Evaluating Plaque Removal in Adolescents Using Bamboo and Conventional Plastic Toothbrushes

Eco-friendly or Effective? Evaluating Plaque Removal in Adolescents Using Bamboo and Conventional Plastic Toothbrushes: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07155798

Acronym

prevention

Enrollment

Registered

2025-09-04

Start date

2025-09-20

Completion date

2025-11-30

Last updated

2025-09-04

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

Conditions

Plaque Removal

Keywords

bamboo, conventional toothbrush, plaque removal

Brief summary

evaluation of bamboo and conventional toothbrushes in plaque removal

Detailed description

evaluation of the use of two tooth brushed bamboo and conventional tooth brushes in plaque removal in adolescence

Interventions

DEVICEbamboo toothbrush

recent toothbrush

DEVICEconventional toothbrush

conventional toothbrush

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

12 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

healthy and medically free participants \-

Exclusion criteria

* disabled participants who cannot perform tooth brushing

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
plaque score	T0 baseline, T1 at 7 days and T2 at 2 weeks	measurement of plaque accumulation in scale from 0 till 5 0 indicates no plaque and 5 indicated 2/3 of the tooth surface is covered with plaque

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
bristle contamination	after 2 weeks	bacterial count on toothbrush bristle

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary Contactheba helal

heba.helal@dentistry.cu.edu.eg+021001847077

Backup Contactsamaa hanafy

samaa.sayed@dentistry.cu.edu.eg+021007558674

Outcome results

None listed

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