Prophy Brushes
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About prophy brushes
A prophy brush is a bristle brush that attaches to the prophy angle, as a rubber cup does, and is used with abrasive paste for coronal polishing. Professional prophylaxis has long used a rubber cup, a bristle brush and abrasive paste for coronal polishing. A study of brush size notes a regular-size brush may not be efficient in deeper cavities because of its larger diameter, and that abrasive brushes of a compatible size can contribute to the effectiveness of prophylaxis.
Bristles instead of a rubber wall; in one laboratory study the brush-only group showed a significant increase in the surface roughness of immature enamel. A split-mouth clinical study found air polishing and rubber-cup plus bristle-brush polishing had equivalent efficacy in removing supragingival plaque and reducing gingival inflammation.
Sources: Efficiency of three different polishing methods on enamel and cementum: a scanning electron microscope study, 2018 (J Indian Soc Periodontol, PMC5855262) · A comparative evaluation of plaque-removing efficacy of air polishing and rubber-cup, bristle brush with paste polishing, 2015 (PMC4697229) · Influence of different size of prophylaxis brush on marginal microleakage and hybrid layer morphology, 2025 (PMC12357503) · Impact of prophylaxis pastes and application techniques on immature enamel surface roughness, 2025 (Saudi Dent J, PMC12394095)