1946
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1946.0263
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Toothbrushes, Toothbrush Materials and Design

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“…A personal preference has been expressed by many writers for natural bristles; 1,3,6 9,13 however, there is no scientific or clinical evidence to indicate that either natural or nylon bristles are superior in removing plaques from the teeth. The only significant evidence presented for a particular type of bristle are the results of the laboratory studies 11,12,19,22 which indicated that nylon bristles were more uniform in diameter and stiffness than natural bristles. Thus, nylon bristles were used in this study that is being reported.…”
Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…A personal preference has been expressed by many writers for natural bristles; 1,3,6 9,13 however, there is no scientific or clinical evidence to indicate that either natural or nylon bristles are superior in removing plaques from the teeth. The only significant evidence presented for a particular type of bristle are the results of the laboratory studies 11,12,19,22 which indicated that nylon bristles were more uniform in diameter and stiffness than natural bristles. Thus, nylon bristles were used in this study that is being reported.…”
Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Historicamente, na era primitiva, esfregavam-se pedaços de gravetos nas superfícies dentárias, como revelaram os achados em tumbas etruscas e egípcias. Segundo manuscritos encontrados nas escavações de Ur, na Babilônia, em 3.500 a.C., palitos de ouro também eram utilizados para promover a limpeza dos dentes 4 . Desde então, os dispositivos utilizados com a finalidade de higienizar os dentes sofreram mudanças de acordo com a cultura de cada povo, até que em 100 d.C., Plínio, o Jovem, estabeleceu conceitos sobre o material utilizado para a confecção da primeira escova dentária, com cerdas de porco espinho 5 .…”
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“…These include enteric bacteria dispersed via aerosols from toilet flushing or from contaminated fingers and skin commensals and pseudomonas emanating from bathroom and other wet areas. The single act of flushing the toilet releases millions of bacteria into atmosphere (9). The most fertile breeding substrate in bathroom is the toothbrush.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%