diameter filaments from the same manufacturer. Gibson and Wade (7) compared a toothbrush with 0.2 mm diameter filaments and another with 0.18 mm diameter filaments observed a trend that the 0.2 mm filaments cleaned the marginal gingiva more effectively.…”