Antiplaque and antigingivitis efficacy of new and worn manual toothbrushes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Francisco Hecktheuer SilvaAnelise Fernandes MontagnerMateus Costa SilveiraFrancisco Wilker Mustafa Gomez Muniz

Published in: International journal of dental hygiene (2022)

New and worn toothbrushes presented similar antiplaque and antigingivitis efficacy. However, further randomized controlled trials, with a lower risk of bias, are needed to enhance the certainty of this evidence.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
systematic review
double blind