Difference in plaque removal from buccal & lingual surfaces of teeth by manual brushing

Aim: present study was planned to evaluate the comparison between amounts of plaque on buccal and lingual surfaces of the teeth and the %age removal / reduction by brushing. methods: 50 healthy volunteers both male and female (20-23 years old) were inducted for this study. they were assessed for (24 hours old) plaque scores before the starts of experiment. they were then asked to brush their teeth with brushes of there own choice,for their own usual time & using their own style of brushing. plaque scores were assessed using gilmore-glickman modification of hein plaque index. only 31 participants completed three cycles of the experiment. results: results show that more plaque accumulated on the buccal surfaces as compared to the lingual surfaces (53.21 & 51.22 respectively). the reduction in plaque after brushing was 65.11% on buccal surfaces while it was only 41.31% from the lingual surfaces. lower lingual surfaces collected maximum plaque in this study. conclusion: there is a grave need to teach,the people,the correct method of brushing for complete removal of plaque and the maximum reduction of dental and periodontal diseases.