EFEK SIKAT GIGI KONVENSIONAL DAN SIKAT GIGI KHUSUS ORTODONTI DALAM PENURUNAN INDEKS PLAK PASIEN ORTODONTI PIRANTI CEKAT

EFFECT OF CONVENTIONAL TOOTH BRUSH AND SPECIFIC ORTHODONTIC TOOTH BRUSH TO DECREASE PLAQUE INDEX OF FIXED ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS

Authors

  • Wirna Sukmawaty Departemen Ilmu Kedokteran Gigi Pencegahan/Kesehatan Gigi Masyarakat Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
  • Simson Damanik Departemen Ilmu Kedokteran Gigi Pencegahan/Kesehatan Gigi Masyarakat Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32734/dentika.v16i1.1893

Keywords:

orthodontic toothbrush, fixed orthodontic, plaque index

Abstract

Orthodontic toothbrush designed specifically to eliminate plaque around brackets, but there are still many patient who use
conventional toothbrush. This study aimed to know the effect of an orthodontic toothbrush compare to a conventional
toothbrush in reducing plaque index. The plaque index used was a modification of patient hygiene performance (PHP)
index developed by Podshadley and Haley. The design of this study was a pre and posttest experimental design. Sample
consist of 80 students of dental faculty. The results of the t- test statistical analysis s howed that there was a significant
difference of reduction plaque index from 2.96 to 2.07 (p <0.05). It can be concluded that a specific orthodontic
toothbrush has a better role to reduce the plaque index than a conventional toothbrush.

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Published

2011-07-06

How to Cite

Wirna Sukmawaty, & Simson Damanik. (2011). EFEK SIKAT GIGI KONVENSIONAL DAN SIKAT GIGI KHUSUS ORTODONTI DALAM PENURUNAN INDEKS PLAK PASIEN ORTODONTI PIRANTI CEKAT: EFFECT OF CONVENTIONAL TOOTH BRUSH AND SPECIFIC ORTHODONTIC TOOTH BRUSH TO DECREASE PLAQUE INDEX OF FIXED ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS. Dentika: Dental Journal, 16(1), 18–21. https://doi.org/10.32734/dentika.v16i1.1893

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2011): Dentika Dental Journal

Section

Articles