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Table 2 Summary of standard cleaned area, cleaning efficacy, and standard error for interdental brushes of six sizes over the cycles from 0 to 9 at 1.2 mm embrasure (n = 5)

From: Efficacy of an interdental brush in cleaning artificial plaque on a 3D-printed model base

Brush stem diameter (mm)

0.6

0.7

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.5

Cleaning no

Standard cleaned area (px)

Cleaning efficacy (%)

Standard error (%)

Standard cleaned area (px)

Cleaning efficacy (%)

Standard error (%)

Standard cleaned area (px)

Cleaning efficacy (%)

Standard error (%)

Standard cleaned area (px)

Cleaning efficacy (%)

Standard error (%)

Standard cleaned area (px)

Cleaning efficacy (%)

Standard error (%)

Standard cleaned area (px)

Cleaning efficacy (%)

Standard error (%)

1

7808

19.26

0.91

9544

23.54

0.31

11,161

27.53

0.82

12,021

29.65

1.96

14,248

35.14

1.30

18,767

46.29

2.31

2

13,439

33.15

1.56

14,064

34.69

0.85

16,392

40.43

2.08

16,497

40.69

1.46

18,337

45.23

1.71

21,891

53.99

2.53

3

18,051

44.52

0.97

18,506

45.64

0.37

20,259

49.97

1.80

20,579

50.76

2.46

22,385

55.21

1.12

26,516

65.40

2.74

4

19,319

47.65

0.91

21,999

54.26

0.43

23,145

57.09

2.00

24,315

59.97

2.34

25,682

63.34

1.25

28,257

69.69

2.50

5

20,172

49.75

0.61

23,227

57.29

0.60

24,917

61.46

1.14

25,531

62.97

1.27

26,665

65.77

1.13

28,678

70.73

2.40

6

20,592

50.79

0.72

23,621

58.26

0.40

25,531

62.97

0.78

26,726

65.92

0.89

27,539

67.92

1.02

29,577

72.95

1.66

7

20,881

51.50

0.66

23,816

58.74

0.40

26,006

64.14

0.45

27,119

66.89

0.59

27,995

69.05

1.07

29,925

73.81

1.53

8

21,164

52.20

0.30

24,034

59.28

0.62

26,093

64.36

0.44

27,565

67.99

0.80

28,344

69.91

0.78

30,299

74.73

1.56

9

21,280

52.48

0.26

24,245

59.80

0.63

26,240

64.72

0.49

27,738

68.41

0.67

28,633

70.62

0.41

30,569

75.39

1.45