Powered toothbrushing vs Manual toothbrushing: Plaque
- Population
- Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
- Intervention
- Powered toothbrushing
- Comparison
- Manual toothbrushing
- Outcome
- Plaque
Powered toothbrushing showed no clear difference in plaque compared with manual toothbrushing; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Powered toothbrushing vs Manual toothbrushing Plaque · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline · 6 weeks Powered toothbrushing showed no clear difference in plaque compared with manual toothbrushing; GRADE not reported. Interventions for replacing missing teeth: maintaining and recovering soft tissue health around dental… (2010) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD 0.10 [-0.66, 0.86] | 1 study · 40 participants | GRADE not reported |
Powered toothbrushing vs Manual toothbrushing Plaque · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline · 6 weeks Interventions for replacing missing teeth: maintaining and recovering soft tissue health around dental… (2008) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003069.PUB3, superseded | At 6 weeks there was no significant difference in mean plaque scores (Modified plaque index, Mombelli) | 1 study · 40 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for replacing missing teeth: maintaining and recovering soft tissue health around dental implants 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2010-06-02 | Not listed | Not assessed |
Related questions
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How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.