Health Condition 1: K051- Chronic gingivitis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Ionic toothbrushes: Intervention for 90 days
Control Intervention1: Manual toothbrushes: Intervention for 90 days
Sponsors
Government Institute of Medical Sciences Greater Noida
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients of both the genders with at least 20 erupted teeth. 2. Age group 7-30 years. 3.Subjects with mild to moderate degree of intellectual disability
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Subjects with systemic diseases. 2.Subjects who have received any antibiotic therapy in the last 1 months or subjects taking drugs that could affect state of gingival tissues including corticosteroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. 3. Subjects with true periodontal pockets.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To find out the efficacy of ionic toothbrushes over manual toothbrushes on gingival inflammation based on Gingival Index 2.To find out the efficacy of ionic toothbrushes over manual toothbrushes on plaques scores based on Plaque Index 3.To find out the efficacy of ionic toothbrushes over manual toothbrushes on reduction of oral microbiota . Timepoint: From Baseline to end of treatment at the day 07,21,45,90 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Qualitative in depth interviews will be taken of caregivers to explore the problems and barriers encountered with routine oral hygiene measures. 2. Compliance and comments about the brushes will be determined by a pre validated questionnaire based survey. The care giver survey will consist of nine-point Likert-type items to allow for ratings of comfort level, acceptability and usefulness of tooth brush.Timepoint: From Baseline to end of treatment at the Day 90. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMukesh Kumar
Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS)
Outcome results
None listed