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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"TOOTHBRUSHING"”.
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The impact of powered toothbrushing on patients with Diabetes
<p>Purpose: Studies have shown that periodontal therapy can help manage diabetes and that powered toothbrushes promote better home care. However, there is no literature making the connection whether powered toothbrushes could assist in blood glucose management in diabetic patients. The primary aim …
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The Anti-Plaque Efficacy of Listerine® Used in Combination with Toothbrushing in Orthodontic Patients
The bactericidal efficacy of Listerine®, the essential oil-containing mouthrinse, has long been recognized. The purpose of this study was to determine whether Listerine® mouthrinse, when added to the standard oral hygiene regimen, had an added benefit in reducing plaque and gingivitis development …
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Clinical Effects of Daily Rotary Electric Toothbrushing on the Presence of Gingivitis and Supragingival Dental Plaque
<p>The purpose of this investigation was to determine if statistically significant differences existed in the gingival health of subjects who brushed with a rotary electric toothbrush (Rota-dent<sup>R</sup> when compared to a conventional toothbrush (Oral B-35<sup>R</sup>). A randomized, two group …
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Η ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΒΟΥΡΤΣΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΔΟΝΤΙΩΝ. ΜΙΑ ΣΗΜΑΝΤΙΚΗ ΠΑΡΑΜΕΤΡΟΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ ΤΩΝ ΦΘΟΡΙΟΥΧΩΝ ΟΔΟΝΤΟΦΥΡΑΜΑΤΩΝ
… STUDY THE TIME WHICH F REMAINS IN SALIVA AFTER TOOTHBRUSHING WITH A F-CONTAINING TOOTHPASTE. THEREFORE, A STUDY WAS PERFORMED TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATION BETWEEN TOOTHBRUSHING DURATION AND F CONCENTRATION IN SALIVA, IN DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME AFTER TOOTHBRUSHING. TWENTY MALE AND FEMALESTUDENTS …
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Toothbrushing, Flossing, and Preventive Dental Visits by Richmond-Area Residents in Relation to Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors
… and other interventions aimed at twice-daily toothbrushing and daily flossing. Further, men and women with lower levels of education are in need of interventions for increasing the utilization of preventive dental services.
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The systemic inflammatory response to dental plaque
… and subsequent systemic responses following toothbrushing. Additionally, a laboratory study was conducted to examine the interaction between circulating human neutrophils and Fusobacterium nucleatum. Methods: For both clinical studies, healthy adults, aged 18-31 years, were recruited. In the …
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A study on relationship between subjective periodontal health status and objective periodontal index among adult
… The more negative perceptions they had of their toothbrushing, the lower their CPI was. CPI had positive(+) correlations with subjective periodontal statuses such as bleeding on toothbrushing, food impaction, gingival pain, tooth mobility, gingival swelling, and the degree of tooth …
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Age effect on presence, susceptibility and treatment of erosive tooth wear
… adopted in the third study with the addition of toothbrushing abrasion to the model, in order to explore the interplay between age and toothpaste abrasivity on erosion-abrasion development. SL was measured during and after the erosion-toothbrushing-remineralization cycling. The relationships …
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Bioactive capabilities explored in polyurethane microcapsules and the inclusion into dental sealants and cement pastes
… and pit and fissure sealant with fluoride by toothbrushing, demonstrate the slow, sustained release of calcium, fluoride and phosphate ions from these materials initially formulated with remineralizing agents, examine the effect of microcapsules on cement adhesion to enamel and examine if a …
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Correlation Between Immediate Hypersensitivity and Gingivitis
… inflammation in healthy adults who stopped toothbrushing and other oral hygiene procedures. These investigators showed that a group of 12 dental students developed considerable accumulations of soft debris (plaque) and clinically observable gingival inflammation when all oral hygiene …
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Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Qatari People
… but of this number, 62.2% did not receive any toothbrushing instructions; and 63.2% did not receive flossing instructions. Forty-eight point eight percent visit the dental hygienist or dentist when they experience pain and the majority (61.8%) brush more than once a day. Most of the respondents …
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Mechanical properties of a new zinc-reinforced glass ionomer restorative material
… areas of the polished surfaces. For toothbrushing wear resistance and roughness, specimens were brushed in an automated brushing machine (200 g) with a suspension of dentifrice and water (1:1, w/v) for 20,000 strokes. Specimen surfaces were scanned in an optical profilometer before …
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Influence of a bleaching agent on stained direct composite resins
… for the replacement of these restorations. Toothbrushing and polishing procedures have been attempted to eliminate extrinsic staining without optimal results. Vital tooth bleaching has over 90% success rates in whitening discoloured teeth and this may be an alternative treatment modality for …
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Evaluation of a Multicomponent Oral Health Education Intervention in a Vulnerable Infant Population: A Mixed Methods Study
… Reassurance and guidance on how to facilitate toothbrushing, especially during periods of teething, was highly valued by the mothers. Trust was lost in early years services when compassion for the challenges associated with infant temperament and teething wasn’t shown. Educating early years and …
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Intra-familial Cariological Studies on a Saudi Population
… mothers and both children was evident for toothbrushing habits, snacking frequency and gingival health (p<0.05). An association between plaque scores, salivary buffer capacity and mutans streptococci (MS) counts was found between mothers and older children (p<0.05). In Study II, three …
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Evaluation of fluid transport processes in dental enamel. Methods to assess the relevance of enamel permeability in caries prevention and etching treatments.
… formed in vivo could be removed by professional toothbrushing, sonically and chemically by KOH. The results obtained in relation to enamel permeability showed that fluoride treatments temporarily reduced enamel water permeability when CaF2-like globules were removed. The in vivo perma-nence of …