Evaluation and Patient Acceptance of a Mechanical Dental Flossing Device as Compared to Hand-Held Floss.

Abstract

This study had two objectives. First - to ascertain the relative cleaning efficacy of a mechanical floss-holding device and an hand-held waxed dental floss and secondly, to determine the patient acceptance of each of these methods of using dental floss. It was illustrated that floss held by a mechanical device was as effective as regular hand-held floss in reducing gingival bleeding. Also, patients that expressed a preference preferred the mechanical flossing device by a ratio of four to three. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA078609

Entities

People

  • Barbara Diamond
  • Ronald F. Barton Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

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  • Abstracts
  • Active Duty
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Regions
  • Dentistry
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Health
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • Oral Health
  • Preventive Dentistry
  • Robots
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • Teeth
  • Tooth Diseases
  • United States
  • Water Jets

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