Oral Health and Dental Management

Abstract

Dental plaque removal efficacy of a battery powered and manual toothbrush

Turksel Dulgergil, Arzu Civelek, Mubin Soyman, Emre Ozel, Oya Dari

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to compare the plaque removal effectiveness of a battery powered and manual toothbrush on plaque removal.
Materials and Methods. 60 patients were attended in this study. These patients were divided into two groups, using rotary or manual toothbrush twice a day. Plaque was scored after brushing at the baseline of the study and three months later, using Patient Hygiene Performance (PHP) at the sites of the following teeth: the maxillary right first molar on the disto-buccal area (1), the maxillary right central incisor on the disto-buccal area (2), the maxillary left first molar on the mesio-buccal area (3), the mandibular left first molar on the disto-buccal area (4), the mandibular left central incisor on the disto-buccal area (5) and the mandibular right first molar on the mesio-buccal area (6). These six sites were chosen as the representative status of the oral condition. Statistical analysis was performed by Paired samples t-test and Independent samples t-test.
Results. Both toothbrushes mean differences between baseline and post-brushing plaque scores decreased. Battery powered toothbrush decreased the plaque index in first, second and sixth sites more than the manual toothbrush.
Conclusions. Crest SpinBrush plaque removal was more efficient on the recorded teeth of the right side of the oral cavity in comparison to manual toothbrush.