<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nOne of the questions in the literature is the effectiveness of dental floss brushes in cleaning interdental spaces. The current study investigates this question. This study compared the efficacy of cylindrical and waist-shaped IDBs. Cylindrical brushes had lower cleaning efficacy and lower bacterial load compared to waist-shaped brushes. The results of the study suggest that waist-shaped IDBs are more effective in cleaning anterior teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study also examined the efficacy of two different shapes of IDBs for cleaning interdental spaces. Waist-shaped IDBs cleaned more surfaces than conically-shaped IDBs. They were more efficient in cleaning the line angle than cylindrical brushes. Both IDB shapes had higher cleaning efficacy, but the latter was more efficient at reaching the interdental spaces. The researchers also determined the effectiveness of the dental floss brush by calculating the posthoc power and determining the optimum size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
W-IDBs and C-IDBs are commonly used for dental floss brushing. They have the same bristle texture and width. However, the diameters of the two types of IDBs differed by 0.1 mg. These brushes were compared using intraoral images taken before and after their application. Colored plaque accumulation was measured in the line angle area of the pre-brushed and post-brushed images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Traditional floss is not as effective as floss brushes for cleaning interdental areas. But if your gums are in good health, you can still use the traditional floss to clean interdental spaces. However, you should only use this type of floss in narrow gaps or places where the interdental brushes cannot fit. These are not as effective as interdental cleaners and are not as convenient. If you don't have the money to invest in a dental floss brush, then you can try the TePe brand. Its products come in several sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a cross-over study, a study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of an interdental brush over a dental floss brush. It measured the plaque covered surfaces in mm2. The authors used a custom-made software to estimate plaque coverage. The study was split-mouth, and the subjects used a waist-shaped interdental brush and a cylindrical one. The participants were randomly assigned to one group and the other side, and the study was repeated four days later. During the four-day follow-up period, the participants were asked to stop oral hygiene for four days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There are several types of dental floss brushes on the market. Some of them are waxed to get stuck in your teeth. Others are water flossers or compostable. The effectiveness of these interdental cleaners is still up for debate. But, no matter which you choose, you will notice a difference when compared to traditional dental […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[260,254,256,261],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prvdental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4828"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prvdental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prvdental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prvdental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prvdental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4828"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/prvdental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4855,"href":"https:\/\/prvdental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4828\/revisions\/4855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prvdental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prvdental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prvdental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prvdental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}