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Erschienen in: Clinical Oral Investigations 3/2014

01.04.2014 | Original Article

Efficacy of various side-to-side toothbrushes for noncontact biofilm removal

verfasst von: Julia C. Schmidt, Monika Astasov-Frauenhoffer, Irmgard Hauser-Gerspach, Jan-Philipp Schmidt, Tuomas Waltimo, Roland Weiger, Clemens Walter

Erschienen in: Clinical Oral Investigations | Ausgabe 3/2014

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Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of four different powered toothbrushes with side-to-side action for noncontact biofilm removal in vitro.

Materials and methods

A three-species biofilm was formed in vitro on protein-coated titanium disks using a flow chamber combined with a static biofilm growth model. Subsequently, the biofilm-coated substrates were exposed to four different side-to-side toothbrushes (A, B, C, and D) with various brushing times (2, 4, and 6 s) and brushing (bristle-to-disk) distances (0, 2, and 4 mm). The biofilm volumes were measured using volumetric analyses with confocal laser scanning microscope images and Imaris version 7.5.2 software.

Results

The median percentages of biofilm reduction by the analyzed toothbrushes ranged from 9 % to 80 %. The abilities of the tested toothbrushes to remove the in vitro biofilm differed significantly (p < 0.05). Two of the tested toothbrushes (C and D) were capable of significant biofilm reduction by noncontact brushing.

Conclusions

It was possible to reduce a three-species in vitro biofilm by noncontact brushing with two out of four side-to-side toothbrushes.

Clinical relevance

Toothbrushes C and D show in vitro a high efficacy in biofilm removal without bristle contact.
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Metadaten
Titel
Efficacy of various side-to-side toothbrushes for noncontact biofilm removal
verfasst von
Julia C. Schmidt
Monika Astasov-Frauenhoffer
Irmgard Hauser-Gerspach
Jan-Philipp Schmidt
Tuomas Waltimo
Roland Weiger
Clemens Walter
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2014
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Clinical Oral Investigations / Ausgabe 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1432-6981
Elektronische ISSN: 1436-3771
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-013-1047-7

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