Interdental brushing plus toothbrushing vs Flossing plus toothbrushing: Gingivitis
- Population
- Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
- Intervention
- Interdental brushing plus toothbrushing
- Comparison
- Flossing plus toothbrushing
- Outcome
- Gingivitis
Reviews word the same question differently. Two decision models (TypeSafe's Jev and Liquid AI's d1) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others, and rows count as this question only when both agree on all four. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each row.
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
How each review answered it
Current versions only| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Interdental brushing plus toothbrushing vs Flossing plus toothbrushing Gingivitis (proportion of bleeding sites) · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate) · 4 to 6 weeks Home use of interdental cleaning devices, in addition to toothbrushing, for preventing and controlling… (2019) · Cochrane | MD -0.06 [-0.08, -0.03] | 6 studies · 234 participants | Low |
Interdental brushing plus toothbrushing vs Flossing plus toothbrushing Gingivitis (gingival index) · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate) · 4 to 6 weeks Home use of interdental cleaning devices, in addition to toothbrushing, for preventing and controlling… (2019) · Cochrane | SMD -0.40 [-0.70, -0.11] | 3 studies · 183 participants | Low |
Interdental brushing plus toothbrushing vs Flossing plus toothbrushing Gingivitis (bleeding and gingival indices; standardised across indices) · Dentate adults aged 16 years and older · 1 month (4 to 6 weeks) Interdental brushing for the prevention and control of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults (2013) · Cochrane | SMD -0.53 [-0.81, -0.24] | 7 studies · 326 participants | Low |
Interdental brushing plus toothbrushing vs Flossing plus toothbrushing Gingivitis (bleeding and gingival indices; standardised across indices) · Dentate adults aged 16 years and older · 3 months (12 weeks) Interdental brushing for the prevention and control of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults (2013) · Cochrane | SMD -1.98 [-5.42, 1.47] | 2 studies · 107 participants | Very low |
Interdental brushing plus toothbrushing vs Flossing plus toothbrushing Gingivitis (gingival and bleeding indices) · Dentate adults aged 16 years and older · 1, 3 and 6 months (or nearest); planned Interdental brushing for the prevention and control of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults (2012) · Cochraneearlier version CD009857, superseded | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Trials and studies behind the answers
The primary studies that full-text reviews tie to these outcomes. Reviews from the Summary of Findings tier list no included studies here, and trials have not yet been matched to questions on their own, so this list is incomplete.