plaque-induced gingivitis, dental caries
Conditions
Interventions
Test group with primary dentition but without orthodontic appliances:Children aged 3 to 5 years without orthodontic appliances brush their teeth using a sonic toothbrush and toothpaste for 3 to 5 minu
Control group with primary dentition but without orthodontic appliances:Children aged 3 to 5 years without orthodontic appliances brush their teeth using a conventional manual toothbrush and toothpast
Test group with mixed dentition but without orthodontic appliances:Children aged 6 to 12 years without orthodontic appliances brush their teeth using a sonic toothbrush and toothpaste for 3 to 5 minut
Control group with mixed dentition but without orthodontic appliances:Children aged 6 to 12 years without orthodontic appliances brush their teeth using a conventional manual toothbrush and toothpaste
Test group wearing removable orthodontic appliances:Children wearing removable orthodontic appliances brush their teeth using a sonic toothbrush and toothpaste for 3 to 5 minutes
Control group wearing removable orthodontic appliances:Children wearing removable orthodontic appliances brush their teeth using a conventional manual toothbrush and toothpaste for 3 to 5 minutes
Test group wearing fixed orthodontic appliances:Children wearing fixed orthodontic appliances brush their teeth using a sonic toothbrush and toothpaste for 3 to 5 minutes
Control group wearing fixed orthodontic appliances:Children wearing fixed orthodontic appliances brush their teeth using a conventional manual toothbrush and toothpaste for 3 to 5 minutes
Sponsors
Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for children: ? children aged 3–12 years who visit the Zhujiang New Town Clinic, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University; ? with no serious systemic or psychiatric diseases, no long-term history of medications, no antibiotics taken within two weeks, no supragingival cleaning performed within one month, no congenital deformity of oral and maxillofacial development, no trauma or acute oral diseases; ? with informed consent signed by parents; ? children aged 3–5 can brush their teeth with the help of their parents, and children aged 6–12 can brush their teeth independently. Inclusion criteria for parents: ? those who can express their own opinions; ? informed consent has been signed. Inclusion criteria for dentists: all pediatric dentists and orthodontists in the Zhujiang New Town Clinic.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for children: ?with serious systemic and psychiatric diseases, long-term drug use, oral and maxillofacial malformation, antibiotics taken within two weeks, supragingival cleaning within one month, trauma or acute oral diseases; ? unable to brush teeth autonomously; ? unable to express one's own opinions in qualitative research (quantitative research is not limited by this); ? without parental informed consent. Exclusion criteria for parents: ? unable to express one's own opinions; ? without informed consent. Exclusion criteria for dentists: without informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Turesky Modified Quigley-Hein Plaque Index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parent satisfaction; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactFang Huang
Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University
Outcome results
None listed