Cleaning potential of interdental brushes around orthodontic brackets - an in vitro investigation
This study evaluated the brushing efficacy of different interdental brushes around a multibracket appliance in vitro. In four models displaying misaligned and aligned teeth with and without attachment loss, the brushing capacities of three interdental brushes (IDB) were tested: A waist-shaped IDB with a diameter of 9 mm at both ends and 5 mm in the middle (B1), a cylindrical brush with a diameter of 9 mm (B2) and one with 5 mm (B3). Before cleaning, the black teeth in the respective models were stained white with titanium (IV) oxide and the percentage of cleaned surface was planimetrically assessed. In addition, the forces...
Source: Schweizer Monatsschrift fur Zahnmedizin - April 25, 2023 Category: Dentistry Authors: Marc Vogel Matthias A ßenmacher Andrea Gubler Thomas Attin Patrick R Schmidlin Source Type: research