Title

Evaluation of plaque removal effectiveness of a microcurrent-emitting toothbrush among patients with fixed orthodontic appliances

Authors

Dhananjay Rathod¹, Saakshi Rane², Mayur Kumar Soni³, Vishal Patel⁴, Nivedita Sahoo⁵, Ananya Bhargava^6,* & Miral Mehta⁷

Affiliation

¹Department of Dentistry, Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand; ²Department of Dentistry, Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Government Medical College and Hospital, Sadar Bazar, Satara 415001; ³Department of Dentistry, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College and Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Faculty of Dental Science, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad; ⁵Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT (Deemed to be University),Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; ⁶Department of Dentistry, Ruxmaniben Deepchand Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁷Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Dhananjay Rathod - E-mail: drdhananjayrathod@gmail.com

Saakshi Rane - E-mail: sara1990@gmail.com

Mayur Kumar Soni - E-mail: sonimayur2@gmail.com

Vishal Patel - E-mail: drvishalortho@gmail.com

Nivedita Sahoo - E-mail: nivedita.sahoo@kids.ac.in

Ananya Bhargava - E-mail: drananyaortho@gmail.com
Miral Mehta - E-mail: miral9829@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

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

Abstract

The effect of a microcurrent-emitting toothbrush (MCT) versus a conventional toothbrush (CT) in 40 orthodontic patients is of interest. The MCT significantly reduced plaque levels (mean difference: 8.2%, p<0.001) and improved gingival health (p=0.003), especially near brackets and interproximal areas. Patient satisfaction was also higher for MCTs (p=0.008). Thus, we show the use of MCTs for enhanced oral hygiene during fixed orthodontic treatment.

Keywords

Micro current toothbrush, orthodontic treatment, plaque removal, bioelectric effect, oral hygiene

Citation

Rathod et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2758-2762 (2025)

Edited by

Vini Mehta

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.