Uit de Cochrane Library: elektrisch tandenpoetsen met oscillerende roterende beweging beter tegen tandplaque en gingivitis dan poetsen met een conventionele tandenborstel

- Removing dental plaque plays a key role in maintaining oral health and reducing gingivitis and parodontitis. A systematic Cochrane review of randomised controlled trials encompassing participants from the general public with uncompromised manual dexterity showed that when compared to the use of manual toothbrushes, the use of powered toothbrushes with a rotating oscillation action for a period of three months reduced gingivitis and (although not statistically significantly) plaque. The long-term clinical relevance of the differences is unclear. Electric toothbrushes that did not have an oscillating rotating movement were not consistently better than manual toothbrushes.

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2005;149:2673-5