Open AccessTOOTH BRUSHING TECHNIQUES
Author(s) -
Muhammad Ilyas,
Sobia Ashraf,
J. Hamza
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2018.25.01.552
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , tooth brushing , orthodontics , electrical engineering , engineering , brush , toothbrush
Objective: This study is performed to ascertain the efficacy of “horizontal scrub”Fones method and “modified bass” brushing techniques. Method: A group of 150 schoolchildren of age 8-11 years were randomly selected in different schools of Gojra city. Threegroups of schoolchildren were made by random selection and children of each group weredemonstrated by one of the three techniques. Group 1(Fones method). Group 2(modifiedBass). Group 3(Horizontal scrub). All the kids under this study were reexamined after two daysand re-assess the plaque index and to obtain follow-up data. Result: The result concluded bystatistical analysis and intergroup comparison also concluded by using ANOVA test. Reductionin plaque score was assessed and compared with each other. Conclusion: Modified Bass wasfound most effective in the reduction of plaque score, horizontal scrub was the second effectivetechnique and least one was Fones.