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effectiveness of musical toothbrush over manual toothbrush in school children

Effectiveness of musical toothbrush in the assessment of Oral Health Status among 6-10 year old children in chennai- An Interventional Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/07/009151
Enrollment
100
Registered
2017-07-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Musical toothbrush Group: Brush twice daily with musical toothbrush for 60 days by switching on the power switch. To brush for two minutes until music in the brush stops. To continue wi

Sponsors

Nivedha Subburaman
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants willing to give full consent to take part in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants with poor manual dexterity, differently abled children who require special assistance for brushing; 2. Participants who had visited dentist for a dental treatment past 1 month and thereafter; 3. Participants who had undergone orthodontic treatment; 4. Participants with any systemic and acute illness and under medication

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Debri Index of Oral Hygiene Index Simplified and the Gingival Bleeding IndexTimepoint: 30,60 and 90days—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of musical and manualtoothbrush - Debri Index of Oral Hygiene Index Simplified and the Gingival Bleeding IndexTimepoint: 30, 60 and 90 days—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNivedha Subburaman

RAGAS DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL

madankumar21@yahoo.co.in9566017103

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026