The Waterpik^® Sensonic^® Professional Toothbrush Removes Significantly More Plaque than Other Sonic Toothbrushes

Evaluation of the Plaque Removal Efficacy of Three Power Toothbrushes

Sharma NC, Lyle DM, Qaquish JG, Galustians J. J Int Acad Periodontol 2006; 8(3):83-88

Objective

To compare plaque removal ability of the Waterpik^® Sensonic^® Professional Toothbrush to the Sonicare^® Elite, Oral-B^® Sonic Complete and a manual toothbrush.

Methodology

145 subjects participated in this single use, blind study. Subjects abstained from brushing for 23-25 hours prior to pre-brushing data collection. Post-brushing scores were obtained after a two-minute supervised brushing with the assigned toothbrush. Whole mouth, marginal, and approximal plaque scores were obtained.

Results

The Waterpik^® Sensonic^® Professional Toothbrush provided significantly better reductions in plaque for whole mouth and marginal areas over the other three brushes. The Sensonic^® Professional Toothbrush was better than the Sonicare^® Elite and manual brush and statistically similar to the Oral-B^® Complete for approximal plaque removal.

Conclusion

The Waterpik^® Sensonic^® Professional Toothbrush removes significantly more plaque than the Sonicare^® Elite, Oral-B^® Complete and a manual toothbrush.