Comparison of the plaque removal efficacy of chewable, electric, and manual toothbrushes: A randomized clinical trial

Authors : Tuğba YİĞİT, Fatih KARAASLAN, Umut YİĞİT, Ahu DİKİLİTAŞ

Pages : 170-177

Doi:10.22312/sdusbed.1279913

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Publication Date : 2023-08-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: A comparative evaluation of the plaque removal efficacy of manual, electric, and chewable toothbrushes. Material-Method: Our randomized and examiner-blinded clinical study involved 90 dental students. The students were divided into three groups: manual, electric, and chewable toothbrush users. The plaque removal efficiency of the brushes was evaluated using the Turesky modification of the Quigley–Hein Index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TMQHI);. Results: Ninety participants, consisting of 32 males and 58 females, aged between 21 and 23 years insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(average age 220.47); were included in the study. The mean TMQHI score before brushing was 2.4±0.49 in the manual brushing group, 1.81±0.61 in the electric toothbrush group, and 1.93±0.6 in the chewable brush group. The mean for the manual brushing group was thus higher than that of the other two groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. The mean TMQHI score after brushing was 1.37±0.43 in the manual brushing group, 0.91±0.52 in the electric toothbrush group, and 1.31±0.67 in the chewable brush group. The effectiveness of the chewable brush in plaque removal in all regions of the mouth was lower than that of the other two insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. There was no statistical difference between the manual and electric toothbrushes. Conclusion: The plaque removal efficiency of the chewable toothbrush was found to be lower than that of the electric and manual toothbrushes.
Keywords : Çiğnenebilir diş fırçası, dental plak, elektrikli diş fırçası, manuel diş fırçası

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