Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Mechanical debridement plus topical minocycline showed no clear difference in plaque compared with mechanical debridement plus chlorhexidine gel; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Mechanical debridement with titanium curettes showed no clear difference in plaque compared with mechanical debridement with ultrasonic device; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Listerine mouthwash led to lower plaque compared with placebo mouthwash; 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
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
Chlorhexidine solution enclosed in implant inner part showed no clear difference in plaque compared with physiologic (saline) solution; GRADE not reported.
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
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
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Subgingival chlorhexidine irrigation led to lower plaque compared with chlorhexidine mouthwash; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Triclosan dentifrice showed no clear difference in plaque compared with sodium fluoride dentifrice; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
Phosphoric etching (acid) gel showed no clear difference in plaque compared with mechanical debridement and polishing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults (18 years or older) needing replacement of one premolar or incisor with a cantilevered fixed dental prosthesis
Metal-free cantilevered FDPs (feldspathic-veneered zirconia) showed no clear difference in plaque index (PI) compared with metal-ceramic cantilevered FDPs; 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
Visual plaque score · Complete denture (CD) wearers
Silicone surfactant cleanser led to lower visual plaque score compared with placebo / sham solution; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
MD -0.88 [-1.00, -0.76]
1 study
GRADE not reported
MD -1.02 [-1.13, -0.91]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Denture plaque · Wearers of maxillary and mandibular complete dentures (CD)
1 finding from 1 review
Denture plaque · Institutionalised elderly wearing maxillary complete dentures (CD)
1 finding from 1 review
Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes5 weeks; 3 months
Both interventions reduced biofilm scores after 2 weeks. However, plaque scores were significantly lower for 'E' after 5 weeks (P < 0.05) and 3 months (P < 0.01), as assessed by Chi2 test. It was not possible to…
1 study
GRADE not reported