Author:
Flyborg Johan,Renvert Stefan,Anderberg Peter,Larsson Tobias,Sanmartin-Berglund Johan
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
The study aimed to investigate how the objective use of a powered toothbrush in frequency and duration affects plaque index, bleeding on probing, and periodontal pocket depth ≥ 4 mm in elderly individuals with MCI. A second aim was to compare the objective results with the participants’ self-estimated brush use.
Materials and methods
Objective brush usage data was extracted from the participants’ powered toothbrushes and related to the oral health variables plaque index, bleeding on probing, and periodontal pocket depth ≥ 4 mm. Furthermore, the objective usage data was compared with the participants’ self-reported brush usage reported in a questionnaire at baseline and 6- and 12-month examination.
Results
Out of a screened sample of 213 individuals, 170 fulfilled the 12-month visit. The principal findings are that despite the objective values registered for frequency and duration being lower than the recommended and less than the instructed, using powered toothbrushes after instruction and information led to improved values for PI, BOP, and PPD ≥ 4 mm in the group of elderly with MIC.
Conclusions
Despite lower brush frequency and duration than the generally recommended, using a powered toothbrush improved oral health. The objective brush data recorded from the powered toothbrush correlates poorly with the self-estimated brush use.
Clinical relevance
Using objective brush data can become one of the factors in the collaboration to preserve and improve oral health in older people with mild cognitive impairment.
Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05941611, retrospectively registered 11/07/2023.
Funder
Blekinge Tekniska Högskola
Kristianstad University
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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