International Journal of Clinical Preventive Dentistry

Korean Academy of Preventive Dentistry (대한예방치과학회)
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In Vitro Study on the Artificial Plaque Removal Effect by Use of 360 Degree Rotating Head with Sonic Tooth-Brush

  • Lim, Jee-Hyun (Department of Oral Health, Postgraduate School of Dankook University) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Sil (Department of Oral Health, Postgraduate School of Dankook University) ;
  • Choi, Hwa-Young (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health, Kyungwoon University)
  • Received : 2018.12.12
  • Accepted : 2018.12.17
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Objective: The authors have experimented for the artificial plaque removal effect of several kinds of 360 degree rotating head typed tooth-brushes with sonic vibratory actioned by using of automatic machine for horizontal scrub method in order to find the better toothbrush type for plaque removal. Methods: The experiment was conducted on three medium to 360 degree rotating head toothbrushes, a medium sized toothbrush and a medium sized toothbrush, and a flat toothbrush consisting of 30 ordinary toothbrushes. A brushing machine with horizontal scrubbing was manufactured and had variations of the end of the bristle attached to or near the surface of the teeth, a vibrating wave action force of 16,000 or 18,000 cycles per minute, and a working time of 2 or 3 minutes. The tooth removal effect was confirmed by scanning and analyzing images with a computer program after automatic brushing with the machine. The elimination rate results for each group were analyzed using the independent t-test and one-way ANOVA test. Results: It revealed the most in removal effect for the artificial plaque in such conditions as action at near the tooth surface with 18,000 cycle for 3 minutes in case of using A, B, and C tooth-brush. And it has more removal effect rate than for using the plane tooth-brush (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was recommended to develop the 360 degree rotating head and vibratory toothbrush focusing to use near the tooth surface with 18,000 cycles of vibration for 3 minutes at one site of the teeth area.

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