{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["24(1)"],"submitter":["Deinzer R"],"funding":["Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the effect of the toothbrush handle on video-observed toothbrushing behaviour and toothbrushing effectiveness.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a randomized counterbalanced cross-over study. N = 50 university students and employees brushed their teeth at two occasions, one week apart, using either a commercial ergonomically designed manual toothbrush (MT) or Brushalyze V1 (BV1), a manual toothbrush with a thick cylindrical handle without any specific ergonomic features. Brushing behaviour was video-analysed. Plaque was assessed at the second occasion immediately after brushing. Participants also rated their self-perceived oral cleanliness and directly compared the two brushes regarding their handling and compared them to the brushed they used at home.<h4>Results</h4>The s"],"journal":["BMC oral health"],"pagination":["757"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11218271"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["It is the habit not the handle that affects tooth brushing - a randomised counterbalanced cross over study with young and healthy adults."],"pmcid":["PMC11218271"],"pubmed_authors":["Gotz-Hahn F","Weik U","Bottenbruch C","Sick B","Eidenhardt Z","Sohrabi K","Stenger M","Berneburg N","Deinzer R","Kraft D"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"It is the habit not the handle that affects tooth brushing - a randomised counterbalanced cross over study with young and healthy adults.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the effect of the toothbrush handle on video-observed toothbrushing behaviour and toothbrushing effectiveness.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a randomized counterbalanced cross-over study. N = 50 university students and employees brushed their teeth at two occasions, one week apart, using either a commercial ergonomically designed manual toothbrush (MT) or Brushalyze V1 (BV1), a manual toothbrush with a thick cylindrical handle without any specific ergonomic features. Brushing behaviour was video-analysed. Plaque was assessed at the second occasion immediately after brushing. Participants also rated their self-perceived oral cleanliness and directly compared the two brushes regarding their handling and compared them to the brushed they used at home.<h4>Results</h4>The s","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jul","modification":"2025-04-22T12:06:15.468Z","creation":"2025-04-06T00:12:32.186Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11218271","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38956565"],"doi":["10.1186/s12903-024-04538-6"]}}