There is no difference with regard to hard and/or soft tissue safety between oscillating-rotating powered brushes and manual toothbrushes

Nada J Farsi; Belinda Nicolau

doi:10.1016/j.jebdp.2011.09.006

There is no difference with regard to hard and/or soft tissue safety between oscillating-rotating powered brushes and manual toothbrushes

J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2011 Dec;11(4):168-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2011.09.006.

Authors

Nada J Farsi¹, Belinda Nicolau

Affiliation

¹ Division of Oral Health and Society, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, 3550 University Street, Montreal, QC, Canada. Nada.farsi@mail.mcgill.ca

PMID: 22078822
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2011.09.006

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: Safety of oscillating-rotating powered brushes compared to manual toothbrushes: a systematic review. Van der Weijden FA, Campbell SL, Dörfer CE, González-Cabezas C, Slot DE. J Periodontol 2011;82(1):5-24.

Reviewers: Nada J. Farsi, BDS, MSc, Belinda Nicolau, DDS, PhD.

Purpose/question: To compare the soft and/or hard tissue safety between manual and oscillating-rotating brushes through a systematic review of the pertinent literature.

Source of funding: Industry (Procter & Gamble).

Type of study/design: Systematic review

Level of evidence: Level 1: Good-quality, patient-oriented evidence.

Strength of recommendation grade: Grade A: Consistent, good-quality patient-oriented evidence.

Publication types

Comment
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't