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Toothbrush wear in relation to toothbrushing effectiveness
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Leeuwen, Martijn P. C. Van Weijden, Fridus A. Van Der Slot, Dagmar Else Rosema, Martijn A. M. Weijden, G. A. Van Der Rosema, N. A. M. |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Journal: International Journal of Dental Hygiene Objective To investigate to what extent the degree of toothbrush wear of 3‐month‐old manual toothbrushes influence plaque scores. Material & Methods During a recently published study with a follow‐up of one year all participants performed a similar basic home‐based oral hygiene regimen. Hence, they were instructed to brush for two minutes twice daily according to the Bass method technique and using a standard dentifrice containing sodium fluoride. Toothbrushes were turned in every 3‐month and the degree of wear was scored. The mean plaque score data were additionally analyzed and correlated to wear scores of the toothbrushes. Results For analysis, for each of 172 individual participants, a set of three identical, 3‐month‐old used toothbrushes were available. Toothbrush wear varied widely between participants. However, per patient, the 3‐month wear status of the 3 evaluated toothbrushes was strongly correlated (rho=0.8, p<0.0001). Participants who returned toothbrushes with extreme wear had significantly higher plaque scores than those who returned toothbrushes with no visible or light wear (p=0.01). Conclusion Toothbrush wear per individual patient is fairly consistent. Toothbrushes with extreme wear were less effective than those with no or light wear. Therefore, bristle splaying appears to be a more appropriate measure of brush replacement time then the commonly used toothbrush age. Splaying of the outer tufts beyond the base of the toothbrush is a condition that indicates it is time to change the brush. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7379636/pdf |
| Ending Page | 84 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Starting Page | 77 |
| e-ISSN | 16015037 |
| DOI | 10.1111/idh.12370 |
| Journal | International Journal of Dental Hygiene |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 17 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publisher Date | 2018-10-16 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: International Journal of Dental Hygiene Dentistry and Oral Surgery Dental Plaque Manual Toothbrush Toothbrush Wear |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
