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- Title
Comparing the effect of dry and wet brushing on dental plaque removal in children.
- Authors
Ansari, Ghassem; Torabzadeh, Hassan; Nabavi, Zeynab; Hassani, Paniz; Nabavi, Zeynab Sadat; Hassani, Paniz Sheikh
- Abstract
<bold>Aims: </bold>This study was aimed to assess the efficacy of wet and dry brushing on cleaning outcome of tooth surfaces.<bold>Methods: </bold>Forty-three children aged 10-12 years were randomly selected and instructed for this brushing project. Each case served as self-control. Each patient was requested to brush through one of the wet/dry techniques for 1 week and other technique on the 2nd week. Samples had a washout step using pumice prophylaxis prior to each brushing week. Tooth Cleanliness Index was used to measure the plaque removal level. Two uniform Oral-B toothbrushes were used one for each week through the Modified Stillman technique. Mann-Whitney test was employed along with the Wilcoxon signed-rank test to analyze the data.<bold>Results: </bold>The level of brushing efficacy was slightly higher in males with no statistically significant difference between sexes. Remaining plaque measured was higher in wet group with significant difference (7.3 ± 1.7 for dry brushing and 7.6 ± 2.6 for wet brushing) (P < 0.05).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Dry and wet brushing did not show a significant difference in their capacity to remove plaque indicating that dry brushing could be considered as an acceptable brushing technique.
- Subjects
ORAL hygiene products; DENTAL plaque; WILCOXON signed-rank test
- Publication
Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, 2019, Vol 37, Issue 3, p292
- ISSN
0970-4388
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.4103/JISPPD.JISPPD_71_19