%0 Journal Article
%T Supragingival plaque removal with and without dentifrice: a randomized controlled clinical trial
%A Zanatta
%A Fabricio B.
%A Antoniazzi
%A Raquel P.
%A Pinto
%A Tatiana M. P.
%A R£¿sing
%A Cassiano K.
%J Brazilian Dental Journal
%D 2012
%I Dental Foundation of Ribeir?o Preto
%R 10.1590/S0103-64402012000300009
%X the aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of dental plaque removal by brushing with and without conventional dentifrice. twenty-four students aged 17 to 28 years participated in this randomized controlled clinical trial. quadrants 1-3 or 2-4 were randomly allocated to the test group (brushing without dentifrice) or control group (brushing with dentifrice). after 72 h of cessation of oral hygiene, quigley & hein (turesky) plaque index was assessed before and after brushing by a calibrated and blind examiner. overtime and intergroup comparisons were performed by student's paired sample t-test at 5% significance level. the results showed that both groups after toothbrushing presented statistically significant reductions in plaque, with no differences between them (from 3.06 ¡À 0.54 to 1.27 ¡À 0.26 versus from 3.07 ¡À 0.52 to 1.31 ¡À 0.23). a separate analysis of the buccal and lingual aspects also showed no significant differences between groups. it may be concluded that the use of a conventional dentifrice during toothbrushing does not seem to enhance plaque removal capacity.
%K toothbrushing
%K dental plaque
%K dentifrice
%K clinical trial
%K oral hygiene.
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