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

BMC Oral Health

Table 3 Toothbrushing behavior

	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^†

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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