Effectiveness of Super Floss and Water Flosser in Plaque Removal for Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Comparison of plaque levels between super floss and water floss pre- and post-cleaning on selected teeth.

	Super floss			Water flosser			Super floss	Water flosser
	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Canine; mean ± SD 95% CI	0.57 ± 0.43; 0.42–0.72	0.13 ± 0.26; 0.04–0.22	<0.001	0.60 ± 0.40; 0.45–0.74	0.13 ± 0.28; 0.03 ± 0.22	<0.001	−0.007 (−0.13 to 0.12)	0.726
Molar; mean ± SD 95% CI	0.53 ± 0.48; 0.36–0.70	0.15 ± 0.31; 0.04–0.26	<0.001	0.61 ± 0.47; 0.45–0.77	0.07 ± 0.17; 0.01–0.13	<0.001	−0.08 (−0.19 to 0.03)	0.173
Premolar; mean ± SD 95% CI	0.60 ± 0.45; 0.44–0.75	0.18 ± 0.30; 0.08–0.29	<0.001	0.63 ± 0.43; 0.48–0.78	0.095 ± 0.20; 0.027–0.16	<0.001	−0.09 (−0.21 to 0.03)	0.206

A p value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.