Effectiveness of Various Tongue Cleaning Aids in the Reduction of Tongue Coating and Bacterial Load: A Comparative Clinical Study.
Effectiveness of Various Tongue Cleaning Aids in the Reduction of Tongue Coating and Bacterial Load: A Comparative Clinical Study.
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各种舌头清洁辅助剂在减少舌苔和细菌负荷方面的有效性：一项比较临床研究。
DOI：
10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2536
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发表时间：
2019
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通讯作者：
Satish Maran
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作者：
Vartul Dwivedi;N. Torwane;S. Tyagi;Satish Maran
AIM
To remove tongue biofilm and improve breath odor, specific instruments (tongue scrapers) or toothbrushes are used.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
This study compared the effectiveness of a manual toothbrush that has a tongue scraper on the back of its head and two commercially available tongue scrapers in reducing the tongue coating and aerobic and anaerobic microbiota of the tongue dorsum. A randomized, negative controlled, double-blind, parallel design study for three different treatment interventions was conducted.
RESULTS
All tongue cleaners showed a significant reduction in Winkle's tongue coating scores with significant values of reduction (p <0.001) of the anaerobic bacterial count with plastic and metal tongue scraper when compared to brush scrapper.
CONCLUSION
There was an effective reduction of bacterial load on tongue dorsum with the use of tongue cleaners, with maximum load reduction by using plastic tongue cleaners.
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE
The results of the present study may be helpful for the dentists while prescribing tongue cleaners to their patients in their clinical practice.
