Title

Comparative assessment of three brushing techniques among in India

Authors

Korukonda Vijaya Sridevi*, Satyam Martha, R Punithavathy, M Sri Ramya, Kondapalli Haritha, Veena Balakrishnan & Bala Prasanthi Borusu

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Lenora Institute of Dental Sciences, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Korukonda Vijaya Sridevi - E-mail: vsdmaddula@gmail.com
Satyam Martha - E-mail: drsatyammartha@gmail.com

Punithavathy R - E-mail: punithanaren@gmail.com
M Sri Ramya - E-mail: maganti.sriramya@gmail.com
Kondapalli Haritha - E-mail: kharithabds826@gmail.com
Veena Balakrishnan - E-mail: veenabalakrishnan.vk@gmail.com
Bala Prasanthi Borusu - E-mail: prasanthiborusu@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received January 1, 2026; Revised January 31, 2026; Accepted January 31, 2026, Published January 31, 2026

Abstract

Dental plaque control in young children remains a challenge and the most effective brushing technique for this age group is still unclear. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the horizontal scrub, Fones and modified Bass methods in 120 government school children aged 6–9 years, who were randomly assigned to groups and taught their respective techniques using a cast model. Plaque levels were recorded before and after instruction using the Silness and Löe index and analyzed with ANOVA and post-hoc tests. All three methods significantly reduced plaque levels, but the modified Bass technique produced the greatest improvement. The modified Bass method achieves significantly greater plaque reduction than Fones and horizontal scrub techniques and thereby supporting evidence-based recommendations for school-based oral health instruction in this critical mixed-dentition period.

Keywords

Brushing techniques, plaque scores, Silness and Löe index

Citation

Sridevi et al. Bioinformation 22(1): 237-240 (2026)

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.