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Electric and Manual Oral Hygiene Routines Affect Plaque Index Score Differently

This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the oral hygiene behaviors in the general population and identify factors affecting oral hygiene behaviors and plaque removal efficacy. A survey was distributed to patients through 11 dental practices in Japan, and each patient’s plaque index score (PIS) w...

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Autores principales: Bahammam, Shaima, Chen, Chia-Yu, Ishida, Yoshiki, Hayashi, Akito, Ikeda, Yutaka, Ishii, Hiroaki, Kim, David M., Nagai, Shigemi
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8701503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34948732
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413123
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author Bahammam, Shaima
Chen, Chia-Yu
Ishida, Yoshiki
Hayashi, Akito
Ikeda, Yutaka
Ishii, Hiroaki
Kim, David M.
Nagai, Shigemi
author_facet Bahammam, Shaima
Chen, Chia-Yu
Ishida, Yoshiki
Hayashi, Akito
Ikeda, Yutaka
Ishii, Hiroaki
Kim, David M.
Nagai, Shigemi
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description This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the oral hygiene behaviors in the general population and identify factors affecting oral hygiene behaviors and plaque removal efficacy. A survey was distributed to patients through 11 dental practices in Japan, and each patient’s plaque index score (PIS) was recorded. In total, 1184 patients participated (521 women and 660 men), with 84.04% using manual toothbrushes (MTBs) and 15.96% using electric toothbrushes (ETBs). ETB users had a significantly lower PIS compared to MTB users (p = 0.0017). In addition, a statistically significant difference in the PIS was detected in relation to the frequency of brushing per day (≥2 times) and time spent on brushing (≥1 min). Some MTB users spent less than 1 min brushing, while all ETB users spent at least 1 min brushing, and extended brushing periods significantly improved the PIS for the MTB users. MTB users tend to replace brush heads more frequently than ETB users, and the frequency of replacement affected the PIS significantly (p < 0.01) for the MTB users. The status of dental treatment (first visit, in treatment versus recall) also significantly affected the PIS (p < 0.01). The ETB was more effective than the MTB in terms of better plaque removal and reduced frequency of brush head replacement.
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spelling pubmed-87015032021-12-24 Electric and Manual Oral Hygiene Routines Affect Plaque Index Score Differently Bahammam, Shaima Chen, Chia-Yu Ishida, Yoshiki Hayashi, Akito Ikeda, Yutaka Ishii, Hiroaki Kim, David M. Nagai, Shigemi Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the oral hygiene behaviors in the general population and identify factors affecting oral hygiene behaviors and plaque removal efficacy. A survey was distributed to patients through 11 dental practices in Japan, and each patient’s plaque index score (PIS) was recorded. In total, 1184 patients participated (521 women and 660 men), with 84.04% using manual toothbrushes (MTBs) and 15.96% using electric toothbrushes (ETBs). ETB users had a significantly lower PIS compared to MTB users (p = 0.0017). In addition, a statistically significant difference in the PIS was detected in relation to the frequency of brushing per day (≥2 times) and time spent on brushing (≥1 min). Some MTB users spent less than 1 min brushing, while all ETB users spent at least 1 min brushing, and extended brushing periods significantly improved the PIS for the MTB users. MTB users tend to replace brush heads more frequently than ETB users, and the frequency of replacement affected the PIS significantly (p < 0.01) for the MTB users. The status of dental treatment (first visit, in treatment versus recall) also significantly affected the PIS (p < 0.01). The ETB was more effective than the MTB in terms of better plaque removal and reduced frequency of brush head replacement. MDPI 2021-12-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8701503/ /pubmed/34948732 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413123 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Kim, David M.
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Electric and Manual Oral Hygiene Routines Affect Plaque Index Score Differently
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title_full Electric and Manual Oral Hygiene Routines Affect Plaque Index Score Differently
title_fullStr Electric and Manual Oral Hygiene Routines Affect Plaque Index Score Differently
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title_short Electric and Manual Oral Hygiene Routines Affect Plaque Index Score Differently
title_sort electric and manual oral hygiene routines affect plaque index score differently
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8701503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34948732
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413123
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