The association between interdental cleaning and periodontitis in an urban Thai adult cohort: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Panthira Aroonratana (Author), Attawood Lertpimonchai (Author), Lakshman Samaranayake (Author), Prin Vathesatogkit (Author), Lalitsara Thienpramuk (Author), Kanoknadda Tavedhikul (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Plaque biofilm is a major etiologic factor of periodontitis, and its effective removal prevents or ameliorates the disease. However, toothbrushing alone does not sufficiently clean the interdental area, and additional interdental cleaning is required to completely remove the plaq...