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Clinical Efficacy of a Toothpaste on Hypersensitivity Reduction

Clinical Efficacy of a Toothpaste on Hypersensitivity Reduction

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01040169
Acronym
Yeaple
Enrollment
79
Registered
2009-12-29
Start date
2008-05-31
Completion date
2008-08-31
Last updated
2013-12-10

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

Conditions

Hypersensitivity

Brief summary

Tooth sensitivity reduction after dentifrices use

Interventions

One application

DEVICEMint Prophy paste - Fluoride free

one application

Sponsors

Colgate Palmolive
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Male and female subjects, ages 18-70, inclusive. * Availability for the three month duration of the study. * Two sensitive teeth, which must be anterior to the molars, and demonstrate cervical erosion/abrasion or gingival recession. * Qualifying response to tactile stimuli (Yeaple probe) as defined by a score between 10-50gms. of force. * Qualifying response to the air blast stimuli as defined by a score of 2 or 3 on the Schiff Cold Air Sensitivity Scale. * Subjects need to satisfy the qualifying response to stimuli for both the parameters assessed (tactile or air) on two teeth to be entered into the study. * Good general health with no known allergies to products being tested. * Use of a non-desensitizing dentifrice for three months prior to entry into the study. * Signed Informed Consent Form.

Exclusion criteria

* Gross oral pathology, chronic disease, or history of allergy to test products. * Advanced periodontal disease or treatment for periodontal disease (including surgery) within the past twelve months. * Sensitive teeth with mobility greater than one. * Teeth with extensive/defective restorations (including prosthetic crowns), suspected pulpitis, caries, cracked enamel, or used as abutments for removable partial dentures. * Subjects that began to take anticonvulsants, antihistamines, antidepressants, sedatives, tranquilizers, anti-inflammatory drugs, or daily analgesics within one month prior to the start of the study or who have to start taking these during the course of the study. * Participation in a desensitizing dentifrice study or regular use of a desensitizing dentifrice within the past three months. * Current participation in any other clinical study. * Pregnant or lactating subjects. * Allergies to oral care products, personal care consumer products, or their ingredients. * Medical condition which prohibits not eating/drinking for 4 hours.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Tooth Hypersensitity to Touch Stimuli (Tactile)12 weeks (Final)Units on a scale:Measured with an electronic force sensing probe(Yeaple Probe):10, 20, 30, 40,up to 50 grams of force are applied to hypersensitive tooth until pain is felt. This calibrated instrument measures grams of force applied to each tooth before pain is felt. This data is recorded as the hypersensitivity score. The lower the score, the higher the hypersensitivity.Changes in this score to potentially painful stimulus are determined based on how many grams of force can be applied before the subject reports feeling pain. Grams of force is therefore the unit measurement for sensitivity
Tooth Hypersensivity Stimuli to Air12 weeks (Final)Units on a scale using Schiff Cold Air Sensitivity Scale. Response to a constant (duration, pressure, temperature, distance from target) jet of air applied to a hypersensitive tooth. According to this analog scale hypersensitivity scores for the stimulated tooth is 0, 1, 2 or 3(The lower the score, the lower the hypersensitivity). 0=No subject response to stimulus, 1=responds but will continue, 2=responds and moves or requests discontinuation, 3=Painful response to stimulus, discontinuation requested.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Recruitment, screening and enrollment completed at the clinic site

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Nupro C Prophylaxis Paste35
ProClude Prophylaxis Paste44
Total79

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up38

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicProClude Prophylaxis PasteNupro C Prophylaxis PasteTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0.0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
1 Participants0 Participants1.0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
43 Participants35 Participants78.0 Participants
Age Continuous35.55 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.9
37.34 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.1
36.34 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.23
Region of Enrollment
United States
44 participants35 participants79 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
21 Participants20 Participants41 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
23 Participants15 Participants38 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 350 / 44
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 350 / 44

Outcome results

Primary

Tooth Hypersensitity to Touch Stimuli (Tactile)

Units on a scale:Measured with an electronic force sensing probe(Yeaple Probe):10, 20, 30, 40,up to 50 grams of force are applied to hypersensitive tooth until pain is felt. This calibrated instrument measures grams of force applied to each tooth before pain is felt. This data is recorded as the hypersensitivity score. The lower the score, the higher the hypersensitivity.Changes in this score to potentially painful stimulus are determined based on how many grams of force can be applied before the subject reports feeling pain. Grams of force is therefore the unit measurement for sensitivity

Time frame: 12 weeks (Final)

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Nupro C Prophylaxis PasteTooth Hypersensitity to Touch Stimuli (Tactile)10.83 Units on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.89
ProClude Prophylaxis PasteTooth Hypersensitity to Touch Stimuli (Tactile)10.63 Units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.11
Comparison: The null hypothesis states that there is no difference between groups.p-value: 0.05ANCOVA
Primary

Tooth Hypersensivity Stimuli to Air

Units on a scale using Schiff Cold Air Sensitivity Scale. Response to a constant (duration, pressure, temperature, distance from target) jet of air applied to a hypersensitive tooth. According to this analog scale hypersensitivity scores for the stimulated tooth is 0, 1, 2 or 3(The lower the score, the lower the hypersensitivity). 0=No subject response to stimulus, 1=responds but will continue, 2=responds and moves or requests discontinuation, 3=Painful response to stimulus, discontinuation requested.

Time frame: 12 weeks (Final)

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Nupro C Prophylaxis PasteTooth Hypersensivity Stimuli to Air2.69 Units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.32
ProClude Prophylaxis PasteTooth Hypersensivity Stimuli to Air2.73 Units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.36
Comparison: The null hypothesis states that there is no difference between groups.p-value: 0.05ANCOVA

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026