Wang Yue, Gao Hongyu, Chang Lili, Xu Jingchen, Zhou Xueer, Zhang Chaoliang, Peng Qiang
State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Bioengineering (Basel). 2023 Sep 8;10(9):1061. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering10091061.
Plaque biofilms play critical roles in the development of dental caries. Mechanical plaque control methods are considered to be most effective for plaque removal, such as brushing teeth or using flosser. Recently, water flosser has been paid much attention. Here, we tested the ability of a water flosser to remove the adhered sucrose and the dental plaque biofilms formed by , , and . We found that the residual sucrose concentration was 3.54 mg/mL in the control group, 1.75 mg/mL in the syringe group (simulating the ordinary mouthwash), and 0 mg/mL in water flosser group. In addition, the residual bacterial concentration was 3.6 × 10 CFU/mL in the control group, 1.6 × 10 CFU/mL in the syringe group, and only 5.5 × 10 CFU/mL in the water flosser group. In summary, water flosser is effective for cleaning the teeth, which may have significant potential in preventing dental caries and maintaining oral health.
牙菌斑生物膜在龋齿的发展过程中起着关键作用。机械性菌斑控制方法被认为是去除菌斑最有效的方法，如刷牙或使用牙线。最近，水牙线受到了广泛关注。在此，我们测试了水牙线去除附着的蔗糖以及由[具体菌种1]、[具体菌种2]和[具体菌种3]形成的牙菌斑生物膜的能力。我们发现，对照组中残留蔗糖浓度为3.54毫克/毫升，注射器组（模拟普通漱口水）为1.75毫克/毫升，水牙线组为0毫克/毫升。此外，对照组中残留细菌浓度为3.6×10[具体指数1]CFU/毫升，注射器组为1.6×10[具体指数2]CFU/毫升，而水牙线组仅为5.5×10[具体指数3]CFU/毫升。综上所述，水牙线在清洁牙齿方面是有效的，这在预防龋齿和保持口腔健康方面可能具有巨大潜力。
