The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of brushing with a Colgate 360º or Oral B Indicator 35 toothbrush on the shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets bonded to extracted human teeth. The bristle wear and bristle tip morphology were also examined after simulated tooth-brushing. Orthodontic brackets (Roth-P/1st and 2nd premolar S/D- Slot 0.18") were bonded (Transbond XT) to the sm...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine which behavioral factors to include in guidelines for the Japanese public to achieve an acceptable level of oral healthiness. The objective was to determine the relationship between oral health related behaviors and symptoms related to oral disease and tooth loss in a Japanese adult community. METHODS Oral health status and lifestyle were inve...

The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence and frequency of oral hygiene habits among intermediate and secondary school students in Riyadh. The study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. Seventeen hundred students responded with a response rate of85%. The age range of the students was 12-20 years (mean 15.39 and SD ± 2.08). The results showed that daily oral hygiene...

Aims and objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the original dietary pattern, tooth brushing habit and oral health of the school children of India in 2013. Material and methods: This study was conducted in different Government and Non Government School’s of Panchkula, Haryana, India in 2013. The original sample consisted of 296 children between 10-15 years ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the effectiveness in reducing plaque of a fluoride dentifrice containing baking soda and a non-baking soda fluoride dentifrice containing an antimicrobial (triclosan/copolymer) system after a single brushing and over a four-week period of daily brushing. METHODS A total of 207 subjects completed this randomized, blinded, parallel-group clinical study. Twenty-...

OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the effectiveness of a multi-component oral health intervention in preschool children in a non-randomized intervention study with a complementary baseline control. METHODS Participants in the main study were 2137 children born between October 2003 and July 2004 in Flanders, Belgium. In the intervention group (50.5% of participants), an oral health education prog...

It is questionable whether socioeconomic factors influence the choice of marketed children's dentifrices and whether these products are associated with greater fluoride (F) intake in children. The present cross-sectional study involving 197 children (mean age: 40.98 ± 6.62 months) was carried out in Montes Claros, Brazil. Parents completed a questionnaire on socioeconomic status and the tooth b...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Gingival recession (GR), a common problem in periodontium, is associated with various etiologic factors. There is controversy over the role and importance of these factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the etiologic factors of GR in a group of subjects in Northwest Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this case-control study, patients referring to a university clinic (1...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether an increase in daily tooth brushing frequency in children was predicted by either a) having a strong intention to brush twice a day or b) their parents receiving information about their new caries experience. BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN Secondary data analyses were conducted on two waves of data from the Aban Aya Youth Project and the Iowa Fluoride Study. PARTICIP...