ABSTRACT
Nowadays an individual selection of personal care depending on the dental and hygiene human status is of great importance. The present study examines the clinical efficacy of toothbrushes with different characteristics of the brush field. The cleaning efficiency of toothbrushes with horizontal slant bristle and smooth cutting of the brush field is 75%, toothbrushes with a horizontal slant bristle and multilevel cutting of the brush field - 79%, toothbrushes with power bulge - 70% and toothbrushes with a flat brush field - 56%.
Subject(s)
Dental Devices, Home Care , Dental Plaque/prevention & control , Toothbrushing/instrumentation , Female , Humans , Male , Oral Hygiene Index , Surface PropertiesABSTRACT
Options vary about the microbial contamination of toothbrushes as well as selection of adequate remedies for their disinfection. A microbiological study of contamination of toothbrushes was conducted considering the efficiency of purifying tablets, ultraviolet radiation and 0.05% solution of chlorhexidine as means of toothbrushes disinfection.
