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Efficacy of an automatic electric toothbrush with nylon bristles in dental plaque removal: a cross-over randomized controlled trial.
Statie, Maria Denisa; Lomonaco, Irene; Nieri, Michele; Giuntini, Veronica; Franceschi, Debora; Franchi, Lorenzo.
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  • Statie MD; Graduate Orthodontic Program, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
  • Lomonaco I; Graduate Orthodontic Program, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
  • Nieri M; Graduate Orthodontic Program, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy. michelenieri@gmail.com.
  • Giuntini V; Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via del Ponte di Mezzo 46-48, Florence, 50127, Italy. michelenieri@gmail.com.
  • Franceschi D; Graduate Orthodontic Program, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
  • Franchi L; Graduate Orthodontic Program, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
Clin Oral Investig ; 28(4): 211, 2024 Mar 14.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38480601
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

The objective of this single-use, five-treatment, five-period, cross-over randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to compare the efficacy in dental plaque removal of a new Y-shaped automatic electric toothbrush (Y-brush) compared to a U-shaped automatic electric toothbrush (U-brush), a manual toothbrushing procedure (for 45 and 120 s), and no brushing (negative control). MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

Eligible participants were volunteer students randomized to the treatments in the five periods of the study. The primary outcome measure was the reduction in full-mouth plaque score (FMPS) after brushing while the secondary outcome variable was a visual analogic scale (VAS) on subjective clean mouth sensation. Mixed models were performed for difference in FMPS and VAS.

RESULTS:

After brushing procedures, manual toothbrushing (120 s) showed a statistically significant reduction in FMPS than Y-brush (difference 36.9; 95%CI 29.6 to 44.1, p < 0.0001), U-brush (difference 42.3; 95%CI 35.1 to 49.6, p < 0.0001), manual brushing (45 s) (difference 13.8; 95%CI 6.5 to 21.1, p < 0.0001), and No brushing (difference 46.6; 95%CI 39.3 to 53.9, p < 0.0001). Y-brush was significantly more effective than No brushing (difference 9.8; 95%CI 2.5 to 17.0, p = 0.0030), while there was no significant difference compared to U- brush. Similar results were obtained for the differences in the Clean Mouth VAS.

CONCLUSIONS:

Y-brush was significantly more effective than no brushing (negative control) in removing dental plaque. When compared to manual toothbrushing for both 45 and 120 s, however, Y-brush was less effective in dental plaque removal. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Modified design of automatic toothbrushing devices could improve plaque reduction, especially in patients with intellectual disabilities or motor difficulties.
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Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Succinimidas / Cepillado Dental / Placa Dental Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Clin Oral Investig Asunto de la revista: ODONTOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia

Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Succinimidas / Cepillado Dental / Placa Dental Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Clin Oral Investig Asunto de la revista: ODONTOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia