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[Comparative study of the plaque-removing effect of oral irrigation]. 1990

T Olasz, and I Gorzó

Szent-Györgyi Albert Orpostudományi Egyetem Fogászati és Szájsebészeti Klinika, Szeged.

The authors in case of 10-10 persons compared the plaque removal effectiveness of toothbrush (II. group), the "Héviz" type mouth shower (I. group) and "Hexoral" (III. group) during two weeks period. In the IV. group all oral hygiene is ceased. According to the result they found less amount of plaque in the II. group and the greatest in the IV. group. The plaque removal effect of the mouth shower (II. group) was not much worse than the "Hexoral" (III. group). It means that mouth shower is ineffective alone to maintain good oral hygiene.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007507	Therapeutic Irrigation	The washing of a body cavity or surface by flowing water or solution for therapy or diagnosis.	Douching,Lavage,Douchings,Irrigation, Therapeutic,Irrigations, Therapeutic,Lavages,Therapeutic Irrigations
D009911	Oral Hygiene Index	A combination of the debris index and the dental calculus index to determine the status of oral hygiene.	Oral Hygiene Indexes,Hygiene Indexe, Oral,Hygiene Indexes, Oral,Index, Oral Hygiene,Indexe, Oral Hygiene,Indexes, Oral Hygiene,Indices, Oral Hygiene,Oral Hygiene Indexe,Oral Hygiene Indices
D003753	Dental Health Surveys	A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to dental or oral health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area.	Dental Health Survey,Health Survey, Dental,Health Surveys, Dental,Survey, Dental Health,Surveys, Dental Health
D003773	Dental Plaque	A film that attaches to teeth, often causing DENTAL CARIES and GINGIVITIS. It is composed of MUCINS, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms.	Plaque, Dental
D003774	Dental Plaque Index	An index which scores the degree of dental plaque accumulation.	Dental Plaque Indexes,Dental Plaque Indices,Index, Dental Plaque,Indexes, Dental Plaque,Indices, Dental Plaque
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014099	Toothbrushing	The act of cleaning teeth with a brush to remove plaque and prevent tooth decay. (From Webster, 3d ed)	Toothbrushings