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Table 3 Toothbrushing behavior

From: Oral cleanliness in daily users of powered vs. manual toothbrushes – a cross-sectional study

 

orPT (n = 48)#

Mean ± SD

Median (Min; Max)

n/n

vbMT (n = 52)#

Mean ± SD

Median (Min; Max)

n/n

effect size d

p

Overall brushing duration (s)

225.81 ± 82.18

205.25 ± 70.84

−0.269

0.18*

Occlusal (s)

57.01 ± 28.03

68.58 ± 34.07

0.369

0.07*

Vestibular (s)

100.54 ± 42.40

91.30 ± 37.96

−0.230

0.26*

Palatinal (s)

58.08 (0.24; 123.40)

35.10 (0.00; 129.60)

–

0.01 +

Application of proximal hygiene devices (y/n)

20/28

16/36

–

0.30†

  1. orPT habitual users of oscillating-rotating powered toothbrushes, vbMT habitual users of manual toothbrushes with vertical bristles, * t-test, † χ2-test, + U-test; #due to exclusion of outlying values in orPT: n = 47 for duration of occlusal, vestibular; #due to exclusion of outlying values: n = 51 for duration of occlusal surfaces in vbMT
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