Effective plaque control during orthodontic treatment:Evaluation of three tooth brushes

Maintaining good oral hygiene is a must for the successful outcome of orthodontic treatment with tooth brush as a main aide of cleaning. This study was planned to check plaque controlling and cleaning effectiveness of brushing with conventional tooth brush, orthodontic tooth brush and an electrically operated rotary brush in patients who had fixed orthodontic appliances placed in their mouth. Study included 30 orthodontic patients (18-25yrs.) were divided equally into three groups. Group A subjects were made to brush with conventional tooth brush, Group B with orthodontic tooth brush and Group C with electrical tooth brush respectively. Plaque indices were recorded on each patient at the time period of baseline, 7days and 14days. It was found that in comparison to conventional tooth brush, orthodontic tooth brush and powered brushes performed better for removing plaque with same capacity.