title: Inhibitory effect for proliferation of oral bacteria in dogs by tooth brushing and application of toothpaste.
abstract: To investigate inhibitory effect for oral bacterial proliferation, we divided 12 dogs into 3 groups; scaling alone (C; control group), brushing (B) and application of toothpaste (P). Before scaling (Pre) and at 0 to 8 weeks after scaling (0-8 w), we collected oral bacteria from the dental surface every week and counted them using a bacterial counter. The results demonstrated a significant reduction in the number of oral bacteria for group B relative to Pre and group C, as well as for group P relative to group C at 5-7 w. Consequently, brushing may inhibit an increase in the number of oral bacteria, and toothpaste may be effective at a certain level, although not more than that of brushing.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Saku
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kijima
authors.forename: Chie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nonaka
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsukawa
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazoe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000662:veterinary*; D014100:Toothpastes / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014100:Toothpastes