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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kaizer, Rosane de Oliveira Fortes
• Alves, Patrick Henry Machado
• Tereza, Guida Paola Genovez
• Dalben, Gisele da Silva
• Neppelenbroek, Karin Hermana
• Soares, Simone
• Almeida, Ana Lúcia Pompéia Fraga de

Titel

Comparative Analysis of the Efficacy of Dental Plaque Removal Between Manual and Powered Toothbrushes in Individuals With Syndactyly

Ist Teil von

• The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2018-09, Vol.29 (6), p.1518-1521

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To compare the efficacy of dental plaque removal between manual and powered toothbrushes in individuals with syndactyly. Seventeen patients with Apert syndrome aged 11 to 30 years. The efficacy of toothbrushing was evaluated by the O'Leary plaque index at 2 periods: initial (before toothbrushing) and final (immediately after toothbrushing), using manual toothbrush (Colgate Twister) and powered toothbrush (Colgate Actibrush). Means were compared by the ANOVA test at a significance level of 5%. The reduction in the plaque index was different for each type of toothbrush (interaction factor between manual and powered toothbrushes and initial and final periods, P = 0.026). The powered toothbrush provided greater reduction of dental plaque than the manual toothbrush. In individuals with syndactyly, both manual and powered toothbrushes allowed significant plaque reduction on tooth surfaces; however, the powered toothbrush exhibited greater efficacy of plaque removal compared with the manual toothbrush.