gingivitis gingivitis plaque
Conditions
Interventions
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Sponsors
Office of Research Affairs, Faculty of dentistry, Chulalongkorn University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Aged 60 or older, No systemic disease or controlled systemic disease, Have bleeding on probing at least 10%, Probing depth not more than 5 mm, Have at least 16 scorable teeth with at least four molars, Have baseline mean full mouth plaque score(Turesky,1970) at least 2.0
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Uncontrolled systemic condition, Disease related to motor function, Smoking, Large or deep dental caries or caries exposed pulp, Teeth with cervical abrasion more than 30% of scorable teeth
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| plaque score 2 weeks Quigley Hein plaque index modified by Turesky 1970,bleeding on probing 2 weeks gingival bleeding index (Ainamo&Bay, 1975) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| N/A N/A N/A | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSirikarn Arunyanark
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University
Outcome results
None listed