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Third-party toothbrushing is associated with a positive patient experience: randomized, single-blind, patient-centered analysis

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Background As the need for care increases with higher age, so does the need for assistance with oral hygiene. A recent study analyzed the clinical effectiveness of oral hygiene assistance provided by caregivers.
Anna Greta Barbe, Aya Al-Barwari, Ulrike Weik, Michael J. Noack, Renate Deinzer   +4 more
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Prevention and oral hygiene:Instructions, toothbrush and mouthwash [PDF]

, 2022
The purpose of this thesis was to investigate aspects of periodontal disease prevention through the assessment of oral hygiene instructions, toothbrushes and mouthwashes.
Elkerbout, T.A.
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Chewable Toothbrushes: A Scoping Review [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023
Introduction: The Chewable Toothbrush (CB) is a recent innovation in mechanical plaque removal methods. With its unique design, this tiny compressible brush can be used in both chewing and brushing actions without the need for toothpaste or water ...
Bandar Shukr
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Powered versus manual toothbrushing for oral health [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014
Removing dental plaque may play a key role maintaining oral health. There is conflicting evidence for the relative merits of manual and powered toothbrushing in achieving this. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2003, and previously updated in 2005.To compare manual and powered toothbrushes in everyday use, by people of any age ...
Yaacob, Munirah, Worthington, Helen V, Deacon, Scott A, Deery, Chris, Walmsley, A Damien, Robinson, Peter G, Glenny, Anne-Marie   +6 more
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Validation of motion tracking as tool for observational toothbrushing studies.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Video observation (VO) is an established tool for observing toothbrushing behaviour, however, it is a subjective method requiring thorough calibration and training, and the toothbrush position is not always clearly visible.
Carolina Ganss, Patrick Klein, Katja Giese-Kraft, Michael Meyners   +3 more
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Efficacy of Sonic-Powered and Manual Toothbrushes on Plaque-Induced Gingivitis in Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Methods and Protocols, 2023
Hormonal changes and physiological alterations in pregnancy increase the susceptibility of the woman to oral diseases such as plaque-induced gingivitis. In individual oral prophylaxis, effective tooth brushing can reduce gingival inflammation. Therefore,
Céline Clément, Denis Bourgeois, Flavia Vitiello, Herve Perrier, Ariane Tabary, Florence Carrouel   +5 more
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Evaluation and comparison of the efficacy of low fluoridated and calcium phosphate-based dentifrice formulations when used with powered and manual toothbrush in children with autism

Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2015
Background: Autism is a neurobiological disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, communication difficulties, and lacking manual dexterity. These limitations make the oral hygiene maintenance very difficult.
Prateek Awasthi, Bharti Peshwani, Shilpi Tiwari, Ruchi Thakur, N D Shashikiran, Shilpy Singla   +5 more
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Fact or Fiction? Powered Toothbrushing is More Effective than Manual Toothbrushing.

Oral health & preventive dentistry, 2017
To answer the question of whether powered toothbrushing is more effective than manual toothbrushing, this paper reviews various aspects of powered toothbrushes in terms of efficacy, safety, acceptability and special considerations for certain patient groups.
Edwin X J, Goh, Lum Peng, Lim
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The use of the intelligent powered toothbrush in health technology

, 2022
BackgroundApplied health technology is a research field that ties together several disciplines to improve and preserve the health and quality of life of individuals and society.
Flyborg, Johan
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Long-term effect of the combined use of powered toothbrush and triclosan dentifrice in periodontal maintenance patients

, 2008
AIM: To test the hypothesis of a superior clinical and microbiological effect of the combined use of powered toothbrush+triclosan-containing dentifrice compared with manual toothbrush+regular fluoride-containing dentifrice in periodontal maintenance ...
Teles, Ricardo P.,, Jan L. Wennström, Haffajee, Anne D, Gay Torresyap, Jönsson, Kerstin,, Torresyap, Gay, Kerstin Jönsson, Bogren, Anna,, Jönsson, Kerstin, Anna Bogren, Anne D. Haffajee, Torresyap, Gay,, Sigmund S. Socransky, Wennström, Jan,, Haffajee, Anne D.,, Socransky, Sigmund S, Teles, Ricardo P, Socransky, Sigmund S.,, Ricardo P. Teles, Wennström, Jan L.,   +19 more
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