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RMJ. 2023; 48(4): 952-956


A study on toothbrush storage, contamination, and disinfection awareness among Pakistani dental students

Yousuf Moosa, Syed Azhar Matloob, Amir Akbar Shaikh, Ambreen Mahboob, Ambreena Siddique, Raja Muhammad Daniyal.


Abstract
Objective: To determine the awareness about toothbrush storage, the way of contamination, and disinfection between pre-clinical, clinical, and postgraduate groups of dental academies of Karachi, Pakistan.
Methodology: This descriptive study included 404 preclinical, clinical, and postgraduates of Sindh Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Karachi. A structured questionnaire was employed. SPSS version 20 was used to analyze data.
Results: Average age of the study participants were 24±2 years. The risk of contamination was acknowledged by 382 (94%) participants. A significant majority (86%, n=350) emphasized the crucial importance of toothbrush decontamination for everyone, but only 78 (19%) claimed to disinfect their toothbrushes using an antibiotic agent. There was statistically significant associations among all the groups concerning the frequency of tooth brushing and habits of changing toothbrushes and their disinfection (p<0.05).
Conclusion: There was inconsistent awareness about toothbrush storage, disinfection, and contamination between preclinical, clinical, and postgraduates, because of variance in their academic level and practice in clinical work.

Key words: Dental students, disinfection, tooth brushing, decontamination.


 
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Moosa Y, Matloob SA, Shaikh AA, Mahboob A, Siddique A, Daniyal RM. A study on toothbrush storage, contamination, and disinfection awareness among Pakistani dental students. RMJ. 2023; 48(4): 952-956.

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Moosa Y, Matloob SA, Shaikh AA, Mahboob A, Siddique A, Daniyal RM. A study on toothbrush storage, contamination, and disinfection awareness among Pakistani dental students. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=124546 [Access: September 12, 2024].

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Moosa Y, Matloob SA, Shaikh AA, Mahboob A, Siddique A, Daniyal RM. A study on toothbrush storage, contamination, and disinfection awareness among Pakistani dental students. RMJ. 2023; 48(4): 952-956.


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Moosa Y, Matloob SA, Shaikh AA, Mahboob A, Siddique A, Daniyal RM. A study on toothbrush storage, contamination, and disinfection awareness among Pakistani dental students. RMJ. (2023), [cited September 12, 2024]; 48(4): 952-956.


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Moosa, Y., Matloob, . S. A., Shaikh, . A. A., Mahboob, . A., Siddique, . A. & Daniyal, . R. M. (2023) A study on toothbrush storage, contamination, and disinfection awareness among Pakistani dental students. RMJ, 48 (4), 952-956.


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Moosa, Yousuf, Syed Azhar Matloob, Amir Akbar Shaikh, Ambreen Mahboob, Ambreena Siddique, and Raja Muhammad Daniyal. 2023. A study on toothbrush storage, contamination, and disinfection awareness among Pakistani dental students. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (4), 952-956.


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Moosa, Yousuf, Syed Azhar Matloob, Amir Akbar Shaikh, Ambreen Mahboob, Ambreena Siddique, and Raja Muhammad Daniyal. "A study on toothbrush storage, contamination, and disinfection awareness among Pakistani dental students." Rawal Medical Journal 48 (2023), 952-956.


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Moosa, Yousuf, Syed Azhar Matloob, Amir Akbar Shaikh, Ambreen Mahboob, Ambreena Siddique, and Raja Muhammad Daniyal. "A study on toothbrush storage, contamination, and disinfection awareness among Pakistani dental students." Rawal Medical Journal 48.4 (2023), 952-956. Print.


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Moosa, Y., Matloob, . S. A., Shaikh, . A. A., Mahboob, . A., Siddique, . A. & Daniyal, . R. M. (2023) A study on toothbrush storage, contamination, and disinfection awareness among Pakistani dental students. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (4), 952-956.


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