Healthy
Conditions
Keywords
toothbrushing, plaque control, gingivitis
Brief summary
* Objective: To compare clinical results of three types of manual tooth brushes on gingivitis and plaque removal efficacy. * Material and Methods: This study is a single blind randomized trial with crossover design which involved 30 periodontally healthy individuals. At baseline professional plaque removal and oral hygiene instruction are performed for all the students, then they are asked to avoid brushing for 1-2 days. Thereafter plaque and gingivitis scores are measured using plaque and gingival indices (PI and GI). Then subjects are instructed to use Pulsar tooth brush for a two-week period and then, GI and PI indices are assessed again. After passing one-week period for wash out, subjects don't brush for 1-2 days and indices are recorded again. The same procedure are done for Cross action, and Butler 411 tooth brushes respectively.
Detailed description
This study is a single blind randomized trial with crossover design which involved 30 periodontally healthy individuals. At baseline professional plaque removal and oral hygiene instruction are performed for all the students, then they are asked to avoid brushing for 1-2 days. Thereafter plaque and gingivitis scores are measured using plaque and gingival indices (PI and GI). Then subjects are instructed to use Pulsar tooth brush for a two-week period and then, GI and PI indices are assessed again. After passing one-week period for wash out, subjects don't brush for 1-2 days and indices are recorded again. The same procedure are done for Cross action, and Butler 411 tooth brushes respectively.
Interventions
DEVICEtoothbrush
Sponsors
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 24 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* having at least five teeth in each quadrant; * no partial denture; * no orthodontic banding or retention wires; * no oral lesions or sites with probing pockets depth ≥ 5 mm; * routine use of a manual toothbrush.
Exclusion criteria
* having any systematic disease which would influence the course of periodontal diseases or the response to the treatment * smoking
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Plaque Index | 2 weeks | it is an index used for scoring plaque accumulation |
| Gingival index | 2 weeks | it is an index used for scoring gingival inflammation |
Countries
Iran
Outcome results
None listed