Electric toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) vs Manual toothbrush
Plaque · Children and adults with mixed levels of ID; setting home, residential, day care, school, mixed or not specified
Electric toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) showed no clear difference in plaque (medium term) compared with manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
- Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities 2019 · Cochrane All outcomesMedium term (6 weeks to 12 months)SMD 0.29 [-0.07, 0.65]2 studies · 120 participantsLow
- Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities 2019 · Cochrane All outcomesShort term (<6 weeks)Assorted plaque indices scale 0-5, 1-4 weeks; 247 participants (4 RCTs); Very Low. Uncertain effect on plaque short term: 2 studies (69 participants) favoured the electric toothbrush; 2 studies (178 participants)…4 studies · 247 participantsVery low