Effectiveness of three manual toothbrushes with different bristle designs in terms of plaque removal and gingival inflammation: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Plaque is causative factor for gingivitis and periodontitis. Mechanical plaque removal is one of most commonly used method. Toothbrush has many modifications since decade. New bristles claim to remove more plaque and improve oral hygiene. The objective was to assess the effectiveness of three different bristle designed toothbrushes in terms of plaque removal and gingival inflammation. A concurrent parallel randomized clinical trial was done among 105 female undergraduate medical students in which both examiner and analyser were blinded throughout the study period. The population was divided into three groups A, B and C (1:1:1) according to computer generated random list and assigned three different toothbrushes Oral B pro health (Crisscross), Oral B shiny clean toothbrush (Zigzag), Oral B

SUBMITTER: Mishal R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12224694 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature