Ralf Adam, Yuanshu Zou, Julie Grender, Uta Mesples, Jasmin Erb, Kimberly K Bray
Purpose To evaluate changes in toothbrushing behavior and plaque removal performance with usage of a next generation oscillating-rotating electric toothbrush (NG-OR). Methods This exploratory clinical study had a two-treatment, three-period, single-group, sequential design. Generally healthy adults with a screening whole mouth mean Turesky modified Quigley-Hein Plaque Index (TQHPI) score of at least 1.75 on a 0-5 scale and who were primarily OR brush users were enrolled. Participants used each OR toothbrush in A-B-B order, where a currently marketed OR brush with a traditional mechanical drive system (T-OR) was used in period A and the NG-OR brush with a linear magnetic drive was used in period B...
October 2023: Journal of Dental Hygiene: JDH