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Clinical Comparision of Three Types of Toothbrushes Pulsar, Crossaction and Butler on Gingivitis and Plaque Removal

NCT02412358 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2020-01-07

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Summary

* Objective: To compare clinical results of three types of manual tooth brushes on gingivitis and plaque removal efficacy.
* Material and Methods: This study is a single blind randomized trial with crossover design which involved 30 periodontally healthy individuals. At baseline professional plaque removal and oral hygiene instruction are performed for all the students, then they are asked to avoid brushing for 1-2 days. Thereafter plaque and gingivitis scores are measured using plaque and gingival indices (PI and GI). Then subjects are instructed to use Pulsar tooth brush for a two-week period and then, GI and PI indices are assessed again. After passing one-week period for wash out, subjects don't brush for 1-2 days and indices are recorded again. The same procedure are done for Cross action, and Butler 411 tooth brushes respectively.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DEVICE

toothbrush

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amir Moeintaghavi, DDs., Msc. · Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2008-11-30
Completion
2009-06-30

Countries

  • Iran

Study Locations

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