comprasion the effect of two types of dental floss on interdental plaque

Clinical comparison of two types of dental floss on interdental plaque removal and gingival health

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220726055559N3

Enrollment

Registered

2023-11-09

Start date

2023-11-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-11-13

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Conditions

interdental plaque. Chronic gingivitis, plaque induced

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: AThey receive expanding floss.They use floss twice a day for 42 days . Intervention 2: Intervention group: B AThey receive simple waxed floss.They use floss twic

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with generalized gingivitis Plaque index< 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of orthodontic treatment patients with systemic chronic diseases patients with oral mucosal diseases periodontal surgery in last 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Interdental plaque and gingival health. Timepoint: Measure the indexes at the beginning of the study, 21 and 42 days later. Method of measurement: PI (Silness_Loe plaque index) with 0-3 score . IPI (interdental pressure index) with posetive and negetive . GI(Silness_loe gingival index) with 0-4 score . PBI (papillary bleeding index) with 0-4 score.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactzahra zabihi rizi

Sanandaj University of Medical Sciences

za.mahra.1921@gmail.com+98 87 3377 1661

Outcome results

None listed

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