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Clinical

Sequence of Oral Bacterial Co-adhesion and Non-contact Brushing

H.C. van der Mei1,*, M. Rustema-Abbing1, G.M. Bruinsma1, B. Gottenbos2 and H.J. Busscher1

1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen, and University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands; and
2 Philips Research, Care & Health Applications, Professor Holstlaan 4, 5656 AA Eindhoven, The Netherlands;

Correspondence: * corresponding author, h.c.van.der.mei{at}med.umcg.nl

Non-contact plaque removal offers advantages in interproximal spaces, fissures, and pockets. It requires the generation of strong fluid flows and the inclusion of air bubbles to become effective. A pair of co-adhering streptococci and actinomyces has been used previously to demonstrate non-contact removal by sonic brushing. Here we determined the influence of the sequence of co-adhesion of streptococci and actinomyces on non-contact removal from a salivary pellicle by rotary and sonic brushing. After bacterial adhesion, pellicles were brushed in a wet and immersed state, with a distance up to 4 mm to the bristle tips. Bacteria adhering to pellicles from the sequence streptococci followed by actinomyces appeared more difficult to remove and left more large co-aggregates than from the sequence actinomyces followed by streptococci. At contact, rotary and sonic brushing performed equally well in bacterial removal, while at 4 mm, both had lost some efficacy.

Key Words: bacterial adhesion • sonic brushing • rotary brushing • actinomyces • and streptococci

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 86, No. 5, 421-425 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910708600506
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