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Is it safe to use a toothbrush?

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Oliveira, Sara Cioccari, Slot, Dagmar Else, van der Weijden, Fridus·2014·Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
DOI 10.3109/00016357.2014.903519
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AIM: To systemically collect and summarize the literature on case reports concerning adverse events associated with the oral use of a toothbrush. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two electronic databases were searched for articles published up to October 2013 to identify appropriate studies using focused search terms and 'case reports' as a filter. Results. A comprehensive search identified 419 unique titles and abstracts. Ninety-four studies met the eligibility criteria. In total, 118 subjects (age range = 1-60 years) presented adverse events related to the oral use of a toothbrush. Events could be summarized in five categories, of which ingestion was the most reported problem among the individuals (50 cases). This was followed by impaction of a toothbrush (27 cases). Reports more frequently involved females and children were more likely to have injuries compared to males and adults. Most of the cases that presented with adverse events of the oral use of a toothbrush were referred for treatment to a physician. CONCLUSIONS: The combined evidence related to serious adverse events as presented in case reports showed that the oral use of a toothbrush can be associated with ingestion, impaction, instant trauma, gingival traumatic injury and seizures. Given the incidence of reporting, important recommendations are that a toothbrush should not be used to induce vomiting, nor should people walk or run with this device in their mouths, especially children.

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  • Besides hard and soft tissue lesions caused by toothbrushing, there might be further serious adverse effects, such as isolated cases of ingestion, aspiration, or traumatic injury to soft tissues in and out of the oral cavity, as a result of careless use.

    “Besides the development of hard and soft tissue lesions caused by toothbrushing, there might be further serious adverse effects, such as isolated cases of ingestion, aspiration, or traumatic injury to soft tissues in and out of the oral cavity, as a result of careless use.105”

    From Contemporary practices for mechanical oral hygiene to prevent periodontal disease. (2020) · cites this paper as [105]

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Authors
Oliveira, S. C., Slot, D. E., & van der Weijden, F.
Affiliations
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
  • Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (NL)
Corresponding author
Oliveira, Sara Cioccari
ORCID
Slot, Dagmar Else
Venue
Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
Publisher
MJS Publishing, Medical Journals Sweden AB
Published
2014-06-16
Volume
72
Issue
8
Pages
561-569
ISSN
  • 0001-6357 (ISSN-L)
  • 1502-3850
DOI
10.3109/00016357.2014.903519
OpenAlex
W1979410905
Cited by
18
References
114
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1
FWCI
0.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Acta Odontologica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (publishedVersion)
  • VU Research Portal (publishedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Otorhinolaryngology › Foreign Body Medical Cases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Poisoning and overdose treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
Keywords
toothbrushes, adverse events, toothbrush ingestion, oral trauma, gingival trauma, seizures, induced vomiting, children, safety guidelines
MeSH terms
Deglutition, Foreign Bodies, Gingiva, Humans, Mouth, Pharynx, Toothbrushing, Gastrointestinal Tract

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