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Comparision of Plaque Control Efficacy and Bristle Wear of Commercially available Charcoal Infused Bristle Toothbrush Versus Nylon Bristle Tooth Brush

A Comparative Evaluation of Plaque Control Efficacy and Bristle Wear of Commercially available Charcoal Infused Bristle Toothbrush Versus Nylon Bristle Tooth Brush â?? A Randomized Clinical Crossover Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/04/013503
Enrollment
25
Registered
2018-04-26
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: Charcoal Infused Bristle Toothbrush: A commercially available charcoal infused bristle tooth brush Colgate® slim soft charcoal. (Colgate/Palmolive,Gujarat,India.) Control Intervention1

Sponsors

Vineet Kini
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects willing to participate in the study by informed consent. Presence of minimum 20 natural gradable teeth according to clinical indices selected for the study excluding third molars. Good level of oral hygiene as a criterion for good level of oral hygiene, a mean plaque index (Pl) score

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects with gingival or periodontal disease. Subjects who have received any form of periodontal therapy, surgical or non surgical therapy within past 6 months. Subjects wearing orthodontic or prosthetic appliances. Subjects who give present or past history of smoking. History of known allergies to constituents found in conventional toothpastes. Subjects with a habit of mouth breathing, parafunctional habits like bruxism, clenching etc. Subjects with poor manual dexterity.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare and evaluate the efficacy of Plaque Control and Bristle Wear of Commercially available Charcoal Infused Bristle Toothbrush Versus Nylon Bristle Tooth BrushTimepoint: 6 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To Compare and evaluate gingival index after usage of Commercially availabe charcoal infused bristle toothbrush versus nylon bristle toothbrushTimepoint: 6 weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVineet Kini

MGM Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai

drvinkin@gmail.com9769804390

Outcome results

None listed

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