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A randomised controlled trial to explore attitudes to routine scale and polish and compare manual versus ultrasonic scaling

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN99609795
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2002-01-31
Start date
2001-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

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Conditions

Routine dental scale and polish Oral Health Routine dental scale and polish

Interventions

Normal routine scaling by one of: 1. Manual 2. Ultrasonic application combined with polishing

Sponsors

Scottish Council for Postgraduate Dental and Medical Education (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Dentist recruitment: All dental vocational trainees and general dental professional trainees in Aberdeen, Dundee, and Perth were eligible. Patient recruitment: The patient, attending for routine check-up appointment, should be: 1. Adult 2. Dentate 3. Generally fit and well 4. Not fitted with a pacemaker 5. Agreeable to receiving a scale and polish at that visit Consecutive patients, who met the inclusion criteria, were to be invited to participate in the study up to a limit of 16 per dentist.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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