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

Table 2

Comparison between super floss and water floss pre- and post-cleaning for mesial and distal sides of selected teeth.

Segment	Tooth	Super floss			Water flosser			Super floss	Water flosser
		Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Mesial	Canine; mean ± SD 95% CI	0.61 ± 0.49; 0.45–0.79	0.12 ± 0.33; 0.004–0.23	<0.001	0.62 ± 0.49; 0.45–0.79	0.12 ± 0.33; 0.004 ± 0.23	<0.001	0.00 (−0.17 to 0.17)	1.00
	Molar; mean ± SD 95% CI	0.53 ± 0.51; 0.36–0.70	0.09 ± 0.29; 0.01–0.18	<0.001	0.61 ± 0.49; 0.45–0.79	0.09 ± 0.29; 0.01–0.18	<0.001	0.00 (−0.15 to 0.15)	0.513
	Premolar; mean ± SD95% CI	0.65 ± 0.49; 0.47–0.82	0.13 ± 0.35; 0.004–0.26	<0.001	0.73 ± 0.45; 0.57–0.89	0.14 ± 0.35; 0.004–0.27	<0.001	0.00 (−0.17 to 0.17)	0.491
Distal	Canine; mean ± SD 95% CI	0.50 ± 0.51; 0.32–0.68	0.15 ± 0.36; 0.02–0.27	0.001	0.56 ± 0.50; 0.38–0.73	0.12 ± 0.33; 0.004 ± 0.23	<0.001	−0.03 (−0.19 to 0.13)	0.513
	Molar; mean ± SD 95% CI	0.53 ± 0.51; 0.35–0.71	0.24 ± 0.43; 0.09–0.39	0.004	0.62 ± 0.49; 0.45–0.79	0.03 ± 0.17; 0.00–0.09	<0.001	−0.21 (−0.37 to −0.04)	0.033
	Premolar; mean ± SD 95% CI	0.53 ± 0.51; 0.35–0.71	0.24 ± 0.43; 0.09–0.39	0.002	0.56 ± 0.51; 0.38–0.73	0.09 ± 0.29; 0.01–0.19	<0.001	−0.15 (−0.34 to 0.05)	0.134