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Impact of Interdental Brushing on the Evolution of Supra-gingival Bacterial Flora (BACTERIB)

Impact of Interdental Brushing on the Evolution of Supra-gingival Bacterial Flora in Healthy Subjects Aged 18 to 35 Years (BACTERIB)

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03714295
Acronym
BACTERIB
Enrollment
25
Registered
2018-10-22
Start date
2015-04-01
Completion date
2015-07-01
Last updated
2018-10-22

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Conditions

Healthy

Brief summary

In France, two-thirds of adults over 35 years of age have at least a periodontal disease. The etiology is the accumulation of dental plaque, especially in interdental spaces. The cleaning of interdental spaces is particularly complex. This accumulation of dental plaque is at the origin of a modification of the bacterial flora in favor of periodontopathogenic bacteria. These pathogens can induce within the periodontal tissues an immune and inflammatory reaction that cause tissue degradation. The majority of studies focus on people over 30 years of age with gingivitis or periodontitis. However, young adults, in whom the initial or even reversible stages of periodontal disease are the most frequent, should be the preferred target of preventive measures for this pathology. The main objective of this study is to quantify, in healthy patients, the evolution of the supragingival bacterial flora, in the interdental spaces, following the daily passage of brushes with the adapted diameter and single passage. The secondary objective is to evaluate the qualitative change in the bacterial flora (proportions of periodontal bacteria / commensal bacteria) following the interdental cleaning.

Interventions

OTHERUse of interdental brushes

No intervention they just use interdental brushes as it should be done routinely

Sponsors

Claude Bernard University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* having teeth at the 4 interdental sites studied (15-16, 25-26, 35-36, 45-46), * reporting a minimum of two daily toothbrushes, * having a good understanding of the French language, * accepting the terms of the study and signing written informed consent, * in good general health (opinion of the investigator) without significant clinical abnormality and medical history.

Exclusion criteria

* Smoking patients (daily consumption greater than or equal to 1 cigarette), * patients with pathologies: diabetic, haemophilia, anticoagulant, platelet antiaggregant, pregnant and lactating women, * patients with a history of periodontal treatments, * patients with mandibular fixed orthodontic appliances and or maxillary, masticatory coefficient less than 80%, * patients who have taken antibiotics in the past 3 months, * patients using interdental brushes on a regular basis (more than once a week) in addition to brushing teeth or mouthwash , * patients at risk for infectious endocarditis, * patients unable to answer questions, * non-cooperative patients, * patients requiring geographic mobility compromising evaluation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Enumeration of periodontal pathogens in interdental microbiota3 monthsQuantitative RT-PCR analyses for A. viscosus, S.mitis, Streptococcus sp., V. parvula, A. odontolyticus, E. corrodens, C. sputigena, C. ochracea, C. concisus, A. actino a, A. actino b, S. sobrinus.- et des bactéries pardonthopathogènes - C. gracilis, C. rectus, P. intermedia, P. nigrescens, P. micros, F. nuc, P. gingivalis, T. forsythensis, T. denticola, S. mutans, and Lactobacillus spp. in the interdental microbiota.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Enumeration of periodontal pathogens in interdental microbiota of young adults using or not interdental brushes by real-time PCR3 monthsQuantitative RT-PCR analyses for A. viscosus, S.mitis, Streptococcus sp., V. parvula, A. odontolyticus, E. corrodens, C. sputigena, C. ochracea, C. concisus, A. actino a, A. actino b, S. sobrinus.- et des bactéries pardonthopathogènes - C. gracilis, C. rectus, P. intermedia, P. nigrescens, P. micros, F. nuc, P. gingivalis, T. forsythensis, T. denticola, S. mutans, and Lactobacillus spp. in the interdental microbiota of young adults using or not interdental brushes.

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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