Quantitative Evaluation of the Plaque‐removing Ability of Different Types of Toothbrushes

Bay, Inger; Kardel, K M; Skougaard, M. R.

doi:10.1902/jop.1967.38.6_part1.526

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“…Clinical results from the whole trial population show that increased brushing frequency significantly reduced caries increment for all treatment groups (Burchell et al, 1987). While many studies have demonstrated that toothbrushing does not remove all plaque (Bay et al, 1967;Horowitz and Suomi, 1974;Schmid et al, 1976), the lack of consistency of the plaque fluoride data with brushing frequency could arise from differences in the amounts of plaque in the mouth during and soon after brushing, when the most favorable concentration gradient for fluoride uptake exists. A more comprehensive study of brushing habits is required before any firm conclusion can be reached.…”

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Fluoride in Plaque Following Use of Dentifrices Containing Sodium Monofluorophosphate

1989

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Previous work showed that plaque fluoride increased with increasing NaF content of mouthwashes following daily use. The main aim of this study was to test whether a similar relationship was detectable after regular use of dentifrices containing amounts of sodium monofluorophosphate equivalent to 1000, 1500, and 2500 micrograms F/g. Plaque was collected from three groups, each consisting of approximately 80 children, who had each used one of the dentrifrices for one year. Plaque fluoride increased significantly with increasing Na2FPO3 content of the dentifrices. For the 1000-micrograms-F/g group, plaque fluoride also increased significantly with increasing frequency of dentifrice use, but did not correlate with amount of dentifrice applied per brushing. The inverse correlation observed between mean plaque fluoride concentrations and mean three-year caries increments suggests that oral fluoride measurements may prove valuable in estimating the likely anti-caries efficacy of fluoride-containing dental products.

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Fluoride in Plaque Following Use of Dentifrices Containing Sodium Monofluorophosphate

1989

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“…In the lingual molar area the tongue on the lingual aspect of molar may interfere in using the brush. 20 When the mean difference in the gingival index and plaque index among the three groups was calculated, triple headed toothbrush showed a significant difference (p < 0.05).…”

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Comparative Study of the Plaque Removal Efficacy of Three Types of Toothbrushes in Patients with Fixed Orthodontic Appliances

Singh¹,

Bhatia²,

Singh³

et al. 2011

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Introduction:Patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances have a challenging oral hygiene situation because brackets tenaciously trap food and other oral debris.Good plaque control is an important factor in the maintenance of dental health during fixed appliance therapy. Many different types of specially designed toothbrushes have been developed in recent years in order to improve the plaque removal. One of these new developments is a manual triple headed brush which is called 'superbrush' which is intended to clean the oral, buccal and occlusal surfaces of the teeth at one time. A clinical study was planned to evaluate the effectiveness of plaque removal by using the new triple headed toothbrush compared to the conventional manual toothbrush and an orthodontic toothbrush. Methods: A total of 75 patients, aged between 18 and 28 years, were equally divided into three groups: Group I (triple headed toothbrush), group II (orthodontic toothbrush) and group III (conventional toothbrush). The gingival index (Loe and Silness, 1963) and plaque index (Turesky Gilmore and Glickman, 1962) were recorded at baseline, month 1, month 2, month 3 and month 4, and results were subjected to statistical analysis utilizing ANOVA one way and multiple comparison Tukey's HSD test. Results: Comparison of the mean gingival and plaque index scores and difference in mean plaque scores between the groups was done and found to be statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion:The study indicated that the triple headed toothbrush was more efficient in reduction of plaque scores and improvement in gingival index scores overall, and more effective in removal of plaque from tooth surfaces compared to the other two toothbrushes.

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“…It is similar to the study conducted by Gibson et al 11 The mean plaque scores of all the teeth except third molars for each individual for each visit were assessed. This provided more sensitive and accurate evaluation of brushing effectiveness compared with methods used in other studies like Bay et al 6 and Scopp et al 8 where only designated teeth were assessed. However, samples and different toothbrush bristle designs used in the present study were very less.…”

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“…6 Plaque was assessed on the buccal and lingual surfaces of all teeth except the third molars using the two-tone disclosing solution. Each of the toothbrushes was given a code.…”

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Evaluation of Plaque Removal Efficacy of Two Different Toothbrush Bristle Designs

Aravind¹,

Isahak²,

Dinsha³

et al. 2017

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Quantitative Evaluation of the Plaque‐removing Ability of Different Types of Toothbrushes

Cited by 50 publications

References 4 publications

Fluoride in Plaque Following Use of Dentifrices Containing Sodium Monofluorophosphate

Fluoride in Plaque Following Use of Dentifrices Containing Sodium Monofluorophosphate

Comparative Study of the Plaque Removal Efficacy of Three Types of Toothbrushes in Patients with Fixed Orthodontic Appliances

Evaluation of Plaque Removal Efficacy of Two Different Toothbrush Bristle Designs

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