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Influence of Different Prophylactic Pastes and Cleaning Methods on DIAGNOdent/DIAGNOdent Pen Readings Values
Walter Dukić
Željka Vindakijević
Olga Lulić Dukić
Slađana Milardović
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Aim: The aim of this study is to analyze the influence of different prophylactic pastes on DIAGNOdent/DIAGNOdent pen (DD/DD pen) readings and the influence of different times and cleaning methods of the prophylactic pastes residues on DD/DD pen reading values. Also, it had to be established if there were differences in readings between DD and DD pen device.
Material and Methods: On 35 healthy permanent third molars reference values were measured with DD/DD pen devices and only teeth whose values did not exceed the value of 5 were selected. The research included seven different prophylactic pastes (DentsplyNupro Medium, Voco Klint, Vivadent Proxyt RDA 7, Vivadent Proxyt RDA 83, Vivadent Proxyt RDA 36, Dentsply Zircate Prophy, Septodont Detartrine) and their influence on DD/DD pen reference values. Also, four different cleaning methods of paste from the fissures were examined: water for 5s, water for 10s, water+air for 5s and water+air for 10s.
Results: The paste Dentsply Nupro shows statistically significant increase of values for 4.34 to 8.94 for DD device, and for 5.48 to 9.71 for DD pen device (p<0,05), other pastes did not show any significant increase of values.
Conclusion: The statistical difference in cleaning methods of prophylactic paste residues from the fissures was not proven.
After usage of any of the cleaning methods, small amounts of paste stay in fissure and influence the DD/DD pen values. There are statistically significant differences between reference values and cleaning method with water for 5s for the DD and DD pen devices (p=0,034). When reading the other values, no statistically significant
differences were shown between DD and DD pen devices (p>0,05).
Ključne riječi
Toothpaste; Toothbrushing; Oral Hygiene
Hrčak ID:
18209
URI
Datum izdavanja:
6.12.2007.
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