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KMID : 1157520160120030127
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International Journal of Clinical Preventive Dentistry
2016 Volume.12 No. 3 p.127 ~ p.135
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The Gingival Subside Effect by Use of the High Pressure Dental Water Jet
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Kim Jin-Su
Lee Eun-Kyoung
Jwa Su-Kyung
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Abstract
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Objective: Water jet is one of the auxiliary oral hygiene devices to eliminating the dental plaque and gingival massage through spraying the high pressure water into the inter proximal site and gum. This clinical test was performed in order to compare the cleansing effect and gingival subside effect between the use of water jet and the using the interdental brush after tooth brushing. Thirty adults volunteers who had early stage of gingivitis were participated.
Methods: Such item of index were checked by oral examination and photo taking in the mouth at before experiment, 2 weeks later and 4 weeks later, after sharing the water jet and interdental brush to all subjects with tooth brushing instruction for rolling method. Let them to use the water jet at the left site of the mouth and interdental brush at the right side after toothbrushing in the evening, for 4 weeks. The clinical experiment was done after achieved the institutional review board certification. The changes of periodontal pocket depth, gingival bleeding index, patient hygiene performance index, gingival index and papillary, marginal and attached gingiva index were checked and compared with the experimental group as left side and the control as right side.
Results: There were significantly different in most of items by time passing, both in experimental and the control, but no significantly different between the experimental group and the control.
Conclusion: It was recommended to use the water jet for elimination of the dental plaque at the proximal site or gingival sulcus and gingival subside effect for the early stage of gingivitis dental patient.
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KEYWORD
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water jet, high pressure water jet, interdental brush, subside gingivitis, gingival bleeding
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