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A Comparison of the Outcomes of Two Existing Routine Clinical Therapies for Dental Prophylaxis

NCT03471325 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 89

Last updated 2018-03-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background: In most practices, conventional in-office prophylaxis starts immediately with scaling and polishing. Therefore, this project was designed to challenge tradition by comparing plaque removal efficacy of rubber cup and air polishing in two scenarios, one where plaque was disclosed prior to treatment and the other where plaque was not disclosed.

Methods: In this randomized, single blind, split-mouth design clinical trial, healthy, non-smoking participants with poor oral hygiene were recruited. Quadrants in each participant were randomly assigned to 4 treatment groups, which were plaque disclosure with rubber cup polishing, no plaque disclosure with rubber cup polishing, plaque disclosure with air polishing, and no plaque disclosure with air polishing. Examiners were calibrated and masked to the treatment rendered in each quadrant. Post treatment satisfaction questionnaires for both participants and operators were completed. Plaque scores for each quadrant and treatment time were the recorded outcome measures.

Conditions

  • Gingivitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Plaque disclosed with air flow

air polishing with prior plaque disclosing

PROCEDURE

Plaque disclosed with rubber cup

rubber cup polishing with prior plaque disclosing

PROCEDURE

Non plaque disclosed air flow

air polishing with no prior plaque disclosing

PROCEDURE

Non plaque disclosed rubber cup

rubber cup polishing with no prior plaque disclosing

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National University Health System, Singapore

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jia Hui Fu · National University Health System, Singapore

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-08
Primary Completion
2017-09-30
Completion
2017-12-14

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