Abstract
Gender difference of tooth brushing motion and force on self-brushing and caregivers' brushing in dental professionals
Highlights
Meticulous plaque removal on a daily basis is important to prevent caries and gingival and periodontal diseases [1]
Concerning self-brushing, gender difference was significant in cycle duration, buccal-lingual motion and brushing force, whereas for caregivers’ brushing, a significant difference was observed only in the brushing force
This study clearly demonstrated gender difference of brushing motion and force
Summary
Meticulous plaque removal on a daily basis is important to prevent caries and gingival and periodontal diseases [1]. Some differences in the oral health habits of male and female were reported [3-4l, females have ‘healthier’ behavior than males in terms of tooth brushing frequency, dental floss and interdental brush usages. These studies showed that females are more aware of oral hygiene and more motivated, it is unclear whether there is gender difference in the skill of tooth brushing. Et al [10] evaluated toothbrush and arm-joint motion during tooth brushing using a motion capture system These two studies used female dental hygienists as professional tooth brushers to standardize as much as possible the brushing conditions. Regardless of these studies so far, the appropriate tooth brushing motion remains unclear, and gender difference is further unknown
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