Electric toothbrush vs. sonic toothbrush, the effectiveness on gingival inflammation: a randomized clinical trial

I. Converti; A. Palermo; A. Mancini; M.E. Maggiore; G.M. Tartaglia; E. Ferrara; F. Vecchiet; F. Lorusso; A. Scarano; I.R. Bordea; G. Stancarone; I. Tesoro; Y. De Mola; C. Sforza; C. Maspero; M. Farronato; M. G. Cagetti; A. Patano; S. Ceci; A.M. Ciocia; A. Corriero; D. Hazballa; A. Gnoni; A. De Giacomo; A. Semjonova; K. Ferati; A. Bexheti-Ferati; M.F. Coscia; R. Del Prete; E. Xhajanka; T. Pustina-Krasniqi; G. Malcangi

doi:10.23812/j.biol.regul.homeost.agents.202236.2S3.18

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Electric toothbrush vs. sonic toothbrush, the effectiveness on gingival inflammation: a randomized clinical trial

I. Converti, A. Palermo, A. Mancini, M.E. Maggiore, G.M. Tartaglia, E. Ferrara, F. Vecchiet, F. Lorusso, A. Scarano, I.R. Bordea, G. Stancarone, I. Tesoro, Y. De Mola, C. Sforza, C. Maspero, M. Farronato, M. G. Cagetti, A. Patano, S. Ceci, A.M. Ciocia, A. Corriero, D. Hazballa, A. Gnoni, A. De Giacomo, A. Semjonova, K. Ferati, A. Bexheti-Ferati, M.F. Coscia, R. Del Prete, E. Xhajanka, T. Pustina-Krasniqi, G. Malcangi

Article ID: 6279
Vol 36, Issue 2S3, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23812/j.biol.regul.homeost.agents.202236.2S3.18

Received: 9 May 2022; Accepted: 9 May 2022; Available online: 9 May 2022; Issue release: 9 May 2022

Abstract

AIM: The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of electric or sonic toothbrushes onperiodontal inflammation.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A randomized, controlled, one-blind study was conducted. Patients inthe test group used sonic toothbrushes (Sonicare FlexCare with ProResults brush head, HX6011, PhilipsOral Healthcare Inc, Bothell, Wash), whereas those in the control group used electric toothbrushes(Oral B Professional Care Triumph 4000, Procter &recorded at baseline and 3 months. In total, 60 patients were recruited for the study at baseline. PlaqueIndex (PI) and Loe and Silness Gingival Index (GI) were used. Student’s t- test repeated was used tocompare the mean PI and GI scores obtained between the test and control groups at each time point.RESULTS: In total, 56 subjects completed the study. Significant differences were recordedbetween the two groups for periodontal parameters at 3 months. In addition, the indices of groupSonic were significantly reduced at 3 months compared to the Roto-oscillatory Group (P < .005).

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electric toothbrush;sonic toothbrush;gingival inflammation;powered toothbrush;manual toothbrush

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