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ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
The Saudi Dental Journal,
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The
effectiveness of chewing stick miswak on plaque removal
Mohammed Batwa,* BDS, MSc, Jan Bergström,**MD, PhD Sarah Batwa, ‡ BDS, Meshari F. Al-Otaibi‡ ‡ BDS, MSc, PhD *King Abdul Aziz Hospital, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, KSA **Institute of Odontology, Karolinska Institute, P.O. Box 4064, Huddinge, Sweden, Email: Jan.Bergströ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .s ‡Maternity and Children Hospital, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 16967, Jeddah 21474, KSA,Email: Sarahbatwa @hotmail.com ‡‡Dental Department, Security Forces Hospital, P.O. Box 56566, Makkah, KSA
AIM: The aim of the study was to
investigate the effect of chewing stick miswak in comparison with toothbrush on
plaque removal during experimental conditions and real life use
conditions. MATERIAL and METHODS:
Experimental Part: A sample of 15 healthy male volunteers aged 20 to 50
years (mean and SD 35.2±8.6) participated in a single blind randomized split
mouth design study. Subjects were instructed to refrain from using any oral
hygiene for one week to allow denovo plaque formation. A week later,
photographs of plaque distribution of the buccal tooth areas of maxillary
anterior and posterior regions were taken, before cleaning and after 30, 60,
120 seconds of cleaning with either miswak or toothbrush. Clinical Part:
A total of 56 subjects (18 females and 38 males) age ranging from 20 to 60
years were included. Seventeen subjects were miswak users and 29 subjects were
toothbrush users. Ten subjects who used both methods were excluded. Photographs
of plaque distribution of the labial surfaces of anterior teeth were taken. RESULTS:
The experimental part showed that all three cleaning periods, with miswak as
well as with toothbrush, reduced the remaining plaque covered area at the
anterior and posterior regions (P < 0.001). However, no significant
difference was observed between the two methods in any period. The clinical
part showed no significant difference in mean plaque level between miswak users
and toothbrush users. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that miswak was as
effective as a toothbrush for reducing plaque on buccal teeth surfaces both
experimentally and clinically.
Saudi Dental Journal 2006;18(3):125-133 |