A graphic tool to help consumers determine when to replace a toothbrush: a cohort study

• Published in: International dental journal Vol. 62; no. 3; pp. 154 - 160
• Main Authors: Muller-Bolla, Michèle, Repetto, Alexandra, Velly, Ana Miriam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2012; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; FDI World Dental Federation; Elsevier Limited; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Cohort Studies; cohort study; Dental Devices, Home Care; Dental Plaque Index; Dentistry; Equipment Failure; Equipment Reuse; Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology; Female; France; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Non tumoral diseases; Oral hygiene; Original; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Time Factors; Toothbrush; Toothbrushing - instrumentation; wear; France; wear; cohort study; Toothbrush; Graphics; Dentistry; Tooth brush; Cohort study

Objectives: The aim of this study was to create and validate a drawing to help adults establish when to replace a manual toothbrush. Methods: This cohort study had two phases. Phase I (3 months, 50 subjects) aimed to create a drawing of average wear in a toothbrush based on a wear index (WI) of 68%...