III. Evaluation of an Oral Physiotherapy Center in the Reduction of Bacterial Plaque and Periodontal Disease

Elliott, John H.; Bowers, Gerald M.; Clemmer, Bennie A.; Rovelstad, Gordon H.

doi:10.1902/jop.1972.43.4.221

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“… Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) or controlled clinical trials (CCTs). Participants: Humans In good general health (no systemic disorders or pregnancy) ≥ 18 years of age Without: orthodontic appliances removable or partial dentures periodontitis Single‐headed powered toothbrushes that met the definition as described previously. Self‐performed brushing by the participants. No concurrent usage of other oral hygiene aids, such as dental floss, woodsticks, interdental brushes or mouthwashes. Full‐mouth plaque scores assessed according to one or more plaque indices of interest: Quigley and Hein plaque index 1962 [Q&H] or Turesky modification of the Quigley and Hein plaque index 1970 [TQ&H] or Lobene modification of the Quigley and Hein plaque index 1982 [LQ&H] or Navy plaque index 1972 [Navy] or Rustogi modified Navy plaque index 1992 [RMN] or Silness and Löe plaque index 1964 [S&L] Prebrushing and post‐brushing plaque scores of a brushing exercise and/or the (percentage) change in plaque scores. …”

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The efficacy of powered toothbrushes following a brushing exercise: a systematic review

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Helderman

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Int J Dental Hygiene

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The efficacy in plaque removal following a brushing exercise using a powered toothbrush provides a WM plaque score reduction of 46% on average, with a range of 36-65% dependent on the index scale to score plaque. The available evidence indicates that the power supply (rechargeable or replaceable battery), mode of action, as well as brushing duration and type of instructions are factors which contribute to the variation in the observed efficacy.

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The efficacy of powered toothbrushes following a brushing exercise: a systematic review

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Helderman

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“…Indeed a comparison of five indices did not include this popular method. 4 Another popular index is the 'Navy' system developed by Elliot et al 3,12 This index gives greater weight to plaque accumulating in the gingival zone, the other two zones being the occlusal and middle. An imaginary line is drawn from the crests of the interdental papillae and the apical portion of this represents the gingival zone that is further subdivided into mesial, distal and middle.…”

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“…(a) The Navy scoring system divides the tooth surface into three zones, two of which (middle and gingival) are further subdivided 3,12. (b) The DMPI plaque index zones.…”

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Quantification of dental plaque in the research environment

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“…The Navy-Plaque-Index was introduced by Elliot et al to support the assessment of plaque in clinical studies by sectioning the buccal tooth surface into six areas (three gingival, and each one mesial, distal and incisal area) [13]. Based on the need to test oral hygiene products the Navy-Plaque-Index was modified by Rustogi et al by adding three additional zones above the gumline and below the equatorial line [14].…”

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Clinical validation of robot simulation of toothbrushing - comparative plaque removal efficacy

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BackgroundClinical validation of laboratory toothbrushing tests has important advantages. It was, therefore, the aim to demonstrate correlation of tooth cleaning efficiency of a new robot brushing simulation technique with clinical plaque removal.MethodsClinical programme: 27 subjects received dental cleaning prior to 3-day-plaque-regrowth-interval. Plaque was stained, photographically documented and scored using planimetrical index. Subjects brushed teeth 33–47 with three techniques (horizontal, rotating, vertical), each for 20s buccally and for 20s orally in 3 consecutive intervals. The force was calibrated, the brushing technique was video supported. Two different brushes were randomly assigned to the subject. Robot programme: Clinical brushing programmes were transfered to a 6-axis-robot. Artificial teeth 33–47 were covered with plaque-simulating substrate. All brushing techniques were repeated 7 times, results were scored according to clinical planimetry. All data underwent statistical analysis by t-test, U-test and multivariate analysis.ResultsThe individual clinical cleaning patterns are well reproduced by the robot programmes. Differences in plaque removal are statistically significant for the two brushes, reproduced in clinical and robot data. Multivariate analysis confirms the higher cleaning efficiency for anterior teeth and for the buccal sites.ConclusionsThe robot tooth brushing simulation programme showed good correlation with clinically standardized tooth brushing.This new robot brushing simulation programme can be used for rapid, reproducible laboratory testing of tooth cleaning.

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III. Evaluation of an Oral Physiotherapy Center in the Reduction of Bacterial Plaque and Periodontal Disease

Cited by 47 publications

References 5 publications

The efficacy of powered toothbrushes following a brushing exercise: a systematic review

The efficacy of powered toothbrushes following a brushing exercise: a systematic review

Quantification of dental plaque in the research environment

Clinical validation of robot simulation of toothbrushing - comparative plaque removal efficacy

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