Table 3.
Toothbrushing behavior
| orPT (n = 48)# Mean ± SD Median (Min; Max) n/n |
vbMT (n = 52)# Mean ± SD Median (Min; Max) n/n |
effect size d | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall brushing duration (s) | 225.81 ± 82.18 | 205.25 ± 70.84 | −0.269 | 0.18* |
| Occlusal (s) | 57.01 ± 28.03 | 68.58 ± 34.07 | 0.369 | 0.07* |
| Vestibular (s) | 100.54 ± 42.40 | 91.30 ± 37.96 | −0.230 | 0.26* |
| Palatinal (s) | 58.08 (0.24; 123.40) | 35.10 (0.00; 129.60) | – | 0.01 + |
| Application of proximal hygiene devices (y/n) | 20/28 | 16/36 | – | 0.30† |
orPT habitual users of oscillating-rotating powered toothbrushes, vbMT habitual users of manual toothbrushes with vertical bristles, * t-test, † χ2-test, + U-test; #due to exclusion of outlying values in orPT: n = 47 for duration of occlusal, vestibular; #due to exclusion of outlying values: n = 51 for duration of occlusal surfaces in vbMT