Plaque removal by professional electric toothbrushing compared with professional polishing

Journal of Clinical Periodontology
G A Van der WeijdenU Van der Velden

Abstract

This parallel examiner blind study was designed to compare the results of professional brushing with an electric toothbrush (ETB, Braun Oral-B 3D Excel) to a professional polish session. For this study, 90 non-dental students were selected. All received a single oral prophylaxis where plaque and calculus were removed and the teeth were polished so that all subjects started with equally clean teeth. Approximately 4 weeks later the subjects received a new appointment prior to which they were asked to abstain from oral hygiene procedures for at least 48 h. At baseline the examiner (M.P.) evaluated the amount of dental plaque (Sillness & Löe) at six surfaces of each tooth. Subsequently, in the absence of this examiner, the subject's teeth were brushed or polished by a dental hygienist (Y.I.J.). Three groups were formed; the subjects in Group 1 received 10 min of polishing with a rubber cup/point using dentifrice as abrasive paste, in Group 2 subjects were brushed for 2 min with an ETB and dentifrice by the hygienist and in Group 3 brushing for 10 min was performed with an ETB and dentifrice. Care was taken to call upon the examiner always >10 min after her leaving the room so that she was unaware of the treatment. Electric brushing...Continue Reading

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Aug 5, 2008·Journal of Periodontology·Nanning A M RosemaG A Van der Weijden
Jun 23, 2011·International Dental Journal·Molook Torabi PariziMohammad Tayebi
Aug 11, 2017·The Journal of International Medical Research·Prem K Sreenivasan, Kakarla V V Prasad
Apr 26, 2005·Acta Odontologica Scandinavica·M Cem DoğanGülşah Seydaoğlu

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