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A Clinical Comparison of an Oscillating/Rotating Powered Toothbrush and a Manual Toothbrush in Patients With Chronic Periodontitis

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2004
AbstractObjectives:Primary objective: To compare the relative efficacy of an oscillating/rotating powered toothbrush to that of a conventional manual toothbrush in a group of periodontal patients over a 16‐month period with respect to plaque control.Secondary objective: To compare differences in pocket depth (PD) and bleeding index (BI) between the ...
Giles McCracken, L Heasman, F Stacey
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A clinical comparison of three powered toothbrushes

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2002
AbstractAim:  The purpose of the present study was to compare the ability of the Braun Oral‐B 3D Excel power toothbrush (BPT), the Sonicare power toothbrush (SPT) and the Philips Sensiflex 2000 (HX 2550) power toothbrush (PPT) to control plaque and reduce experimentally induced gingivitis.Materials and methods: Two experiments were carried out in two ...
van der Weijden, G.A.   +4 more
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Epileptic Seizures Triggered by the Use of a Powered Toothbrush [PDF]

open access: yesSeizure: the Journal of the British Epilepsy Association, 2008
Reflex epilepsy is characterized by seizures that are triggered in response to a specific stimulus and tooth-brushing epilepsy is an extremely rare form of reflex epilepsy in which the seizures are mainly induced by the act of tooth brushing. In this report, we describe an epilepsy patient whose seizures were exclusively triggered by the use of a ...
Kezban Aslan   +2 more
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Powered toothbrushes

British Dental Journal, 1998
Powered toothbrushes were first developed over 50 years ago. More recent advances in design and technology mean that there are now a considerable number of different models available on the market. It is not surprising, therefore, that patients, when considering buying a powered toothbrush, often turn to their general dental practitioner for advice.
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Clinical Evidence for the Efficacy and Safety of Powered Toothbrushes

Advances in Dental Research, 2002
Powered toothbrushes are becoming increasingly popular among the general population, and there are many models on the market from which to choose. The design of these toothbrushes is changing constantly, as one would expect with a developing and expanding market, and from the dental professional's standpoint, it is difficult to evaluate products from ...
Giles McCracken, P A Heasman
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Power toothbrushes: a critical review

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, 2004
Abstract:  Although the first toothbrush is thought to have been used in about 1000 ad, tooth brushing in America did not gain popularity until after 1945. The introduction of the powered toothbrush in 1960 has led to a large number of studies comparing the safety and efficacy of powered toothbrushes to manual toothbrushes. There is a general agreement
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Sonic‐powered toothbrushes and reversal of experimental gingivitis

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2005
AbstractObjective: To compare two sonic toothbrushes in relation to the reversal of experimental gingivitis.Materials and Methods: Subjects refrained from brushing mandibular teeth for 21 days. During a 4‐week treatment phase, the right or left side of the mouth was brushed with either the Sonic Complete (SC) or Sonicare Elite (SE) toothbrush as ...
Versteeg, P.A.   +5 more
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Toothbrushing compliance tracking in a nursing home setting using telemonitoring-enabled powered toothbrushes

British Dental Journal, 2021
Introduction Nursing home residents with cognitive and physical disabilities often depend on assistance from caregivers to perform personal hygiene tasks including toothbrushing. Only a minority receives the care needed and toothbrushing compliance levels are not registered.Aims To describe toothbrushing compliance levels in a nursing home setting and ...
Wagner, Stefan Rahr   +3 more
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Statistical Issues in Assessing Powered Toothbrushes

Advances in Dental Research, 2002
A symposium on powered toothbrushes was held at the 2000 IADR General Session. The author was asked to address statistical issues in conducting clinical studies. The objective was to cover important statistical topics that should be considered in scientific investigations, including designing the study, analyzing the results, and performing a critical ...
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Approximal brush head used on a powered toothbrush

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2005
AbstractAim: This study was designed to test whether the approximal efficacy of a powered toothbrush (Braun Oral‐B 3D Plaque Remover) can be improved when a pointed‐shaped brush head (PBH) specifically designed for these approximal areas is used as compared with the standard cup‐shaped brush head (CBH).Material and Methods: Forty non‐dental students ...
van der Weijden, G.A.   +5 more
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