Clinical relevance
orthodontic
DENTAL PLAQUE
The OT and the CA toothbrushes are not as effective as the FT toothbrushes in removing dental plaque in participants with fixed orthodontic appliances.Even though the cross-angled bristle tuft designs appear to work better than the flat or multilevel tuft designs in intact teeth, individual factors such as braces can affect the efficacy of a particular design.Additional research is required before evidence-based advice concerning the relative performance of the different manual toothbrushes in fixed orthodontic patients can be proven.