Truijens, C. (Charlotte) (2017) Het plaqueverwijderend vermogen van de Sonicare AirFloss. thesis, Dentistry.
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Context: Interdental plaque removal is an important addition to manual brushing. Nevertheless, combining these two cleaning devices to receive an optimal oral hygiene is not always common practice. Interdental cleaning can be perceived as challenging and time�consuming. Therefore, Philips recently launched an interdental cleaning device, named Sonicare AirFloss, aiming to make flossing easier and more enjoyable. Philips claims that the Sonicare Airfloss is an effective device to remove interdental plaque. This device works by delivering a combined burst of air and water. One study was published on the effectiveness of plaque removal of the AirFloss compared to string floss. This clinical study proves the Sonicare AirFloss to be as effective as string floss. However, oral healthcare workers prefer the use of interdental brushes over string floss. Evidence based studies where the plaque removal of the AirFloss is compared to interdental brushes are important but writing on this topic so far is limited. Research question: What is the effectiveness of interdental plaque removal of the Sonicare AirFloss compared to Lactona’s interdental brushes? Materials and methods: Thirty participants were included in this randomized controlled split�mouth clinical trial. They were instructed not to brush their teeth during at least twenty-four hours. The number of sites covered with a biofilm were observed after applying a plaque disclosing solution. Next, the Sonicare AirFloss and Lactona’s interdental brushes were used to clean the dentition in a single-blind way following the split-mouth design. Afterwards the number of plaque covered tooth sites were measured again for both interventions. Lastly, the difference between the plaquereduction of the two interdental cleaning devices was analyzed by determining an effect size. Results: The Sonicare AirFloss realized a mean plaquereduction of 9,74 while the use of the interdental brushes resulted in a plaquereduction of 90,55. The outcome of this study has statistical significance and this study retrieved an effect size of 10,68. Autor’s conclusion: The use of the Sonicare AirFloss for interdental cleaning was less effective at the interdental plaque control than interdental brushes. The Sonicare AirFloss cannot be seen as a replacement for interdental brushes.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Jüch, dr. P.J.W. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Nov 2021 15:21 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2021 15:21 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2815 |
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