ArticleClinical oral investigations2013
Brushing force of manual and sonic toothbrushes affects dental hard tissue abrasion.
Article in Clinical oral investigations, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
38 citing papers in PubMed, 91 citations in OpenAlex.
- Salivary Flow Rate During Toothbrushing.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2022Trial
- Dentin tubule obturation of a bioglass-based dentin desensitizer under repeated exposure to lactid acid and brushing.BMC oral health · 2019Trial
- Effect of toothbrushing mode and brushing load on the wear of anterior tooth-shaped restorative composites.Odontology · 2026Article
- In Vitro Evaluation of Manual, Electric, and Sonic Toothbrushing on Composite Restoration Surface Properties and Retention in Primary Teeth.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- Bilateral interdental cleaning after powered toothbrushing: an in vitro comparison of interdental brushes and elastomeric interdental picks.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Toothbrush Resistance of Resin-Based Stain and Glaze Materials Applied to 3D-Printed Denture Resins.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Impact of Bristle Hardness of Manual Toothbrushes on the Cleaning Efficacy of Teeth with Fixed Orthodontic Appliances.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2026Article
- Surface roughness and wear resistance of ormocer- versus methacrylate-based single-shade resin composites after simulated tooth brushing.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Effect of different dilution levels of toothpastes on the abrasive wear on enamel and dentin in in-vitro studies.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Stain Reduction and Whitening Efficacy of an Enzyme-Enhanced Mouthwash: A Comparative Study.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2026Article
- The Influence of Erosive and Abrasive Effects of Interdental Brushing on Bovine Enamel and Dentine In Vitro.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2025Article
- The Impact of Toothbrushing on Oral Health, Gingival Recession, and Tooth Wear-A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Comparative Analysis of Enamel Surface Roughness Between Herbal and Non-herbal Dentifrices: An In Vitro Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- Comparative in vitro study of a new silicone mouth swab for soft tissue cleaning under wet and dry brushing conditions.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effect of Manual, Electric, and Sonic Toothbrushing on Retention and Surface Integrity of Resin-Based Sealants.International journal of dentistry · 2025Article
- Comparative Analysis of Silicone Mouth Swabs with Varying Hardness Levels for Optimal Plaque Removal in Elderly Oral Care.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2024Article
- Effect of the calcium silicate and sodium phosphate remineralizing products on bleached enamel.Journal of conservative dentistry and endodontics · 2024Article
- Critical hydrodynamic force levels for efficient removal of oral biofilms in simulated interdental spaces.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- Cleaning performance of electric toothbrushes around brackets applying different brushing forces: an in-vitro study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effect of different brushing parameters on erosive tooth wear in primary bovine enamel and dentin.PloS one · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesThis study aimed to determine the brushing forces applied during in vivo toothbrushing with manual and sonic toothbrushes and to analyse the effect of these brushing forces on abrasion of sound and eroded enamel and dentin in vitro. MATERIALS AND
methodsBrushing forces of a manual and two sonic toothbrushes (low and high frequency mode) were measured in 27 adults before and after instruction of the respective brushing technique and statistically analysed by repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA). In the in vitro experiment, sound and eroded enamel and dentin specimens (each subgroup n = 12) were brushed in an automatic brushing machine with the respective brushing forces using a fluoridated toothpaste slurry. Abrasion was determined by profilometry and statistically analysed by one-way ANOVA.
resultsAverage brushing force of the manual toothbrush (1.6 ± 0.3 N) was significantly higher than for the sonic toothbrushes (0.9 ± 0.2 N), which were not significantly different from each other. Brushing force prior and after instruction of the brushing technique was not significantly different. The manual toothbrush caused highest abrasion of sound and eroded dentin, but lowest on sound enamel. No significant differences were detected on eroded enamel.
conclusionBrushing forces of manual and sonic toothbrushes are different and affect their abrasive capacity. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Patients with severe tooth wear and exposed and/or eroded dentin surfaces should use sonic toothbrushes to reduce abrasion, while patients without tooth wear or with erosive lesions confining only to enamel do not benefit from sonic toothbrushes with regard to abrasion.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.