Supragingival Plaque Removal With and Without Dentifrice

The participants were instructed to interrupt any chemical and/or mechanical oral hygiene procedure for 72 hours. Then, dental plaque was stained by a 2% erithrosin solution, followed by a mouth rinsing with water for 1 minute. Next, the set of dental quadrants (1-3 and 2-4) were randomly allocated to experimental groups by the flip of a coin. One of the sets was brushed with multi bristle brush without the use of dentifrice and the second set was brushed with multi bristle brush using dentifrice. Toothbrushing was performed by the individual's regular technique timed. Two minutes was used for each set. After toothbrushing, the dental biofilm was again stained and evaluated by the same examiner, who was blind to the quadrants brushed with or without dentifrice.