New Instrument for Oral Hygiene of Children with Cleft Lip and Palate

The anatomical and morphological alterations increase the accumulation of bacterial plaque and, further, increase the difficulty of its removal. [...]the high prevalence of dental caries in these children is well documented [6,7,8,9,10]. The semi-circular movement of rotation in relation to its own...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2018-04, Vol.8 (4), p.576
Main Authors: Rodrigues, Rita, Fernandes, Maria, Bessa Monteiro, António, Furfuro, Rowney, Carvalho Silva, Cátia, Soares, César, Vardasca, Ricardo, Mendes, Joaquim, Manso, Maria
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Language:English
Subjects:
Children
cleft lip and palate
Cleft lip/palate
Decoupling
Dental caries
Dentistry
Design
finite element analysis
Green chemistry
Health
Health sciences
Morphology
Oral hygiene
Organic chemistry
Pessoa, Fernando Antonio Nogueira (1888-1935)
Simulation
Systematic review
toothbrush
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Summary:The anatomical and morphological alterations increase the accumulation of bacterial plaque and, further, increase the difficulty of its removal. [...]the high prevalence of dental caries in these children is well documented [6,7,8,9,10]. The semi-circular movement of rotation in relation to its own axis was found to be the one that shows the best results. [...]the design of the Cleft Toothbrush became that of a flame shape, as to better fit the space. [...]by decoupling both, it allows the optimal use of each of the parts in a different way, maintaining the effectiveness of both, for the time that each one is effective. 1Faculty of Dentistry, University of Porto, R. Dr. Manuel Pereira da Silva, 93, 4200-393 Porto, Portugal 2Faculty of Health Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa, Praça 9 de Abril, 349, 4249-004 Porto, Portugal 3Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV/REQUIMTE), University of Porto, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal 4Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, s/n, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal 5Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, R. Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal 6Faculty of Health Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa, Fernando Pessoa Energy, Environment and Health Research Unit (FP-ENAS), Praça de 9 de Abril, 349, 4249-004 Porto, Portugal *Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app8040576