The Effects of Tooth Brushing on Whole Salivary Flow Rate in Older Adults

Table 1

Salivary flow rate comparisons and the Holm-adjusted values.

Comparison	Mean difference	Holm-adjusted
Manual toothbrush
Baseline, during brushing	0.63	0.0045
During control, during brushing	0.58	0.0050
Baseline, 0 to 5 minutes after brushing	0.07	0.0055
Electric toothbrush
Baseline, during brushing	0.78	0.0045
During control, during brushing	0.71	0.0050
Baseline, 0 to 5 minutes after brushing	0.08	0.0055
Baseline, during control	0.07	0.0060