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Comparison of New and 3-Month-Old Toothbrush in the Removal of Plaque in Children

NCT00836784 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 93

Last updated 2009-05-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aimed to validate or invalidate non-inferiority in the plaque removal efficacy of old versus new toothbrushes in the hands of 7-9 year old children. This study was conducted in 93 Iranian students aged between 7-9 year old.

Conditions

  • Plaque Removal

Interventions

OTHER

old toothbrush

All children will receive new tooth brush 3 months before starting the study, at the end of 3 month the worn tooth brushes will be returned and the surface area within the outline will be determine using NIH (national institutes of health) image software.

OTHER

New tooth brush

The tooth brush which will be use in this study is "Jordan". A new Jordan toothbrush will be give to all children, and in "new tooth brush" group they will use these toothbrushes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shahid Beheshti University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Beheshte Malekafzali · Shahid Beheshti medical Science University

  • Mina Biria · Shahid Beheshti medical Science University

  • Hoshyar Abbasi · Shahid Beheshti Medical Science University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
9 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-02-28
Primary Completion
2009-03-31
Completion
2009-04-30

Countries

  • Iran

Study Locations

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