Comparative study on cleansing effect of microbubble toothbrush and conventional pulsed oral irrigator
10.19745/j.1003-8868.2024176
- VernacularTitle:微气泡冲牙器与传统脉冲式冲牙器的清洁效果对比研究
- Author:
Ke-An YUE
1
;
Wen-Xia HUANG
;
Ming-Fu ZHANG
;
Gui-Hua YAN
;
Chang-Wei YANG
;
Fei-Fei HONG
;
Lu YIN
Author Information
1. 厦门理工学院材料科学与工程学院,福建厦门 361024
- Keywords:
microbubble toothbrush;
pulsed oral irrigator;
plaque removal;
debris removal;
irrigating strength
- From:
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal
2024;45(9):67-72
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To compare the oral cleansing effects of the microbubble toothbrush and the conventional pulsed oral irrigator to provide references for users.Methods Ninety identical 3D-printed resin tooth models were grouped and subjected to repeated experiments,which were divided randomly into five groups including a microbubble toothbrush high-speed gear(GN-H)group,a microbubble toothbrush medium-speed gear(GN-M)group,a microbubble low-speed gear(GN-L)group,a conventional pulsed oral irrigator high-speed gear(W-H)group and a conventional pulsed oral irrigator low-speed gear(W-L)group,with 18 teeth in each group.The cleansing effects of the microbubble toothbrush and the conventional pulsed oral irrigator were evaluated in terms of irrigating strength and abilities for eliminating plaque and debris.Results Both the two types of water flossers were provided with high irrigating strength and effectively reduced plaque and debris on tooth surfaces,and the GN-H,GN-M and GN-L groups behaved better significantly than the remained groups.The order of the five groups was GN-H group＞GN-M group＞W-H group＞GN-L group＞W-L group for irrigating strength,GN-H group＞GN-M group＞GN-L group＞W-H group＞W-L group for plaque removal,GN-H group＞GN-M group＞W-H group＞GN-L group＞W-L group for debris removal,with all the differences being statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusion Both the two types of water flossers remove plaque and debris effectively,while the microbubble toothbrush gains advantages over the conventional pulsed oral irrigator.[Chinese Medical Equipment Journal,2024,45(9):67-72]
