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Effect of toothbrush type on biofilm and periodontal health in orthodontic patients.

Perthish Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Vidyesh Nadkerny, Harleen Kaur Sohi, Bharathi V S, Amanda Antoinette Rebello, Miral Mehta

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Perthish SharmaDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Rohit SharmaDepartment of Dentistry, Amaltas Institute of Medical Sciences, Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Vidyesh NadkernyDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Daswani Dental College & Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
Harleen Kaur SohiGeneral Dentist in Massachusetts, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US.
Bharathi V SDepartment of orthodontics, The Oxford Dental College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Amanda Antoinette RebelloDepartment of Dental Surgery, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT (Deemed to be University), KIIT Campus, Patia Bhubaneswar, Odisha - 751024, India.
Miral MehtaDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

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Abstract

The sonic brush lowered the growth of biofilm on orthodontic brackets more successfully than both powered and manual toothbrushes did. We show that the subjects in Group C (Sonic tooth brushes) achieved the most substantial progress in plaque index and gingival index scores as well as bleeding on probing results. The biofilm formation on orthodontic brackets was least prominent on metallic brackets as opposed to ceramic or composite resin brackets. People using sonic or powered toothbrushes followed their oral hygiene instructions correctly. Thus, Patients undergoing orthodontic treatment should use sonic toothbrushes for achieving their best periodontal health.

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biofilmoral hygieneOrthodontic bracketsperiodontal healthpowered toothbrushsonic toothbrush

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