Introduction Toothbrush design, 1, 2 brushing method,3, 4 manipulative skills of the child, 5,6 parental involvement/brushing instruction, 8 and brushing duration9,1° are most cited as determinants of toothbrushing efficacy. Of these, Honkala11 and coworkers found that brushing duration was consistently correlated with plaque removal in children. Further, the brushing times produced a nearly pe...

This study aimed to analyse the impact of brushing on the protective effect of different fluoride solutions on enamel and dentin erosion. Bovine enamel and dentin specimens were rinsed once with TiF4, AmF, SnF2 (0.5 M F, 2 min) or water (control). Specimens were either left unbrushed or brushed with 10, 20, 50, 100 or 500 brushing strokes in an automatic brushing machine (2 N, non-fluoridated t...

To determine whether loss of heterozygosity (LOH) could be a useful diagnostic test for lung cancer, we evaluated LOH in cells obtained from bronchial brushings. Cells from radiographically normal and abnormal lungs were obtained from 55 patients undergoing diagnostic bronchoscopy. Among 38 patients with lung cancer, LOH was present in at least one chromosomal locus in 79%, whereas cytology was...

The SurePath liquid-based Pap test (LPT) is successfully and widely used to assess sputum cytology. This study aimed to compare the cytological findings and diagnostic sensitivity of LPT with those of the conventional Pap smear (CPS) method for diagnosing lung cancer. Bronchial brushing specimens from 204 patients diagnosed with lung cancer were studied. LPT slides showed decreased areas of cel...

In Romania, bronchial asthma represents a major public health problem. SCOPE: The study discusses the effects of bacterial plaque control upon the quality of respiration in a group of ashtmatic children previously subjected to professional dental scaling and brushing, comparatively with a similar group, whose habits of oral hygiene had not been influenced. In both groups, the indices of bacteri...

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...

PURPOSE Routine toothbrushing is the principal method by which individuals remove plaque and control plaque-related diseases, such as periodontitis and caries. Oral health care professionals generally recommend at least 2 minutes brushing with an appropriate technique, and yet the average brushing time in the general population is closer to 45 seconds. Our understanding of the relationship betw...