Toothbrushing
Conditions
Interventions
Each participant will receive a standard opaque tube with dentifrice, without an obvious commercial brand, ensuring that the volunteer and the clinical examiner do not know the therapy used (double bl
only the general researcher will know their coding and will maintain confidentiality until the end of the study. Group 1 (experimental): 20 healthy volunteers, who will continuously use for 1 month co
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Spontaneous demand; screening between April 2023 and April 2024; adults between 18 and 40 years old; both sexes; all ethnicities; without compromising systemic health; no smoking or alcohol consumption; dentition with more than 24 teeth; no ongoing orthodontic treatment; no daily use of mouthwashes; no use of mouthwashes and/or toothpastes with chlorhexidine in the last 60 days
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Failure to sign the informed consent form (ICF); dropping out of the study; inappropriate use of the products to be tested; motor incoordination that makes tooth brushing difficult; surgery on the face or mouth that makes tooth brushing difficult
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| This study will be able to elucidate whether the use of commercial dentifrice with dragon's blood and activated charcoal is capable of offering sensory (organoleptic) or therapeutic advantages on dental biofilm and gingival health in healthy patients compared to commercial dentifrices without such compositions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcomes are expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactIgor Iuco Silva
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Outcome results
None listed