Long-term clinical effect of microcurrent emitting toothbrush on the reduction of tooth surface bacteria

Long-term clinical effect of microcurrent emitting toothbrush on the reduction of tooth surface bacteria-A randomized double-blind clinical trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0010508

Enrollment

Registered

2025-05-22

Start date

2024-02-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-05-26

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : [Summary of Study Methods] -Starting from January 2021, a double-blind, randomized study was conducted on adult patients aged 19 and older who visited Yonsei University Dental Hospita

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Patients who have been wearing fixed orthodontic devices for more than 1 month - Patients whose orthodontic completion period is more than 6 months Start confirmation required from the time of wearing SS wire - Those without systemic diseases known to affect oral tissues - Those who have not undergone periodontal therapy in the past 3 months - Those who have undergone scaling within the past month - Those who have not taken antibiotics or antiseptic mouthwashes in the past month - Those who have 20 or more teeth - Healthy patients without uncontrolled systemic diseases

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Those who are uncooperative with oral hygiene management or have poor oral hygiene - Those with excessive gingival proliferation of moderate or higher severity - Those who have undergone chemical dental plaque removal methods - Those with 5 or more cavities requiring treatment - Smokers - Those taking medications that may affect the condition of gingival tissue - Patients with uncontrolled systemic diseases - Those whose consent is withdrawn by the subject - Other subjects deemed unsuitable by the principal investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Plaque microbiome analysis was performed using dental plaque and saliva collected over a treatment period of approximately 20 weeks from Visit 1 to Visit 4.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The plaque index evaluation before brushing and the average plaque index after brushing were measured during the treatment period.	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJiHoi Kim

Yonsei University Health System, Dental Hospital

jihoi3537@gmail.com+82-2-2228-3103

Outcome results