Toothbrushes play an essential role in personal oral hygiene by effective plaque removal.
However, they get heavily contaminated by bacteria, viruses, yeasts, and fungi which may …

Oral hygiene is an integral part of personal hygiene practices and should not be neglected.
Similar to hand hygiene, oral hygiene is essential in reducing infection from the oral cavity …

Background: Charcoal toothbrushes have been marketed widely claiming lesser bacterial
contamination owing to the presence of activated charcoal. Aim and Objective: The aim of …

Objectives: Virgin coconut oil (VCO) pulling has antimicrobial activity and has been
promoted as beneficial to oral health; however, limited information exists on its clinical …

Background: New antimicrobial procedures are of significant importance to emerging
species of bacteria and viruses. The objective of this systematic review study was to identify …

Background: Toothbrush often gets contaminated with use and also during storage.
Although many toothbrush disinfection methods are mentioned in the past literature. To date …

Objective Toothbrushes are colonized by microorganisms, implying a risk of infection. That
risk can be reduced by decreasing the microbial contamination of the filaments. Therefore …

Background A toothbrush is one of the most important aids used for cleaning teeth by most
people in the world. So, knowledge regarding toothbrush disinfection is of utmost …

Objectives The present study aims to evaluate patients' knowledge about toothbrush
disinfection (TBD), plaque control, knowledge, and awareness of periodontal diseases (P …

The purpose of this study was to propose a method for the effective management of
toothbrush contamination. Toothbrush microbial contamination was analyzed according to …