Toothbrush Contamination: A Review of the Literature

Frazelle, Michelle; Munro, Cindy L.

doi:10.1155/2012/420630

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“…Nurses commonly perform oral hygiene procedures for hospitalized patients, whose toothbrushes are stored under various conditions (e.g., in the bath basin with other bathing/personal supplies and linens, in a paper towel or plastic wrapper, on the bedside table, next to the sink, in an oral rinse cup at the bedside, etc.). 3 Detailed standards and nursing guidelines about toothbrush contamination are needed, to decrease the risk of infection. 3 …”

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“…3 Detailed standards and nursing guidelines about toothbrush contamination are needed, to decrease the risk of infection. 3 …”

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“…Toothbrush disinfection has been recommended for children, elderly people, vulnerable populations in a hospital setting (e.g., critically ill adults), and high-risk patients, such as individuals who are immunosuppressed or undergoing organ transplantation or chemotherapy. 7,3 Declaration of Interests: The authors certify that they have no commercial or associative interest that represents a conflict of interest in connection with the manuscript.…”

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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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“…3 Detailed standards and nursing guidelines about toothbrush contamination are needed, to decrease the risk of infection. 3 …”

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

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“…As escovas dentais são importantes instrumentos de higiene bucal, entretanto podem exercer importante papel no processo de transmissão de doenças, ao servirem como reservatório de microrganismos 20 . Considerando-se a contaminação das escovas, é imperativo proceder a sua desinfecção desde a primeira utilização para prevenir a formação de biofilme bacteriano nas cerdas até a sua substituição 2,21 .…”

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Desinfecção e acondicionamento de escovas dentais: conhecimento e atitudes de acadêmicos de enfermagem

Costa¹,

Carvalho²,

Carvalho³

2017

Arch Health Invest

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ResumoSabe-se que as escovas dentais são instrumentos muito importantes para remoção do biofilme bacteriano e que microrganismos patogênicos pode contaminá-las. Esse estudo objetivou verificar o conhecimento e as atitudes de estudantes de enfermagem relativo à descontaminação e acondicionamento das escovas dentais. Tratou-se de um estudo transversal, descritivo, realizado com estudantes de enfermagem de uma universidade baiana. A coleta de dados foi feita por meio de um questionário e após, realizou-se análise estatística descritiva. Participaram deste estudo 129 estudantes, matriculados do primeiro ao nono semestre do curso. Constatou-se que 55,0% possuíam conhecimento sobre desinfecção da escova dental. Quanto à relevância da desinfecção das escovas, aproximadamente 91,0% afirmaram ser importante, entretanto, 90,7% disseram não utilizar nenhum antisséptico para realizar a desinfecção da escova. Com relação à periodicidade de troca das escovas, 50,4% disseram trocar em um período de dois a três meses. Sobre o procedimento que realizam com a escova após o uso, 49,6% responderam que apenas lavam a escova com água corrente e 37,0% dos estudantes confirmaram guardar suas escovas dentro do armário do banheiro. Concluiu-se que a maioria dos acadêmicos tem conhecimento e considera importante a desinfecção das escovas dentais. Por outro lado, não utilizam nenhuma substância para promover a desinfecção, não possuem o hábito de secar as cerdas e, portanto, não realizam os procedimentos necessários para que suas escovas dentais fiquem livres de contaminação. Descritores: Escovação Dentária; Contaminação; Desinfecção. AbstractIt is known that toothbrushes are very important instruments to remove bacterial biofilm and that pathogenic microorganisms can contaminate them. This study aimed to verify the knowledge and attitudes of nursing students on the decontamination and storage of toothbrushes. This was a cross-sectional and descriptive study, performed with nursing students from a university in the state of Bahia. The data were collected through a questionnaire, and afterwards, a descriptive statistical analysis was performed. 129 students enrolled from first to ninth semester of the course participated of this study. It was verified that 55.0% had knowledge of toothbrush disinfection. About the relevance of brushes disinfection, approximately 91.0% reported to be important, however, 90.7% said they did not use any antiseptic to perform the brush disinfection. Regarding the periodicity of toothbrushes replacement, 50.4% said that change occurs in a period between two or three months. About the procedure performed with the toothbrush after use, 49.6% answered that they just wash the brush with water and 37.0% of students confirmed keeping their toothbrushes in the bathroom cabinet. It is concluded that most academics have aware and consider important the toothbrushes disinfection. On the other hand, they do not use any substance to promote disinfection; they do not have the habit of drying the bristles and therefore do not ...

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“…Muito tem sido questionado sobre os métodos de descontaminação ou sanificação das escovas dentais. A evidência científica demonstra que o uso de agentes químicos é considerado um método eficiente e de baixo custo, que favorece o controle de infecções 11 . Vários produtos já foram pesquisados, como clorexidina 9,12,13 , álcool 77% 14 , peróxido de hidrogênio 11 e cloreto de cetilperidíneo 3 , entre outros.…”

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Avaliação microbiológica da efetividade de uma escova antibacteriana: um estudo in vivo

Camargo

Schimim

Alves

et al. 2013

Rev. odontol. UNESP

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ResumoObjetivo: Este trabalho consistiu em um estudo in vivo para avaliar microbiologicamente a efetividade de uma escova antibacteriana comparada à de uma escova convencional. Metodologia: Trinta crianças de dez a 12 anos utilizaram escovas dentais convencionais e antibacterianas por dois períodos experimentais de cinco dias, com duas escovações diárias supervisionadas, sem dentifrício. O desenho do estudo foi cruzado com wash-out de nove dias entre as diferentes escovas. Ao término de cada período, as escovas foram imediatamente imersas em solução salina estéril e agitadas; o caldo produzido foi semeado em ágar BHI, nas concentrações de 10 -² e 10 -³. Após um período de incubação de 24 horas a 37 °C em aerobiose, foi realizada a contagem das unidades formadoras de colônias (UFC/mL) por meio de um software específico. Resultado: No grupo de escovas convencionais, a mediana e intervalos interquartis foi de 105 (27-564,5); já para o grupo de escovas antibacterianas, foi de 53 (4,5-333,5). Após análise dos dados, observou-se ausência de diferenças estatísticas entre os grupos (p = 0,145). Conclusão: Concluiu-se que as escovas de dentes antibacterianas exibiram contaminação bacteriana semelhante à das escovas de dentes convencionais.Descritores: Escovação dentária; contaminação; viabilidade microbiana. AbstractObjective: This in vivo study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of antibacterial toothbrushes compared to conventional toothbrushes in reducing microorganisms contamination. Methodology: Thirty children, 10 to 12 years-old, brushed their teeth with conventional and antibacterial toothbrushes two times a day without toothpaste, during two experimental periods of 5 days. The research was designed as a cross-over study with a wash-out period of nine days between the different toothbrushes. After each trial period, the brushes were immediately immersed in individual flasks containing sterile saline solution. After agitation, the solution was seeded on plates containing the culture medium of Brain Heart Infusion, at concentrations of 10 -2 e 10 -3 , to obtain total viable microorganisms. The plates were incubated for 24 hours at 37 °C under aerobiosis and colony-forming units were counted by means of a specific software. Result: In conventional toothbrushes group, median and interquartile values were 105 (27-564.5), while for the group of antibacterial toothbrushes were 53 (4.5-333.5). After analyzing the data, we observed no statistical differences between groups (p = 0.145). Conclusion: It was concluded that the antibacterial toothbrushes exhibited bacterial contamination similar to conventional toothbrushes.Descriptors: Toothbrushing; contamination; microbial viability. INTRODUÇÃOA cavidade bucal é um portal para inoculação de microrganismos em virtude da alimentação e da fala, e do contato com objetos, além de abrigar uma grande quantidade de microrganismos, alguns dos quais, em certo momento, podem se tornar potencialmente patogênicos 1 . A higienização da cavidade bucal evita a ocorrência de patologias, co...

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Toothbrush Contamination: A Review of the Literature

Cited by 71 publications

References 7 publications

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

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

Desinfecção e acondicionamento de escovas dentais: conhecimento e atitudes de acadêmicos de enfermagem

Avaliação microbiológica da efetividade de uma escova antibacteriana: um estudo in vivo

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