Konidala Usha, Nuvvula Sivakumar, Mohapatra Abinash, Nirmala S V S G
Department of Pedodontics, Government Dental College, Vijayawada, India.
Contemp Clin Dent. 2011 Oct;2(4):302-7. doi: 10.4103/0976-237X.91793.
To evaluate the effectiveness of different disinfectant agents in decontaminating the toothbrushes, and to educate the children, parents and the community on the decontamination of toothbrushes.
Fifty healthy male children in the age range of 8-11 years were enrolled. They were divided into five groups of 10 each and provided with toothbrushes and disinfectants. Instructions were given to the children and the toothbrushes were collected after brushing and cultured for the growth of microorganisms. The efficacy of Hexidine(®), 3.0% hydrogen peroxide and Listerine(®) and Dettol(®) were evaluated. Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis.
Hexidine, 3.0% hydrogen peroxide and Listerine showed 100% efficacy, whereas Dettol showed 40% effectiveness in decontaminating the toothbrushes. Water as a control showed the least effectiveness in cleaning the toothbrushes.
The study concluded that 3.0% hydrogen peroxide is the most economical and effective disinfectant when compared with the other disinfectants.
评估不同消毒剂对牙刷进行消毒的效果，并就牙刷消毒问题对儿童、家长和社区进行教育。
招募了50名年龄在8至11岁之间的健康男性儿童。他们被分成五组，每组10人，并配备了牙刷和消毒剂。向儿童给出了使用说明，刷牙后收集牙刷并培养以检测微生物生长情况。评估了洗必泰（®）、3.0%过氧化氢、李斯德林（®）和滴露（®）的效果。采用卡方检验进行统计分析。
洗必泰、3.0%过氧化氢和李斯德林在牙刷消毒方面显示出100%的效果，而滴露在牙刷消毒方面显示出40%的效果。作为对照的水在清洁牙刷方面效果最差。
该研究得出结论，与其他消毒剂相比，3.0%过氧化氢是最经济有效的消毒剂。
