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Duration of tooth brushing with a manual and an electric toothbrush in children and adults with fixed appliances

Duration of tooth brushing with a manual and an electric toothbrush in children and adults with fixed appliances

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00012463
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-05-24
Start date
2017-06-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

K02.0 K02.1 K05.0 K05.1 K05.2 K05.3 K05.4 K03.6

Interventions

Group 1: Adults with manual toothbrush 24 hours before the appointment no dental products. At the appointment, plaque disclosure with plaque disclosing tablets, plaque index, tooth brushing, document

Sponsors

Oral-B® Procter & Gamble Service GmbH,
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children 10-13 and adults more than 18 years of age 2. Fixed appliances (buccal technique / both jaws) 3. At least 22 teeth with brackets 4. After leveling and aligning 5. Stainless steel ligatures on conventional brackets or self-ligating brackets

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No mental or movement disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time (duration) of effective tooth brushing will be measured in the form of mm:ss (mm: minutes, ss: seconds) at the first and second visit after enrolment by means of an electronic digital stopwatch. For the statistical analyses, these data will be converted to seconds (continuous outcome).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Presence or absence of visible plaque (Costa et al., 2007) will be documented according to the modified (Williams et al., 1991) Silness-Löe Index (Silness and Loe, 1964; Al-Anezi and Harradine, 2012) and the O’Leary Index (O’Leary et al., 1972; Al-Anezi and Harradine, 2012) before and after tooth brushing at the first and second visit after enrolment. In case of visible plaque, the corresponding tooth surface will be coded as 1, whereas tooth surfaces will be coded as 0, if there is no visible plaque. Then the mean will be calculated by dividing with the total tooth surfaces measured. The percentage change of the plaque index (continuous outcome) before and after tooth brushing will finally be calculated and these values will be statistically analysed. Nominal baseline parameters will be assessed by means of a standardized questionnaire. Al-Anezi SA, Harradine NW. Quantifying plaque during orthodontic treatment: A systematic review. Angle Orthod. 2012;82:748-53. Costa MR, Silva VC, Miqui MN, Sakima T, Spolidorio DM, Cirelli JA. Efficacy of ultrasonic, electric and manual toothbrushes in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances. Angle Orthod. 2007;77:361-6. O’Leary TJ, Drake RB, Naylor JE. The plaque control record. J Periodontol. 1972;43:38. Silness J, Loe H. Periodontal disease in pregnancy II. Correlation between oral hygiene and periodontal condtion. Acta Odontol Scand. 1964;22:121-35. Williams P, Clerehugh V, Worthington HV, Shaw WC. Comparison of two plaque indices for use in fixed orthodontic appliance patients. J Dent Res. 1991;70:703.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactVasiliki Koretsi

Abteilung für Kieferorthopädie, Universitätklinikum Regensburg

vasiliki.koretsi@ukr.de00499419446053

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026