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A clinical evaluation of a novel toothbrush design
Author(s) -
Kieser Jules,
Groeneveld Hennie
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1997.tb00206.x
Subject(s) - gingivitis , medicine , dentistry , toothbrush , brush , buccal administration , dental plaque , clinical trial , orthodontics , materials science , composite material
A new toothbrush design, the Snakebrush®, was clinically evaluated along with the Flexible® and Precision® brushes. In this parallel, random‐allocation investigation, the plaque removing qualities of the 3 brushes were evaluated over a period of 30 days. 60 patients of good dental health between the ages of 20 and 30 years formed the basis of the clinical trial. Mean plaque area scores were evaluated and recorded after a 1‐min brush at baseline, day 15 and day 30. Gingivitis indices and bleeding on probing indices were also recorded at the same time intervals. Both uni‐ and multivariate analyses of our data suggested that the Snakebrush removed significantly more plaque than the 2 controls. For both lingual and buccal surfaces, subjects who had used the Snakebrush showed a significant decline in bleeding on probing and qinqivitis indices.