Authors :
DR. KETY PILCHER; DR. DRASHTI VAISHNAV; DR. PINKAL ASODIYA; DR. BHOOMI AMODRA; DR. BHOOMI AGRAWAL; DR. DEEPA BHAGWAT; DR. DHARA BAGADIYA; DR. DHRUMAN ACHARYA
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 6 - June
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6736848
Abstract :
There are many novel toothbrushes which
are available in the market today. The most sustainable
option among all is the Bamboo toothbrush. Till date
there have not been many studies conducted, in our area
which demonstrated the efficacy of bamboo tooth
brushes in maintaining oral hygiene.
Objectives: To assess the user satisfaction of bamboo
toothbrushes among students of a dental college in North
Gujarat.
Materials and Methods: A triple blind randomized
controlled study was conducted among the 40 dental
students for a period of 3 months. They were divided
into 2 groups, were given oral hygiene instructions and
brushing technique demonstration at the beginning of
the study. At the end of the 2 months, the participants
were made to fill a Google form questionnaire to assess
the user satisfaction of using the toothbrush given to
them.
Results: 40 students had participated in the present
study (20 males and 20 females). They were randomly
allotted to 2 groups such that each group had 10 males
and 10 females. The mean age of the study participants
was 21.45 ± 2.11 years. From the above results it can be
seen that among the males majority from both the
groups and among the females 60% from both the
groups agreed that the toothbrushes allotted to them
were sustainable.
Conclusion: It was concluded that the bamboo
toothbrushes were a sustainable option as compared to
the plastic toothbrushes.
Keywords :
Bamboo toothbrush, environment, satisfaction, sustainability
There are many novel toothbrushes which
are available in the market today. The most sustainable
option among all is the Bamboo toothbrush. Till date
there have not been many studies conducted, in our area
which demonstrated the efficacy of bamboo tooth
brushes in maintaining oral hygiene.
Objectives: To assess the user satisfaction of bamboo
toothbrushes among students of a dental college in North
Gujarat.
Materials and Methods: A triple blind randomized
controlled study was conducted among the 40 dental
students for a period of 3 months. They were divided
into 2 groups, were given oral hygiene instructions and
brushing technique demonstration at the beginning of
the study. At the end of the 2 months, the participants
were made to fill a Google form questionnaire to assess
the user satisfaction of using the toothbrush given to
them.
Results: 40 students had participated in the present
study (20 males and 20 females). They were randomly
allotted to 2 groups such that each group had 10 males
and 10 females. The mean age of the study participants
was 21.45 ± 2.11 years. From the above results it can be
seen that among the males majority from both the
groups and among the females 60% from both the
groups agreed that the toothbrushes allotted to them
were sustainable.
Conclusion: It was concluded that the bamboo
toothbrushes were a sustainable option as compared to
the plastic toothbrushes.
Keywords :
Bamboo toothbrush, environment, satisfaction, sustainability