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Can plaque indices reflect the true amount of plaque?

Can plaque indices reflect the true amount of plaque?

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00033908
Enrollment
30
Registered
2024-08-14
Start date
2022-05-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Quantification of plaque amounts

Interventions

Group 1: In this study, the dental plaque of 30 subjects was analysed at three different times. The plaque is recorded with an intraoral scanner in a habitual manner, after 72 hours without oral hygie

Sponsors

ZZMK - Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung und Präventive Zahnheilkunde, Gießen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Informed consent, complete dentition (except wisdom teeth), without extensive restorations on vestibular and oral smooth surfaces.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Intolerance to the materials used (Mira-2-Ton® solution: sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, C. 45410, C. 42090; OptraGate lip retractor: styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), cavitated caries, fillings with defects on the surface to be examined, which favour plaque retention, tooth malformations, gaps between teeth and gingival recessions of more than 1/3 of the root length, fixed orthodontic appliances (retainers are allowed), physical or mental limitations of any kind that affect the performance of oral hygiene measures.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
As soon as all three scans (3 different points in time) have been taken from 30 test subjects. The clinical part is then complete.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
After the planimetric and index-based evaluation to create the evaluation data.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactCarolina Ganß

ZZMK - Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung und Präventive Zahnheilkunde, Gießen

carolina.ganss@dentist.med.uni-giessen.de0049 (0) 641/99-46171

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026