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

Table 3

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

		Super floss			Water flosser			Mean difference	-value
		Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	-value	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	-value
All teeth	Left	0.44 ± 0.26	0.11 ± 0.13	0.001	0.66 ± 0.32	0.17 ± 0.22	<0.001	0.062 (−0.10 to 0.22)	0.482
	Right	0.66 ± 0.32	0.17 ± 0.22	<0.001	0.47 ± 0.25	0.11 ± 0.13	0.001	−0.061 (−0.22 to 0.10)	0.783
Canine	Left	0.46 ± 0.41	0.11 ± 0.29	0.015	0.69 ± 0.36	0.20 ± 0.31	0.002	0.09 (−0.07 to 0.25)	0.258
	Right	0.64 ± 0.45	0.19 ± 0.25	0.002	0.47 ± 0.44	0.07 ± 0.26	0.010	−0.10 (−0.31 to 0.11)	0.317
Molar	Left	0.47 ± 0.44	0.23 ± 0.37	0.038	0.74 ± 0.42	0.08 ± 0.17	<0.001	−0.13 (−0.37 to 0.11)	0.196
	Right	0.58 ± 0.51	0.09 ± 0.25	0.003	0.45 ± 0.48	0.07 ± 0.18	0.010	0.017 (−0.12 to 0.15)	0.705
Premolar	Left	0.53 ± 0.44	0.20 ± 0.32	0.004	0.82 ± 0.34	0.14 ± 0.22	<0.001	−0.017 (−0.28 to 0.24)	0.989
	Right	0.64 ± 0.47	0.17 ± 0.29	0.002	0.40 ± 0.43	0.03 ± 0.13	0.015	−0.15 (−0.34 to 0.04)	0.131