ArticleScientific reports2022
Effect of the toothbrush tuft arrangement and bristle stiffness on the abrasive dentin wear.
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- Influence of Tapered-End and Round-End Bristle Designs on the Abrasive Enamel Wear Using Toothpastes With High Discrepancies in Abrasiveness.International journal of dental hygiene · 2026Article
- Influence of Slurry Diluents on Toothpaste Efficacy Against Erosive Tooth Wear: In Vitro and In Situ Studies.Brazilian dental journal · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Relative Dentin Abrasivity in Whitening Toothpastes Containing Acids.International dental journal · 2024Article
- Intraoral Scanning for Monitoring Dental Wear and Its Risk Factors: A Prospective Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effect of Toothbrush Bristle Stiffness and Brushing Force on Cleaning Efficacy.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2023Article
- Abrasive Enamel and Dentin Wear Resulting from Brushing with Toothpastes with Highly Discrepant Relative Enamel Abrasivity (REA) and Relative Dentin Abrasivity (RDA) Values.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2023Article
- Influence of abrasive dentifrices on polymeric reconstructive material properties after simulated toothbrushing.Biomaterial investigations in dentistry · 2023Article
- Robot and mechanical testing of a specialist manual toothbrush for cleaning efficacy and improved force control.BMC oral health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The geometrical properties of toothbrushes play a role in developing abrasive tooth wear and non-carious cervical lesions. This study investigated the interplay between the toothbrush tuft arrangement (crossed vs. parallel) and bristle stiffness (soft vs. medium) on the abrasive dentin wear using three slurries with different levels of abrasivity (RDA: 67, 121 and 174). Twelve groups of bovine dentin samples (n = 20) were brushed with a combination of the aforementioned variables. Abrasive dentin wear was recorded with a profilometer and the resulting abrasive wear of each group was calculated and compared with each other using two-way ANOVA and pairwise tests. Toothbrushes with parallel tuft arrangement caused statistically significantly higher dentin wear compared to crossed tuft arrangement, regardless of the abrasivity level of the used slurry and the bristle stiffness. Soft crossed tuft toothbrushes caused statistically significantly higher abrasive dentin wear than medium crossed tuft toothbrushes, while soft and medium parallel tuft toothbrushes caused the same amounts of dentin wear, regardless of the RDA value of the used slurry. These results could be helpful for dentists and dental hygienists when advising patients. Crossed tuft toothbrushes could be a less-abrasive choice in comparison to parallel tuft toothbrushes.
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