Total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) · Maxillary complete denture (CD) wearers
Brushing led to lower total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) · Maxillary complete denture (CD) wearers
Brushing led to lower fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) · Maxillary complete denture (CD) wearers
Brushing led to higher fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with effervescent tablets; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Visual plaque score · American complete denture (CD) wearers
1 finding from 1 review
Tarbet 1984 compared brushing with two types of effervescent tablets. No standard deviations were reported and therefore no data were entered for this outcome. Brushing was associated with significantly lower plaque…
1 study · 75 participants
GRADE not reported
Microbial counts (total aerobes, anaerobes, yeasts) · Complete denture (CD) wearers in a nursing home
1 finding from 1 review
Moore 1984 found that the seven tested methods were similar and resulted in a significant reduction in total aerobes and anaerobes compared with immersion in distilled water (paired t test, P < 0.05). Some chemical…
1 study · 12 participants
GRADE not reported
Total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) · Maxillary complete denture (CD) wearers
Brushing led to higher total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with effervescent tablets; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) · Maxillary complete denture (CD) wearers
Brushing led to higher fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with association of brushing and effervescent tablets; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) · Maxillary complete denture (CD) wearers
Brushing led to higher total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with association of brushing and effervescent tablets; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient satisfaction (liked toothbrush) · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Sonic toothbrushing led to higher patient satisfaction (liked toothbrush) compared with manual toothbrushing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Ease of maintenance · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Sonic toothbrushing showed no clear difference in ease of maintenance compared with manual toothbrushing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Sonic toothbrushing showed no clear difference in change in probing pocket depth compared with manual toothbrushing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Sonic toothbrushing showed no clear difference in plaque compared with manual toothbrushing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
Powered toothbrushing showed no clear difference in plaque compared with manual toothbrushing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Marginal bleeding · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
Hyaluronic acid gel (brushing) showed no clear difference in marginal bleeding compared with chlorhexidine gel (brushing); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
Hyaluronic acid gel (brushing) showed no clear difference in plaque compared with chlorhexidine gel (brushing); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
Hyaluronic acid gel (brushing) showed no clear difference in change in probing pocket depth compared with chlorhexidine gel (brushing); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Volatile sulphur compounds (VSC), halimeter · Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced or physiological…
Toothbrushing + Turkish gall oral rinse showed no clear difference in volatile sulphur compounds (VSC), halimeter compared with toothbrushing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Dentist-reported organoleptic test (OLT) score (scale 0 to 5) · Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced or physiological…
Toothbrushing + Turkish gall oral rinse showed no clear difference in dentist-reported organoleptic test (OLT) score (scale 0 to 5) compared with toothbrushing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Gingivitis · People aged 15 to 30 years with mixed levels of ID; setting residential
1 finding from 1 review
Daily vs twice-weekly or once-weekly toothbrushing by dental students. Buccal and labial Loe & Silness index, mean 21 days; 80 participants (1 RCT); Low. Brushing daily most likely reduced gingival inflammation more…
1 study · 80 participants
Low