Title

Evaluation of orthodontic tooth brush designs among patients with fixed orthodontic appliances

Authors

Marut Nandan Rai^1,*, Ashutosh Wadhawan¹, Yasir Ayub¹, Shipra Nagar¹, Aparna Rai² & Ashish Kumar¹

Affiliation

¹Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Kalka Dental College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India; ²Department of Endodontics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Marut Nandan Rai - E-mail: marut.rai94@gmail.com
Ashutosh Wadhawan - E-mail: dtashutosh798@gmail.com

Yasir Ayub - E-mail: imyasirayoub3030@gmail.com
Shipra Nagar - E-mail: shipray@yahoo.in
Aparna Rai - E-mail: aparna.raichand94@gmail.com
Ashish Kumar - E-mail: ashish.idst@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025

Abstract

Many companies have developed toothbrushes customized to different age groups and patient needs. This research aimed to assess and compare the efficiency of four commercially available toothbrushes in eliminating plaque and controlling gingivitis in orthodontic patients. Total 40 subjects undergoing orthodontic treatment were assigned into four groups (n=10 per group): Group 1–Stim Manual, Group 2–Perfora Electric, Group 3–Oral B Powered, Group 4–Ultrasonic. Plaque Index, Gingival Index, Eastman’s Interdental Bleeding Index and Bonded Bracket Plaque Index assessed at baseline and at follow up visit were assessed. Thus, electric tooth brushes were the most effective in improving oral hygiene during fixed orthodontic treatment, followed by ultrasonic, powered and manual brushes.

Keywords

Gingivitis, plaque, bleeding, bonded bracket index, toothbrush

Citation

Rai et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2356-2360 (2025)

Edited by

P Babaji

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.