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The Effect of Tongue Cleaning in Periodontitis Patients

NCT02764060 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2016-05-06

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Summary

The aim of this study was to examine in periodontitis patients with visible tongue coating the changes in microbial load (aerobic and anaerobic) of the 14 day use of a tongue scraper versus the use of a regular toothbrush to clean the tongue.

Conditions

  • Periodontitis
  • Tongue Coating

Interventions

DEVICE

Tongue scraper

The patients were instructed to start cleaning the tongue by two pulling strokes along the median sulcus of the tongue, followed by two pulling strokes along the lateral edges of the tongue.

DEVICE

Toothbrush

The patients who were assigned to the tooth brush group were taught to perform three forward and backward strokes along the median sulcus and at each lateral part of the tongue.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-01-31
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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