How clean is your toothbrush?

Richards, Derek

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“…1,2,15,22 On the other hand, it is not clear whether this contamination is significant or not. 23 Approximately 40% of the dentists surveyed in this study thought that toothbrush disinfection should be performed by everyone, including healthy individuals. Only 20% of dentists thought that toothbrush disinfection was necessary only for special patient groups, such as immunocompromised individuals, hospitalized patients, and children.…”

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Knowledge and behavior of dentists in a dental school regarding toothbrush disinfection

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and behavior of dentists regarding toothbrush disinfection. This study included 147 dentists (88 women and 59 men) who were actively employed at a dental school in Ankara, Turkey. Participants were asked to fill out a standard questionnaire, which contained questions regarding their demographics, brushing habits, toothbrush storage and disinfection habits, toothpaste use, knowledge about toothbrush disinfection, and whether they advised their patients about toothbrush storage. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and statistical analyses were performed with t-tests, chi-squared tests, and Fisher exact tests, where appropriate. Among the 147 surveyed dentists, 62.6% and 85.7% reported that they did not have any knowledge about toothbrush disinfection and did not disinfect their toothbrushes, respectively. However, approximately two thirds of surveyed dentists thought that toothbrush disinfection should be performed by everyone, including healthy individuals. Significant associations were found between knowledge about toothbrush disinfection and the professional title of dentists, how they stored their toothbrushes, and whether their toothbrushes were in contact with each other during storage (p < 0.05). A minority of dentists reported that they disinfected their toothbrushes.

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“…[ 26 27 ] They then remain in toothbrushes for days or even weeks after brushing. [ 28 29 ] As contaminated toothbrushes can reintroduce microorganisms into the oral cavity and promote transmission of oral disease and oral infection,[ 30 31 ] the GIFTS method might be expected to help overcome these problems.…”

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A novel, simple, frequent oral cleaning method reduces damaging bacteria in the dental microbiota

Chhaliyil¹,

Fischer

Schoel³

et al. 2020

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

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A BSTRACT Aim: Dental diseases can be prevented by reducing early bacterial colonization in biofilm, a precursor to mature dental plaque. Most studies on dental disease pathogenesis focus on mature plaque and fail to address the impact of oral cleaning on biofilm formation. Here we used next-generation metagenomics to assess the effects of a new method of regular, simple biofilm disruption on the oral metagenome. Materials and Methods: This was a randomized, controlled study of 45 healthy children divided into three groups. Participants avoided oral cleaning for 3 days and then performed 10 days of oral cleaning either by: (1) brushing and tongue cleaning twice a day (BT) with toothpaste; (2) Gum and tooth rubbing with Index Finger Tongue cleaning and water Swishing (GIFTS) after each meal, snack, and drink; or (3) GIFTS twice a day with nano-charcoal and tongue cleaning (CT) ( n = 15 per group). Saliva, plaque, and tongue scraping samples were collected on day 0 and 10 for quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and next-generation metagenomics sequencing to analyze microbiome taxa differences between groups. Results: GIFTS more significantly reduced ( P < 0.004) total bacteria in saliva than BT ( P < 0.02). Metagenomics revealed a significant reduction in Firmicutes in GIFTS and CT tongue samples compared to BT samples. BT and CT saliva samples showed significantly more Streptococcus species than GIFTS saliva samples. In the plaque samples, GIFTS cleaning significantly reduced early colonizers, including Streptococcus, compared to the BT and CT methods. Conclusion: Here, we introduce the “frequent disruption of biofilm” concept for enhanced oral hygiene. GIFTS can be used to prevent early bacterial colonization of biofilm and plaque formation in both small children and adults. Frequent biofilm disturbance more effectively disrupts early bacterial colonization than twice oral cleaning, is nonabrasive, and is, therefore, a practical and straightforward complement to regular toothbrushing for improved oral hygiene and disease prevention.

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“…Apesar de sua importância para a manutenção da saúde bucal, a escova pode tornar-se contaminada por micro-organismos patogênicos provenientes do biofilme oral, do meio a que está exposta ou mesmo por uma combinação de fatores que a tornam um potencial transmissor de doenças 5,6 . Estes micro-organismos encontrados nas cerdas, mesmo após um único uso, são capazes de se proliferar e permanecerem viáveis por um período que pode chegar a sete dias [7][8][9][10] .…”

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Condições físicas e acondicionamento de escovas dentais de pré-escolares

Massoni

Silva²,

Perazzo

et al. 2016

Arq Odontol

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Objetivo: Observar macroscopicamente as condições físicas, higiênico-sanitárias e de acondicionamento das escovas dentais de pré-escolares regularmente matriculados em creches municipais de Campina Grande-PB. Material e Métodos: Foi um estudo transversal com análise de 407 escovas dentais, considerando identificação, condições físicas, presença de elementos residuais sólidos e locais de acondicionamento. Os dados foram coletados por meio de formulário específico e analisados por estatística descritiva. A concordânciaintraexaminador de diagnóstico das condições físicas das escovas foi aferida pelo teste estatístico Kappa (0,90). Resultados: Verificou-se que 92,6% das escovas apresentaram identificação individual, sendo legível em 83,3%, feitas principalmente, com caneta esferográfica e esparadrapo (32,1%). Grande parte das escovas apresentou resíduos (69,5%), sendo que 84,0% eram sugestivos de dentifrício. Com relação às condições físicas, 44,7% das escovas foram consideradas de pouco uso. O acondicionamento das escovas era realizado, em sua maioria, em porta escovas coletivos (99,5%), de plástico (37,5%) e abertos (52,3%), havendo contato entre as cerdas e os porta escovas (75,4%). Conclusão: A maioria das escovas analisadas apresentou boas condições físicas, no entanto, considerando as condições higiênico-sanitárias, observou-se a necessidade de orientações aos cuidadores das creches quanto ao adequado acondicionamento e controle dos resíduos das escovas.Descritores: Escovação dentária. Creches. Educação em saúde.

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How clean is your toothbrush?

Cited by 5 publications

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Knowledge and behavior of dentists in a dental school regarding toothbrush disinfection

Knowledge and behavior of dentists in a dental school regarding toothbrush disinfection

A novel, simple, frequent oral cleaning method reduces damaging bacteria in the dental microbiota

Condições físicas e acondicionamento de escovas dentais de pré-escolares

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