Manual toothbrushing techniques for plaque removal and the prevention of gingivitis-A systematic review with network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The meaning of the toothbrushing technique for the effectivity of toothbrushing in terms of plaque removal and parameters of gingivitis is unknown. This systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to synthesize evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Methods

We searched MEDLINE (PubMed), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and the Web of Science for RCTs that compared any self-applied manual toothbrushing technique to any other technique or control and assessed plaque after toothbrushing and gingivitis. Where intervention effects were recorded repeatedly, the last post-intervention assessment was treated as the primary outcome date (POD), and the assessment closest to the intervention as the secondary outcome date (SOD). Age

SUBMITTER: Deinzer R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11226064 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature