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Plaque removal by manual and electric toothbrushing among children

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COSTA, Carolina Covolo da, COSTA FILHO, Luiz Cesar da, SÓRIA, Marina Lara, MAINARDI, Ana Paula Rorato·2001·Pesquisa Odontológica Brasileira
DOI 10.1590/s1517-74912001000400005
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The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of plaque control performed with electric and manual toothbrushes. Fifteen children with primary dentition and 14 children with mixed dentition were divided in two groups and randomly assigned to utilize a manual or an electric toothbrush. In the first session, professional plaque removal was performed, and the children spent 24 hours without brushing their teeth. In the second session, plaque was disclosed and assessed on all facial and lingual surfaces. After that, all children brushed their teeth with the predetermined toothbrush. The next procedure was the disclosure and measurement of residual plaque. After a period of 7 days, the children switched the kind of toothbrush, and the same procedures were repeated. According to the statistical analysis of the results, there were no significant differences concerning plaque removal when the toothbrushes were utilized by children with mixed dentition. On the other hand, the electric toothbrush promoted significantly greater plaque removal on the lingual surfaces of teeth from children with primary dentition.

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  • For children and adolescents (aged 4-17 years), some studies found power toothbrushing to be superior to manual brushing, while other studies did not find any difference.

    “For children and adolescents (aged 4-17 years), some studies found power toothbrushing to be superior to manual brushing, [37][38][39][40] while other studies did not find any difference.41,42”

    From Contemporary practices for mechanical oral hygiene to prevent periodontal disease. (2020) · cites this paper as [41]

    The discussion (p. 299) reports no statistical difference in plaque removal between electric and manual brushes for children aged 10–12. But the primary-dentition results report significantly lower plaque scores with the electric brush on some lingual surfaces in children aged 4–5, so this study did find a difference in part of its sample. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
COSTA, C. C. D., COSTA FILHO, L. C. D., SÓRIA, M. L., & MAINARDI, A. P. R.
Affiliations
  • Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (BR)
  • Pontifical Catholic University
Venue
Pesquisa Odontológica Brasileira
Publisher
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Published
2001-12
Volume
15
Issue
4
Pages
296-301
ISSN
1517-7491 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1590/s1517-74912001000400005
OpenAlex
W2081812481
Cited by
21
References
17
Citations by year
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0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Brazilian Oral Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Americanae (AECID Library) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Dental Health and Care Utilization
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Orthodontics › Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Keywords
dental plaque removal, electric toothbrush, manual toothbrush, children, primary teeth, mixed dentition, plaque control, lingual surface, plaque disclosing agents
MeSH terms
Child, Child, Preschool, Dental Plaque, Dentition, Mixed, Female, Humans, Male, Tooth, Deciduous, Toothbrushing, Single-Blind Method, Cross-Over Studies

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