Regular tooth brushing is considered an excellent preventive measure for oral plaque control. Yet despite over one hundred years of effort by dental professionals, levels of tooth brushing remain distressingly low. Evidence from a variety of studies suggests that tooth brushing is commonly performed in a regularised, automatic (i.e., routine) manner. Here it is argued a routine can be considere...

Introduction: Non carious lesions are multicausal clinical status with wide diversity of prevalence among individuals and populations. Several etiologic backgrounds may simultaneously play role in the incidence of this condition. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of non carious tooth wear and to point out the strength of correlation between occlusal, incisal and cervic...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose: Tooth brushing is the most commonly recommended and performed oral hygiene behaviour by North Americans and is done ubiquitously in developed nations. It is the primary mechanical means for removing dental plaque, thereby assisting in the prevention of oral diseases including gingivitis and dental caries. The aim of this paper is to report on an investigation of the c...

BACKGROUND Tooth wear has been investigated in numerous countries, and the prevalence has varied. However, the data on tooth wear in China are scarce. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of tooth wear and to investigate the relative indicators associated with tooth wear in 12- and 15-year-old adolescents in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, Central China. METHODS A cross-sectional ...

OBJECTIVES Dental health status of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) is thought to be poor due to difficulty in brushing. However, a previous study examining a small number of patients with PD indicated quite good dental health in these patients. In order to determine whether the dental status of patients with PD, a cross-sectional survey was performed for the decayed, missing, and filled ...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Inadequate tooth brushing and inappropriate oral hygiene can lead to dental caries, the most common chronic diseases of childhood with several side effects. OBJECTIVES To evaluate factors affecting on preschool children's oral hygiene and tooth brushing in Shiraz, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we selected 453 children registered in Shiraz ki...

To develop an in vitro model to mimic the effects of meals equivalent to a day's diet on tooth tissue loss (TTL). To identify how diet effects tooth wear and to test the efficacy of dental products designed to reduce tooth wear in a more realistic environment. A typical Friday diet was devised comprising: Breakfast then brushing, lunch, dinner then brushing. Groups of enamel samples were expose...

Brushing teeth is a daily habit to maintain oral hygiene, including the maintenance of oral cleanliness and prevention of caries and periodontal disease. However, tooth brushing is often not carried out correctly or forgotten because the task is boring. Although several works have contributed to improving brushing performance and motivation, the feedback seems to be very remote from the brushin...

AIM The aim of this systematic review was to produce the best available evidence and pool appropriate data to evaluate the effect of tooth brushing on the initiation and progression of non-inflammatory gingival recession. MATERIAL AND METHODS A protocol was developed a priori for the question: "Do factors associated with tooth brushing predict the development and progression of non-inflammato...

AIMS The aim of this study was conducting a survey of hygiene habits and use of removable partial dentures (RPDs) and correlate them with the social conditions of the interviewees. METHODS A total of 145 RPD wearers were interviewed by experienced clinical staff using a structured questionnaire. A Chi-squared test was performed to evaluate statistical significance between the variables, and t...