Nihon Shishubyo Gakkai Kaishi (Journal of the Japanese Society of Periodontology)
Online ISSN : 1880-408X
Print ISSN : 0385-0110
ISSN-L : 0385-0110
The Effect of Toothbrush Management on the Plaque Removal
Katsunori IZUMIZAWATomoko TACHIBANAMiho MIYAGAWAMakoto KOBAYASHIMitsuo FUKUDAToshihide NOGUCHIShiro KINOSHITA
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1983 Volume 25 Issue 4 Pages 817-822

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Abstract
The individual differences in toothbrushing was investigated in a single blind cross-over trial.
The dentists with a normal dentition and clinically healthy periodontal tissue volunteered for this experiment. Percentage of plaque removal on the upper central incisors and the Plaque Control Record (O'Leary et al., 1972) were obtained after the use of five different types of toothbrushes used by the scrub method.
The percentage of plaque removal varied in a wide range between the subjects. The similar difference between the subjects was demonstrated by an analysis of the Plaque Control Record. These differences were statistically significant at the 0.05 level. The subjects of high percentage of plaque removal showed low S. D. value between used toothbrushes and those of low percentage of plaque removal, high S. D. value. It is considered from these results that the toothbrush managing ability varies between individuals and this ability affects the plaque removal.
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