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Mimicking and Measuring Occlusal Erosive Tooth Wear with the "Rub&Roll" and Non-contact Profilometry
Published on: February 2, 2018
[Electric toothbrushes--manual toothbrushes, a comparison]
1Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung, Parodontologie und Kiderzahnheilkunde der Universität Ulm.
Abstract:
This study covering a period of almost 16 weeks shows that manual tooth cleaning must be regarded as somewhat superior to electric tooth-brushes in terms of the plaque index. Concerning the more important sulcus bleeding index, the electric tooth-brush leads to better results. This, however, only after at least two weeks of "familiarisation" of the patients with the electric tooth-brush, and after a minimum follow-up time of three to five weeks! This is why another quite important conclusion should be drawn from this study: studies of this type should not be planned for too short a period, i.e. for at least 12 weeks.
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