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July 27, 2026Open Access

The Effectiveness of Electric and Manual Toothbrush Use on the Loe and Silness Plaque Index Among Students with Intellectual Disabilities at SLBN Branjangan Jember, East Java, Indonesia

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SSukantoUniversitas JemberMQMa'rifatu QolbiUniversitas JemberYRYani Corvianindya RahayuUniversitas Jember

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Overview

Randomized trial evaluates impact of toothbrush types on plaque scores in children with intellectual disabilities, suggesting both methods are beneficial.

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess how effective manual versus electric toothbrushes are at lowering plaque index scores among children with intellectual disabilities.
  • Pre-experimental design with a one-group pretest-posttest approach
  • Participants are students with intellectual disabilities at SLBN Branjangan Jember
  • Effectiveness measured by the Loe and Silness plaque index score.
  • Manual toothbrush reduced plaque index score by 1.01 (48.09%) with p<0.05
  • Electric toothbrush reduced plaque index score by 1.10 (48.45%) with p<0.05
  • No significant difference in effectiveness between manual (p=0.512) and electric toothbrush use.

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Sukanto et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6700a340bca442e0d4a788https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21548928
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