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The Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Tongue Cleaning on Existing Plaque Levels in Children
The present study compared and evaluated the effects of tongue scraping and tongue brushing on existing plaque levels in children. The investigation was a single blind, stratified comparison of three parallel groups of children who performed either tongue scraping or tongue brushing along with tooth...
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2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4086606/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25206220 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1216 |
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author | Winnier, J Jasmin Rupesh, S Nayak, Ullal Anand Reddy, Venugopal Prasad Rao, Arun |
author_facet | Winnier, J Jasmin Rupesh, S Nayak, Ullal Anand Reddy, Venugopal Prasad Rao, Arun |
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description | The present study compared and evaluated the effects of tongue scraping and tongue brushing on existing plaque levels in children. The investigation was a single blind, stratified comparison of three parallel groups of children who performed either tongue scraping or tongue brushing along with tooth brushing or only tooth brushing twice daily under professional supervision for a 21 day period. Dental plaque was recorded using the plaque index described by Silness and Loe at baseline, on day 10 and on day 21. All data was subjected to statistical analysis using Wilcoxon's Signed Ranks Sum Test and Mann-Whitney U-test. The results of the present study show that the tongue scraping and tongue brushing groups showed statistically significant reductions in plaque levels after 10 days and also after 21 days. It was also noted that both tongue scraping and tongue brushing were equally effective in reducing the plaque load in children. How to cite this article: Winnier JJ, Rupesh S, Nayak UA, Reddy V, Rao AP. The Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Tongue Cleaning on Existing Plaque Levels in Children. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2013;6(3):188-192. |
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spelling | pubmed-40866062014-09-09 The Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Tongue Cleaning on Existing Plaque Levels in Children Winnier, J Jasmin Rupesh, S Nayak, Ullal Anand Reddy, Venugopal Prasad Rao, Arun Int J Clin Pediatr Dent Research Article The present study compared and evaluated the effects of tongue scraping and tongue brushing on existing plaque levels in children. The investigation was a single blind, stratified comparison of three parallel groups of children who performed either tongue scraping or tongue brushing along with tooth brushing or only tooth brushing twice daily under professional supervision for a 21 day period. Dental plaque was recorded using the plaque index described by Silness and Loe at baseline, on day 10 and on day 21. All data was subjected to statistical analysis using Wilcoxon's Signed Ranks Sum Test and Mann-Whitney U-test. The results of the present study show that the tongue scraping and tongue brushing groups showed statistically significant reductions in plaque levels after 10 days and also after 21 days. It was also noted that both tongue scraping and tongue brushing were equally effective in reducing the plaque load in children. How to cite this article: Winnier JJ, Rupesh S, Nayak UA, Reddy V, Rao AP. The Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Tongue Cleaning on Existing Plaque Levels in Children. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2013;6(3):188-192. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2013 2013-10-14 /pmc/articles/PMC4086606/ /pubmed/25206220 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1216 Text en Copyright © 2013; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
spellingShingle | Research Article Winnier, J Jasmin Rupesh, S Nayak, Ullal Anand Reddy, Venugopal Prasad Rao, Arun The Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Tongue Cleaning on Existing Plaque Levels in Children |
title | The Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Tongue Cleaning on Existing Plaque Levels in Children |
title_full | The Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Tongue Cleaning on Existing Plaque Levels in Children |
title_fullStr | The Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Tongue Cleaning on Existing Plaque Levels in Children |
title_full_unstemmed | The Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Tongue Cleaning on Existing Plaque Levels in Children |
title_short | The Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Tongue Cleaning on Existing Plaque Levels in Children |
title_sort | comparative evaluation of the effects of tongue cleaning on existing plaque levels in children |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4086606/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25206220 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1216 |
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