The effect of dentifrices and toothbrushing on the wear of enamel, exposed dentin, and cementum has been the topic of extensive experimental research.1-3 Little attempt has been made, however, to study the mechanisms that control the surface failure of enamel under an applied stress that results primarily from sliding. To identify the wear phenomenon of enamel at the level of slip or cleavage i...

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of plaque control performed with electric and manual toothbrushes. Fifteen children with primary dentition and 14 children with mixed dentition were divided in two groups and randomly assigned to utilize a manual or an electric toothbrush. In the first session, professional plaque removal was performed, and the children spent 24 hours w...

BACKGROUND Actual caries figures emphasize the need to identify the risk indicators involved in the disease's development. The hypothesis that certain risk indicators might affect the dynamic evolution of the caries process was assessed; to clarify this premise, a cross-sectional survey was performed in school children. METHODS A total of 390 subjects aged 6-8 years old were randomly selected...

BACKGROUND/AIM The purpose of the present investigation was to determine the effect of self-performed supragingival plaque removal using either manual (Crest Complete) or power (Braun 3D Plaque Remover) toothbrushing on supra and subgingival plaque composition. METHODS 47 periodontal maintenance subjects completed this single-blind 6 month longitudinal study. At baseline, samples of supra and...

This work explores the use of audio recognition techniques to evaluate how well users brush their teeth using only audio data collected from smartphones. We investigate two main approaches: a two-tiered approach that first performs activity recognition on the audio data and then uses the output of activity recognition to build a regression model for skill assessment, and an approach that uses d...

The dentifrices currently available in the marketplace contain many anticariogenic substances, fluoride and abrasives aimed to better clean the dental surface, remove dental plaque, improve salivary flow and its buffer capacity and reduce colonies of bacteria such as S. mutans, the causative agent of dental caries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the possibility of adequately removi...

Oral health is integrally linked to overall well-being. This article describes a research program focused on the contribution of poor oral health to systemic illness. Initial investigations examined factors related to streptococcal virulence that were important in dental caries and endocarditis and led to development of immunization strategies in animal models to reduce risk of endocarditis. Cl...

BACKGROUND Motivational interviewing (MI) has great potential in changing health-related behaviors. In addition to delivery in face-to-face individual counseling, MI can be delivered through online groups, a method that is particularly appealing to adolescents and may offer several benefits. This randomized controlled trial compares the effectiveness of prevailing health education (HE), face-to...

Vyšniauskaite S. Oral health behaviour, conditions and care among dentate elderly patients in Lithuania: preventive aspects. Department of Oral Public Health, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, 2009. 72 pp. ISBN 978-952-92-6312-7 The present cross-sectional study aimed to assess oral health behaviour, dental and periodontal conditions, dental care, and their rela...