Table 4.
Number of toothbrushing strokes by four participants at five time points in 12 sections of teeth
| Sections and surface | Baseline | 24 h | 48 h | 7 days | 14 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right maxillary posterior - buccal | |||||
| Mean±SD | 10.5±7.9 | 12.0±11.2 | 9.0±6.4 | 14.8±13.9 | 9.8±9.9 |
| Median | 9.5 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 13.5 | 6.0 |
| Minimum, maximum | 3, 20 | 2, 26 | 4, 18 | 2, 30 | 3, 24 |
| Right maxillary posterior - lingual | |||||
| Mean±SD | 0.5±1 | 2.3±3.9 | 3.0±4.7 | 1.8±2.9 | 2.8±3.1 |
| Median | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Minimum, maximum | 0, 2 | 0, 8 | 0, 10 | 0, 6 | 0, 7 |
| Maxillary anterior - labial | |||||
| Mean±SD | 9.5±9.0 | 9.0±6.2 | 8.8±5.5 | 7.8±5.6 | 6.0±4.1 |
| Median | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 4.5 |
| Minimum, maximum | 2, 22 | 4, 18 | 4, 16 | 2, 13 | 3, 12 |
| Maxillary anterior - palatal | |||||
| Mean±SD | 1.8±1.3 | 1.5±1.9 | 3.0±3.5 | 2.0±1.6 | 2.3±1.5 |
| Median | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Minimum, maximum | 0, 3 | 0, 4 | 0, 8 | 0, 4 | 0, 3 |
| Right maxillary posterior - buccal | |||||
| Mean±SD | 14.0±12.4 | 9.5±7 | 7.3±7.3 | 9.3±10.4 | 10.0±8.8 |
| Median | 13.5 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 8.0 |
| Minimum, maximum | 2, 27 | 3, 16 | 2, 18 | 2, 24 | 2, 22 |
| Right maxillary posterior - palatal | |||||
| Mean±SD | 1.3±1.9 | 3.8±2.2 | 3.8±4.4 | 2.5±2.7 | 3.0±2.9 |
| Median | 0.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Minimum, maximum | 0, 4 | 1, 6 | 0, 10 | 0, 6 | 0, 6 |
| Left mandibular posterior - buccal | |||||
| Mean±SD | 8.5±6.0 | 8.3±4.7 | 8.5±7.9 | 7.5±7.9 | 7.3±5.4 |
| Median | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| Minimum, maximum | 3, 17 | 4, 15 | 3, 20 | 1, 19 | 3, 15 |
| Left mandibular posterior - lingual | |||||
| Mean±SD | 7.8±8.1 | 7.5±4.2 | 6.3±5.1 | 6.5±4.1 | 4.3±3.0 |
| Median | 5.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| Minimum, maximum | 1, 19 | 3, 12 | 2, 12 | 3, 11 | 1, 8 |
| Mandibular anterior - buccal | |||||
| Mean±SD | 7.5±4.4 | 7.0±5.0 | 8.0±6.6 | 7.8±6.9 | 8.0±6.7 |
| Median | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Minimum, maximum | 4, 13 | 2, 13 | 3, 17 | 3, 18 | 4, 18 |
| Mandibular anterior - lingual | |||||
| Mean±SD | 4.3±3.4 | 5.3±4.1 | 4.0±3.4 | 2.3±1.7 | 2.8±2.1 |
| Median | 3.5 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Minimum, maximum | 1, 9 | 0, 9 | 2, 9 | 0, 4 | 0, 5 |
| Right mandibular posterior - buccal | |||||
| Mean±SD | 10.5±8.3 | 9.0±7.0 | 9.3±6.9 | 12.0±10.5 | 8.5±10.3 |
| Median | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 3.5 |
| Minimum, maximum | 3, 21 | 2, 16 | 2, 18 | 3, 23 | 3, 24 |
| Right mandibular posterior - lingual | |||||
| Mean±SD | 3.8±1 | 6.0±1.6 | 5.3±2.9 | 5.3±3.2 | 5.0±2.5 |
| Median | 3.5 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| Minimum, maximum | 3, 5 | 4, 8 | 3, 9 | 2, 8 | 3, 8 |
SD=Standard deviation