Powered toothbrush, unknown/other action vs Manual toothbrush: Gingivitis
Powered toothbrush, unknown/other action led to lower gingivitis score (1 to 3 months) compared with manual toothbrush; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Powered toothbrush, unknown/other action vs Manual toothbrush Gingivitis score (>3 months) · Individuals of any age with no reported disability that might affect toothbrushing (including people wearing… · Long term (>3 months) Powered versus manual toothbrushing for oral health (2014) · Cochrane All outcomes | Unknown/other action vs manual, gingivitis at >3 months: 1 trial; totals not selected. | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Powered toothbrush, unknown/other action vs Manual toothbrush Gingivitis score (1 to 3 months) · Individuals of any age with no reported disability that might affect toothbrushing (including people wearing… · Short term (1 to 3 months) Powered versus manual toothbrushing for oral health (2014) · Cochrane All outcomes | Unknown/other action vs manual, gingivitis at 1 to 3 months: 3 trials; totals not selected (data presented in forest plots but not pooled). | 3 studies | GRADE not reported |
Powered toothbrush, unknown/other action vs Manual toothbrush Gingivitis score (1 to 3 months) · Individuals of any age with no reported disability that might affect toothbrushing (including people wearing… · Short term (1 to 3 months) Powered toothbrush, unknown/other action led to lower gingivitis score (1 to 3 months) compared with manual toothbrush; GRADE not reported. Powered versus manual toothbrushing for oral health (2005) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD002281.PUB2, superseded | SMD -0.38 [-0.59, -0.17] | 3 studies · 360 participants | GRADE not reported |
Powered toothbrush, unknown/other action vs Manual toothbrush Gingivitis score (>3 months) · Individuals of any age with no reported disability that might affect toothbrushing (including people wearing… · Long term (>3 months) Powered toothbrush, unknown/other action showed no clear difference in gingivitis score (>3 months) compared with manual toothbrush; GRADE not reported. Powered versus manual toothbrushing for oral health (2005) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD002281.PUB2, superseded | SMD -0.16 [-0.34, 0.02] | 1 study · 510 participants | GRADE not reported |
Powered toothbrush, unknown/other action vs Manual toothbrush Gingivitis score (1 to 3 months) · Individuals of any age with no reported disability that might affect toothbrushing (including people wearing… · Short term (1 to 3 months) Powered toothbrush, unknown/other action showed no clear difference in gingivitis score (1 to 3 months) compared with manual toothbrush; GRADE not reported. Powered versus manual toothbrushing for oral health (2003) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD002281, superseded | SMD -0.32 [-0.69, 0.05] | 2 studies · 295 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powered versus manual toothbrushing for oral health 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2014-01-23 | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
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