TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical assessment of extrinsic stain removal efficacy with a new pulsonic toothbrush
AU - Terézhalmy, Géza T.
AU - He, Tao
AU - Walters, Patricia A.
AU - Grender, Julie M.
AU - Biesbrock, Aaron R.
PY - 2009/9/18
Y1 - 2009/9/18
N2 - Objective To assess the extrinsic stain removal benefit of two different power toothbrushes: an experimental Oral-B® Pulsonic™ rechargeable toothbrush and a positive control Sonicare® FlexCare toothbrush. Methods: This was a randomized, positive-controlled, examiner-blind, two-treatment, parallel group, two-week study. A Lobene stain index was performed at baseline on the facial surfaces of the anterior teeth. Subjects were randomized to one of two treatment groups: Pulsonic or FlexCare. Both groups were assigned the same fluoride dentifrice, and were instructed to brush their teeth twice per day for two minutes with the assigned toothbrush and dentifrice in front of a mirror. A further Lobene stain index was performed following two weeks of brushing. Results: A highly significant reduction (p < 0.001) in mean Lobene composite scores after two weeks was found for both the Pulsonic treatment group and the FlexCare treatment group (median reduction of 94.4% and 90.7%, respectively). Both treatment groups also showed a highly significant (p < 0.001) reduction in extent and intensity scores. No significant treatment group differences were seen in the reduction in mean Lobene scores (p > 0.1).
AB - Objective To assess the extrinsic stain removal benefit of two different power toothbrushes: an experimental Oral-B® Pulsonic™ rechargeable toothbrush and a positive control Sonicare® FlexCare toothbrush. Methods: This was a randomized, positive-controlled, examiner-blind, two-treatment, parallel group, two-week study. A Lobene stain index was performed at baseline on the facial surfaces of the anterior teeth. Subjects were randomized to one of two treatment groups: Pulsonic or FlexCare. Both groups were assigned the same fluoride dentifrice, and were instructed to brush their teeth twice per day for two minutes with the assigned toothbrush and dentifrice in front of a mirror. A further Lobene stain index was performed following two weeks of brushing. Results: A highly significant reduction (p < 0.001) in mean Lobene composite scores after two weeks was found for both the Pulsonic treatment group and the FlexCare treatment group (median reduction of 94.4% and 90.7%, respectively). Both treatment groups also showed a highly significant (p < 0.001) reduction in extent and intensity scores. No significant treatment group differences were seen in the reduction in mean Lobene scores (p > 0.1).
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M3 - Article
C2 - 19711606
AN - SCOPUS:70249109704
VL - 20
SP - 71
EP - 74
JO - Journal of Clinical Dentistry
JF - Journal of Clinical Dentistry
SN - 0895-8831
IS - 3
ER -