Trial reportBMC oral health2014
Clinical validation of robot simulation of toothbrushing--comparative plaque removal efficacy.
Trial report in BMC oral health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Meta-analysis on the association between the frequency of tooth brushing and hypertension risk.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2022Pooled it
- Subgingival Plaque Removal Efficacy and Oral Soft Tissue Safety of the Wave Electric Toothbrush: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- In-Vitro Tooth Cleaning Efficacy and Filament End Rounding of Different Manual Children's Toothbrushes.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2024Article
- Cleaning performance of electric toothbrushes around brackets applying different brushing forces: an in-vitro study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Impact of manual toothbrush design on plaque removal efficacy.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- A Study on the Biofilm Removal Efficacy of a Bioelectric Toothbrush.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Robotics in Dentistry: A Narrative Review.Dentistry journal · 2023Review
- Robot and mechanical testing of a specialist manual toothbrush for cleaning efficacy and improved force control.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Associations of oral hygiene with incident hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus: A population based cohort study in Southwest China.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2022Article
- Dental Robotics: A Disruptive Technology.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- [Recent progress of robots in stomatology].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2020Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundClinical validation of laboratory toothbrushing tests has important advantages. It was, therefore, the aim to demonstrate correlation of tooth cleaning efficiency of a new robot brushing simulation technique with clinical plaque removal.
methodsClinical programme: 27 subjects received dental cleaning prior to 3-day-plaque-regrowth-interval. Plaque was stained, photographically documented and scored using planimetrical index. Subjects brushed teeth 33-47 with three techniques (horizontal, rotating, vertical), each for 20s buccally and for 20s orally in 3 consecutive intervals. The force was calibrated, the brushing technique was video supported. Two different brushes were randomly assigned to the subject. Robot programme: Clinical brushing programmes were transfered to a 6-axis-robot. Artificial teeth 33-47 were covered with plaque-simulating substrate. All brushing techniques were repeated 7 times, results were scored according to clinical planimetry. All data underwent statistical analysis by t-test, U-test and multivariate analysis.
resultsThe individual clinical cleaning patterns are well reproduced by the robot programmes. Differences in plaque removal are statistically significant for the two brushes, reproduced in clinical and robot data. Multivariate analysis confirms the higher cleaning efficiency for anterior teeth and for the buccal sites.
conclusionsThe robot tooth brushing simulation programme showed good correlation with clinically standardized tooth brushing.This new robot brushing simulation programme can be used for rapid, reproducible laboratory testing of tooth cleaning.
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