Oral Hygiene in Patients With Orthodontic Fixed Appliances

Efficacy of Different Methods of Teeth Cleaning on Oral Hygiene in Patients With Orthodontic Fixed Appliances

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03789812

Enrollment

100

Registered

2018-12-31

Start date

2018-12-03

Completion date

2019-07-15

Last updated

2018-12-31

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Conditions

Oral Hygiene

Brief summary

The study aims to compare the efficacy of the use of different methods of teeth cleaning on the oral hygiene in patients with orthodontic fixed appliance

Detailed description

Subjects were randomized into four groups, the first group will receive manual tooth brush with super floss, the second group will receive electric tooth brush with super floss, the third group will receive manual tooth brush with water dental flosser and the fourth group will receive electric tooth brush with water flosser.

Interventions

DEVICEManual toothbrush

Soft manual toothbrush (Oral B) will be used to brush occlusal, buccal and lingual teeth surfaces.

DEVICEElectric Toothbrush

Electric toothbrush (Jetpik JP210) will be used to brush occlusal, buccal and lingual teeth surfaces.

DEVICESuperfloss

Superfloss (Oral B) will be used to clean interproximal teeth surfaces.

DEVICEDental Water Jet

Dental water jet (Jetpik JP210) will be used to clean interproximal teeth surfaces.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

TRIPLE (Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

14 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. participants with fixed orthodontic appliance. 2. participants age 14 years and above and didn't have mental of physical disabilities. 3. participants willing to comply with given oral hygiene instructions.

Exclusion criteria

1. patients with mental retardation. 2. patients with systematic diseases.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in plaque index	baseline, after 4 weeks and after 8 weeks	plaque index: 0 no plaque, 1 plaque seen only on tip of explorer or with disclosing agents, 2 plaque seen with naked eye, 3 abundance of plaque
Change in gingival index	baseline, after 4 weeks and after 8 weeks	gingival index: 0, normal gingiva, 1 mild inflammation- slight change in color, slight edema and bleeding on probing. 2 moderate inflammation - redness, edema and bleeding on probing. 3, sever inflammation - redness, edema, and tendency to spontaneous bleeding

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Contacts

Primary ContactOmar H Alkadhi

omar.alkadhi@riyadh.edu.sa966505154754

Outcome results

None listed

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