TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Accidental oral injuries by electric toothbrush: a report of three cases
JO  - Case reports in dentistry
A1  - Yamada, Miki
A1  - Hino, Shunsuke
A1  - Nakamura, Satoshi
A1  - Iijima, Yosuke
A1  - Kaneko, Takahiro
A1  - Horie, Norio
SP  - e8819850
EP  - e8819850
VL  - 2020
IS  - 
N2  - In recent years, electric toothbrushes have become widespread. However, injuries caused by electric toothbrushes have rarely been reported. We describe three cases  of oral penetrating injuries caused by electric toothbrushes. Case 1 occurred in a  disabled boy while brushing due to unexpected movement. In Case 2, a mother using an  electric toothbrush had fallen when bumped by her child. Case 3 involved a man using  the toothbrush while taking a bath, who slipped in the bathtub. Cases 1 and 3 were  using sonic toothbrushes, and Case 2 was using an oscillating-rotating toothbrush. Electric toothbrushes can cause oral penetrating injuries and infections in the same  manner as manual toothbrushes. Prevention of oral trauma requires familiarity with  the form and function of electric toothbrushes. Some room for improvement remains in  optimizing the form of electric toothbrushes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2090-6447
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8819850
ID  - ref1
ER  -