A Clinical trial to assess the efficacy of certain tooth brush modifications on plaque removal /
دراسة سريرية لتقييم تأثير تطوير فرشاة الأسنان على كفاءتها فى ازالة اللطخة السنية
Shaimaa Sobhi Hweidi ; Supervised Fatma Ahmed Hamdy Elshahaby , Hala Mohy Eldin Abbas , Norhan Abdelwehab Eldokky
- Cairo : Shaimaa Sobhi Hweidi , 2012
- 77 Leaves : charts , facsimiles ; 30cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Pedodontics
Aim: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of three manual toothbrushes (Oral-B Exceed toothbrush, Oral-B Pulsar toothbrush and Silver Care plus toothbrush) versus the traditional ordinary toothbrush.Results: The results showed that at the five study visits, there was no statistically significant difference between the four toothbrushes using either the TQHPI or the RMNPI. It showed that with all types of brushes, there was no statistically significant change in mean TQHPI index and mean RMNPI index by time. It also showed that there was a significant positive (direct) correlation between the two plaque indices used. Conclusions: There was no statistically significant difference in the mean RMNPI index and mean TQHPI index values between the 3 types of manual toothbrushes compared to the ordinary one in the 5 subsequent visits and there was a statistically significant positive correlation between the two indices used in measuring plaque.