Background: The correct position of bristles of a toothbrush requires them to be bent at an angle of 45 along with gums and teeth surfaces. This practice is quite difficult by many people especially disadvantage group of people. Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate the perception of users on a newly designed toothbrush with two brushing surfaces where bristles were prefabricated at ...

Over the past decade, advances in cancer treatment have helped in prolonging the survival rate for cancer patients. However, the patients who undergo treatment for cancer are potentially at high-risk for developing a number of oral complications, including oral mucositis, infections, hyposalivation, dental caries, and jaw osteonecrosis. Cancer survivors may remain at life-long risk of developin...

The colonization and accumulation of Streptococcus mutans are influenced by various factors in the oral cavity, such as nutrition and hygiene conditions of the host, salivary components, cleaning power and salivary flow and characteristics related with microbial virulence factors. Among these virulence factors, the ability to synthesize glucan of adhesion, glucan-binding proteins, lactic acid a...

Mouthwash, is a liquid which is held in the mouth passively or swilled around the mouth by contraction of the perioral muscles and/or movement of the head, and may be gargled, where the head is tilted back and the liquid bubbled at the back of the mouth. Usually mouthwashes are an antiseptic solution intended to reduce the microbial load in the oral cavity, although other mouthwashes might be g...

pulp tissues due to endodontic treatment may often lead to intrinsic staining. In such cases, cleaning procedures utilized to remove surface pigmentations are not effective and chemical bleaching is required to recover the original color. Nowadays, dental bleaching has been recognized as the most conservative treatment for discolored teeth.1, 2 In recent years, several products and techniques h...

Periodontal disease as a biofilm infectious disease is considered. Periodontal disease-associated bacteria formed biofilm in periodontal pockets or on the surface of cementum. Planktonic bacteria from biofilm invade into periodontal tissues and lead to inflammation and destruction of tissues directly and indirectly by eliciting the host defense mechanism. Supragingival dental plaques (biofilm) ...

This study aimed to identify important roles of parents in preventing caries in primary dentition among preschool children in Thailand. A total of 664 preschool children aged 3 to 4 years and their parents were sampled from representative provinces of the 5 regions of Thailand. Dental examination to assess dental caries in preschool children was conducted. Questionnaires investigating roles of ...

aCCordINg to data from the Behavioral riSk FacTor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a statewide health behavior survey, in 2008 and 2010, more than a quarter of Rhode Island adults aged 21–64 years are estimated to be without any dental insurance coverage (26.7%, 95% confidence interval=25.2%–28.3%). Adults with limited or no dental insurance coverage are more likely to avoid routine dental care, de...