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Vertical vs Horizontal Brushing: a Randomized Split-mouth Clinical Trial

NCT01900353 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 43

Last updated 2013-07-16

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Summary

The aim of this randomized, single-blind, split-mouth design, clinical trial was to evaluate the effectiveness in plaque removal of the vertical and the horizontal brushing methods. Trauma on soft tissues were also registered. Sixty-one (61) young adults were enrolled for this trial and forty-three (43) completed the brushing session. All subject were asked to abstain from oral hygiene procedures for 48 hours before the brushing session to allow adequate plaque accumulation. They were firstly instructed to use a dental disclosing tablet in order to easily permit to detect dental plaque on teeth and to highlight soft tissue abrasions. Plaque and the abrasion indexes were recorded according to the Rustogi Modified Navy Plaque Index (RMNPI) and the Danser Index (DI) by the same examiner. The brushing session was always performed by the same dental hygienist who brush with a randomized split-mouth design. After the brushing session, the blinded examiner recorded the indexes again.

Conditions

  • Dental Plaque

Interventions

OTHER

brushing methods

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Milan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maria Grazia Cagetti, DDS PhD · Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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