Plaque‐removing effect of a toothbrush, dental floss, and a toothpick

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The ability of three different oral hygiene devices to remove 2‐day‐old bacterial deposits was evaluated on 21 young adults with healthy periodontia. On buccal tooth surfaces, the cleaning effect of a multitufted nylon brush was superior to that of a wooden toothpick or unwaxed denial floss. On lingual surfaces, the toothpick was as effective as the brush. On the visible portions of proximal surfaces, all three devices were equally efficient.A combined cleaning exercise with all three instruments together yielded significantly hotter results than did the use of each single device. Eight subjects were able to remove all disclosable deposits.

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