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Plaque removing efficacy of silicone finger toothbrush and finger method of teeth cleaning

Plaque removing efficacy of silicone finger tooth brush compared with manual toothbrush and finger method of teeth cleaning.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046701
Enrollment
90
Registered
2022-10-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: silicone finger toothbrush: silicone finger toothbrush will be provided for people cleaning their teeth with finger for 15 days and advised to use twice a day, to assess the efficacy of

Sponsors

Bharati Vidyapeeth dental college pune
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: People who have no history of systemic illness. People who clean their teeth with finger and have undergone scaling and polishing. People using manual toothbrush (group c- control) and have undergone scaling and polishing.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Edentulous patients. patients having desquamative gingivitis. patients with periodontitis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
OHI-S and Plaque indexTimepoint: 1 day—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
OHI-S and Plaque indexTimepoint: 15 day—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMrudula Santosh Chaukaskar

Bharati vidyapeeth dental college pune

praveena.kulkarni@bharatividyapeeth.edu9822524209

Outcome results

None listed

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