Knowledge Evaluation and Assessment of Bacterial Contamination of Toothbrushes
It was concluded that S. mutans, S. aureus, and Enterobacteriaceae were found in the toothbrushes analysed. However, the poor knowledge of the participants about the degree of contamination of their toothbrushes is a challenge to overcome, as most of them were unaware of the care required for toothbrush storage.
Authors
- Sônia Luque Peralta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5857-9321)
- Juliana D. Bronzato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-7916)
- Cosmo Helder Ferreira da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7517-2662)
- Brenda Paula Figueiredo de Almeida Gomes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8449-0646)
- Antônio A. L. Moura‐Filho
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- National University of San Marcos (PE)
- Methodist University of Piracicaba (BR)
- Centro Universitário Católica de Quixadá (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Dental Hygiene
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/idh.70011
- Primary Topic
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00