Effectiveness of Chewable Tooth Brush in Children-A Prospective Clinical Study

Introduction: Dental plaque is one of the aetiological factors in causation of dental caries. Effective removal of plaque can reduce the incidence of caries. Various agents for removing plaque has been introduced, of which, chewable brush is a recent advance. There is limited evidence assessing...

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Main Authors: Lavanya Govindaraju, Deepa Gurunathan
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Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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description Introduction: Dental plaque is one of the aetiological factors in causation of dental caries. Effective removal of plaque can reduce the incidence of caries. Various agents for removing plaque has been introduced, of which, chewable brush is a recent advance. There is limited evidence assessing the effectiveness of using chewable brush in children. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of chewable brush in relation to efficiency in plaque removal and reduction in S.mutans counts in saliva. Materials and Methods: Ten children of six-nine years with their first molars erupted were included in the study and the children were supervised for their normal brushing for 7 days. The baseline Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S), Plaque Index (PI) and Decay, Missing Filled Tooth Index (DMFT-I) were noted and the saliva sample was collected from the children. The sample was sent for microbiological examination of S.mutans count and the pH of the saliva was also determined. The children were advised to brush their teeth twice daily for seven days using chewable brush. On the seventh day, the indices were noted again and the saliva sample was collected and sent for microbiological examination. Statistical analysis was done using paired t-test to compare the pre and post-brushing index scores, S. mutans count and salivary pH. Results: There was a significant reduction in the debris index (p<0.001), oral hygiene index (p<0.000), plaque index (p<0.001), pH of the saliva (p<0.037) and S. mutans level (p<0.006) before and after brushing with chewable brush. However, the calculus index remained unchanged (p=0.168). Conclusion: Chewable brush can be used as an effective alternative to manual brushing in children.
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spelling doaj.art-1d56254063e74773b7d929a1d59f66a62022-12-21T23:22:50ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2017-03-01113ZC31ZC3410.7860/JCDR/2017/24238.9528Effectiveness of Chewable Tooth Brush in Children-A Prospective Clinical StudyLavanya Govindaraju0Deepa Gurunathan1Postgraduate Student, Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.Reader, Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.Introduction: Dental plaque is one of the aetiological factors in causation of dental caries. Effective removal of plaque can reduce the incidence of caries. Various agents for removing plaque has been introduced, of which, chewable brush is a recent advance. There is limited evidence assessing the effectiveness of using chewable brush in children. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of chewable brush in relation to efficiency in plaque removal and reduction in S.mutans counts in saliva. Materials and Methods: Ten children of six-nine years with their first molars erupted were included in the study and the children were supervised for their normal brushing for 7 days. The baseline Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S), Plaque Index (PI) and Decay, Missing Filled Tooth Index (DMFT-I) were noted and the saliva sample was collected from the children. The sample was sent for microbiological examination of S.mutans count and the pH of the saliva was also determined. The children were advised to brush their teeth twice daily for seven days using chewable brush. On the seventh day, the indices were noted again and the saliva sample was collected and sent for microbiological examination. Statistical analysis was done using paired t-test to compare the pre and post-brushing index scores, S. mutans count and salivary pH. Results: There was a significant reduction in the debris index (p<0.001), oral hygiene index (p<0.000), plaque index (p<0.001), pH of the saliva (p<0.037) and S. mutans level (p<0.006) before and after brushing with chewable brush. However, the calculus index remained unchanged (p=0.168). Conclusion: Chewable brush can be used as an effective alternative to manual brushing in children.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9528/24238_CE[Ra1]_F(DK)_PF1(SH_RK)_PFA(DK)_PF2(P_NESY).pdfdecaymissing filled tooth indexdental cariesdental plaque
spellingShingle Lavanya Govindaraju
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Effectiveness of Chewable Tooth Brush in Children-A Prospective Clinical Study
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
decay
missing filled tooth index
dental caries
dental plaque
title Effectiveness of Chewable Tooth Brush in Children-A Prospective Clinical Study
title_full Effectiveness of Chewable Tooth Brush in Children-A Prospective Clinical Study
title_fullStr Effectiveness of Chewable Tooth Brush in Children-A Prospective Clinical Study
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of Chewable Tooth Brush in Children-A Prospective Clinical Study
title_short Effectiveness of Chewable Tooth Brush in Children-A Prospective Clinical Study
title_sort effectiveness of chewable tooth brush in children a prospective clinical study
topic decay
missing filled tooth index
dental caries
dental plaque
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