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Comparing The Use Of A Manual And A Power Toothbrush By 3-To-4 Year-Old Children, Lorena Delgado Salcedo
Comparing The Use Of A Manual And A Power Toothbrush By 3-To-4 Year-Old Children, Lorena Delgado Salcedo
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
PURPOSE: To compare the ability of three-to four-year-old children in performing toothbrushing with manual versus battery-powered toothbrushes with and without oral hygiene instructions.
METHODS: This study was a randomized, controlled, examiner-blind, 4-period crossover design performed on 50 healthy children, ages 3 to 4 years old. Children were assigned either a manual or power toothbrush at visit one and alternated between the two types of toothbrushes each week, for four weeks. Plaque was scored before and after brushing using the Greene and Vermillion -Simplified Oral Hygiene Index. 18,19 At their last two visits of the study, the children received brushing instructions …