title: Plaque removal efficacy of an electric and a manual toothbrush with additional interdental tufts.
abstract: This clinical study compares the plaque removal efficacy of the Philips/Jordan 2-Action Plaque Remover electric toothbrush with that of the Oral-B 35 Advantage manual toothbrush. In this single-blind randomized split-mouth study, subjects brushed under supervision after having abstained from all oral hygiene for 24 hours. Plaque scored after brushing was used to compare the efficacy of the toothbrushes. Both toothbrushes have special tufts to promote interdental cleaning. It was found that these tufts improve interdental cleaning. Overall, the Philips/Jordan brush removed significantly more plaque than the Oral-B manual brush.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cariology and Periodontal Diseases, University of Wurzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wiedemann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sturm
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Jager
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000473:pathology; D003742:Dental Devices, Home Care; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D004560:Electricity; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013499:Surface Properties; D014070:Tooth / Q000473:pathology; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000295:instrumentation*