Effect of toothbrushing mode and brushing load on the wear of anterior tooth-shaped restorative composites.

Researchers compared manual and electric toothbrushing protocols on composite resin wear, finding that electric brushing caused greater surface roughness and volumetric loss, with higher brushing load increasing both outcomes.

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