A 26-year-old woman with no history of mental illness presented to the emergency department and stated that she had accidentally swallowed the toothbrush when carrying out dental care. She was asymptomatic, A plain abdominal radiograph confirmed the presence of a foreign body in the left upper quadrant (Figure 1). During gastroscopic examination (Olympus G I F X Q 1 0 ) , the toothbrush was vis...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility of dentin to brushing abrasion using four different toothbrushes (rotating-oscillating, sonic and two types of manual toothbrushes) with the same brushing forces. METHODS Dentin samples (n = 72) were selected from 72 impacted third molars. Half of the surface of dentin samples was covered with an adhesive tape, creating a prot...

Introduction: Oral hygiene aids including toothbrushes if not rinsed in a proper disinfectant can affect oral bacterial translocation and re-infection of the oral cavity due contamination. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to investigate the survival rate of total oral bacteria on toothbrush and miswak. Material and methods: Totally, 12young individuals with age range 22-28 years and ...

Introduction: Maintaining good oral hygiene is an important factor in health.Toothbrushes are commonly used to maintain oral health and prevent dental disease, but unfortunately how keeping the toothbrush is neglected . The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between toothbrush keeping method and its microbial content. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 60 volunteers w...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Despite of many studies conducted on toothbrushes and toothpaste to find out the culprit for abrasion, there is no clear cut evidence to pin point the real cause for abrasion. PURPOSE An in vitro assessment of the role of different types of toothbrushes (soft/ medium/hard) in abrasion process when used in conjunction with and without a dentifrice. MATERIALS AND METH...

OBJECTIVES To determine the plaque-removing ability of a Sonicare Plus electric toothbrush in an in vitro model. MATERIAL AND METHODS Multispecies oral biofilms derived from human saliva were grown on hydroxyapatite discs in a constant-depth film fermenter. The biofilms were placed in a typodont model so that they mimicked the interproximal plaque between teeth 46 and 47 and were then treated...

The purpose of the present study was to compare the Braun/Oral-B Plak Control (D7) and Sonicare (S) in their plaque-removing efficacy. For this study, 35 university students (non-dental) were selected. This was a 2-part study. Prior to each appointment, all subjects were asked to abstain from all oral hygiene procedures for at least 24 h. In Part 1, the efficacy of the toothbrush was studied wh...

PURPOSE To compare the safety and efficacy of a manual toothbrush and a battery-operated power toothbrush in two separate studies, one utilizing a single-use design and the other a 3-month parallel-group design. MATERIALS AND METHODS The toothbrushes compared in the two studies were the Oral-B CrossAction manual toothbrush and the Colgate Actibrush battery-operated power toothbrush. The singl...

PURPOSE To evaluate the plaque removal efficacy and safety of an advanced rotation-oscillation power toothbrush relative to a newly-introduced sonic toothbrush. METHODS This study used a randomized, examiner-blind, two-treatment, four-period, four-sequence crossover design. Subjects received both toothbrushes (Oral-B Triumph and Sonicare FlexCare) and a standard dentifrice from the study site...