Systematic Review of Interdental Brush Effectiveness for Orthodontic Patients

A systematic review document summarizing evidence from six randomized controlled trials involving 442 orthodontic patients. The review, authored by Xinyue Ji and published on figshare in May 2026, evaluated the effectiveness of interdental brushes for improving plaque control and gingival health. The search covered five databases up to August 2025, and findings were synthesized narratively.

Use Cases

• Informing clinical practice guidelines based on the narrative synthesis of six heterogeneous trials.
• Identifying research gaps for future high-quality trials based on the reported limitations of short follow-up and varied outcome measures.
• Comparing the effectiveness of interdental brushes against other aids like floss or monotufted brushes based on the reviewed study outcomes.

Strengths

• The review is based on a systematic search of five major databases up to August 2025.
• Includes a total of 442 patient records from six randomized controlled trials.
• Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane tool, and evidence certainty was evaluated with the GRADE framework.

Limitations

• The document is 17.4 KB, indicating a very limited scope and likely a summary rather than raw trial data.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The review notes substantial heterogeneity in outcome measures and short follow-up periods across the included trials.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review of literature from PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Scopus.

Time Range

Literature search up to 30 August 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 05:30:42; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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