Manual orthodontic vs. oscillating-rotating electric toothbrush in orthodontic patients: a randomised clinical trial.
Eur J Paediatr Dent
; 11(4): 200-2, 2010 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-21250772
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To compare the efficacy of manual and oscillating-rotating electric toothbrushes in removing plaque and reducing gingivitis in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances. STUDYDESIGN:
Randomised clinical trial. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
20 subjects aged 10 to 14 years (8 males; 12 females) scheduled for fixed orthodontic treatment were enrolled, randomly divided into two groups, A and B, and later assigned electric or manual toothbrushes, respectively. Three months after orthodontic appliance bonding (T1), and again after a further 4 (T2) and 8 (T3) weeks, plaque levels (PI), gingival bleeding (GBI) and hypertrophy were assessed.RESULTS:
Between the two toothbrush types, statistically significant differences in PI were detected from T2 to T3 (P value 0.010), but not from T1 to T2. In contrast, the GBI was significantly different from T1 to T2 (P value 0.025), but not from T2 to T3.CONCLUSION:
With respect to the manual orthodontic toothbrush, the electric oscillating-rotating toothbrush was found to better improve both PI and GBI.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cepillado Dental
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Soportes Ortodóncicos
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Dispositivos para el Autocuidado Bucal
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Placa Dental
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Gingivitis
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Paediatr Dent
Asunto de la revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia