title: The efficacy of the Philips-Jordan 2-Action plaque remover regarding interproximal access.
abstract: A laboratory study was performed to assess the interproximal access efficacy of the Philips-Jordan 2-Action plaque remover. This electric toothbrush combines a pressure-control system, and a newly designed brush head with an oscillatory rotary brush and a smaller interproximal brush (the "Active Tip"). The pressure control system is designed to alert the user when too much brushing force is being exerted. The Active Tip brushing head is designed to increase access to the interproximal areas between the teeth. To investigate the added value of the Active Tip, this laboratory investigation measured interproximal access efficacy both with the Active Tip and without it, under identical conditions. The results demonstrated that the interproximal access of the toothbrush was significantly (p < 0.01) enhanced by the presence of the Active Tip.
authors.affiliation: Personal Care Institute, Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. gerald.belder@philips.com
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Belder
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Elkhuizen
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: de Jager
mesh_terms: D003742:Dental Devices, Home Care; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D011312:Pressure; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012399:Rotation; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D014070:Tooth / Q000473:pathology; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014741:Video Recording