Adjunct use of mouth rinses with a sonic toothbrush accelerates the detachment of a Streptococcus mutans biofilm: an in vitro study

• Main Authors: Tatsuya Ohsumi (Author), Shoji Takenaka (Author), Yuuki Sakaue (Author), Yuki Suzuki (Author), Ryoko Nagata (Author), Taisuke Hasegawa (Author), Hayato Ohshima (Author), Yutaka Terao (Author), Yuichiro Noiri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The aim of this in vitro study was to examine the possible enhancement of the biofilm peeling effect of a sonic toothbrush following the use of an antimicrobial mouth rinse. Methods The biofilm at a noncontact site in the interdental area was treated by sound wave convection with...