"你应该更好地刷牙":一个随机对照试验,比较最好的牙刷与通常的牙刷
Ulrike Weik1, Sadhvi Shankar-Subramanian2, Thorben Sämann2
1Institute of Medical Psychology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstr. 29, Giessen, D-35392, Germany. Ulrike.Weik@mp.jlug.de.
BMC oral health
|July 6, 2023
概括
即使尽最大努力,人们也在努力有效刷牙. 长时间刷牙或使用更多的牙间工具并没有改善口腔清洁,这表明刷牙技术的重点是数量而不是质量.
科学领域:
- 口腔卫生 口腔卫生
- 牙科研究 牙科研究
- 行为科学是一种行为科学.
背景情况:
- 刷牙的性能往往是缺陷的,即使有鼓励.
- 在被认为和实际的口腔清洁之间存在很大的差距.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查牙刷缺陷的性质.
- 为了比较最佳的刷牙与通常的刷牙性能.
主要方法:
- 大学学生 (N=111) 被指示像往常一样刷牙,或者尽其所能地刷牙.
- 刷牙性能通过视频分析进行评估.
- 使用边缘斑块指数 (MPI) 和主观感知口腔清洁 (SPOC) 来测量口腔清洁.
主要成果:
- 参与者被指示刷牙最好,花费更长时间刷牙,更频繁地使用牙间装置.
- 两组之间在刷牙技术,时间分配或适当的牙间装置使用方面没有发现显著差异.
- 牙边缘的斑块水平保持相似,两组人都高估了他们的口腔清洁度.
结论:
- 增加刷牙努力,专注于持续时间和牙间卫生,并没有提高口腔清洁.
- 个人倾向于优先考虑刷牙的定量方面,而不是定性方面,例如技术和覆盖范围.
- 有效的牙刷需要关注质量方面,而不仅仅是增加努力.
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