The effect of changing the toothbrush on the marginal gingiva microcirculation in the adolescent population—a laser doppler flowmetry assessment

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    The effect of tooth brushing on gingival blood flow has been a topic of interest for researchers, being studied in both animals and human subjects. A statistical/null hypothesis was for- 3 of 14 mulated that there are no statistically significant differences between gingival blood flow recorded before changing the toothbrush and that recorded after using a new toothbrush. Tangade et_al showed that the use of new toothbrushes leads decreases plaque index and improves gingival indices, while Asadoorian et_al said that new toothbrushes lead to a decrease in plaque index but worn toothbrushes lead . . .

     

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