Various interdental aids, their effectiveness and recommendation; A Cross-Sectional Survey

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to discover effectiveness of interdental aid, their use in the daily oral hygiene and suggestion of interdental aid to be used. Methods & Materials: This study was conducted among 503 convenient samples of patients from outpatient department of IOD, CMH Lahore medical college. It is a questionnaire-based study. Data collected from February 2021 to April 2021. A written consent was taken. All the examiners were calibrated for check-up and questionnaire was filled on effectiveness of interdental aids and its uses and recommendation by individual. Results: Total 503 people with 230 females and 273 males were participated in the study. Majority of the sample size did not know how to do interdental cleaning. Also, there is lack of awareness about dental hygiene in the masses. Conclusion: Amongst the patients which came for their dental treatments who were using any interdental cleaning aid, toothpick was the most common choice. However, toothpicks are not a recommended aid because it can damage the gums and cause bleeding. Awareness should be given to the patients so that they use appropriate methods and aids for interdental cleaning. Keywords: Interdental Aids, Effectiveness

A Comparative Review of Water Flossers in Periodontal Therapy

“…In some regions, various traditional methods such as teethcleaning sticks, twigs, and charcoal are still commonly used for interdental cleaning, which appear to share similar traits as mechanically cleaning with a wooden toothpick [38]. Toothpick use ranks poorly as an interdental cleaning aid [39][40][41].…”