The efficacy of powered toothbrushes: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This systematic review and network meta-analysis synthesizes the available clinical evidence concerning efficacy with respect to plaque scores following a brushing action with oscillating-rotating (OR) or high-frequency sonic (HFS) powered toothbrushes (PTB) compared with a manual toothbrush (MTB) as control.

Material and methods

Databases were searched up to 1 August 2021, for clinical trials that evaluated the efficacy of a PTB with OR or HFS technology compared with an MTB on plaque removal after a single-brushing action and conducted with healthy adult patients. Meta-analysis (MA) and a network meta-analysis (NMA) were performed.

Results

Twenty-eight eligible publications, including 56 relevant comparisons, were retrieved. The overall NMA results for the mean

SUBMITTER: Thomassen TMJA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9303421 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature