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Sulcular Bristle Tip Technique (SBTT) With an Electric Toothbrush

NCT04427397 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2024-04-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In this study, all subjects will be given an electric toothbrush. Half of the participants will be instructed on how to use the Sulcular Bristle Tip Technique (SBTT). The other half of participants will be asked to follow the brushing instructions in the user manual. The study's primary aim is to compare the use of the SBTT with an electric toothbrush in reducing bleeding on probing with the use of an electric toothbrush used without personal professional instruction.

Conditions

  • Gum Bleed

Interventions

OTHER

Sulcular Bristle Tip Technique (SBTT)

Tooth brushing should begin on the distal of the most posterior tooth on one side of the mouth and proceed anteriorly and then posteriorly overlapping areas to the most distal surface of the most posterior tooth on the contra lateral side. The lingual is done in like fashion ending where the brushing began. The opposing arch is brushed in the same manner. When moving from one area to the next, disengage the brush bristles entirely off the teeth to allow them to straighten, and then reposition the brush in the next overlapping area. Do not to drag the bristle tips from one area to the next area. For the lingual of the anterior teeth, the narrow portion of the brush is used with the exact same technique as described above. For the lingual of the mandibular molars, the angulation of the toothbrush bristles to the tooth needs to be somewhat more perpendicular to the tooth than on the buccal to ensure that the bristle tips enter the gingival crevice.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Philips Healthcare

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Tufts University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Livia Valverde, DMD · Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-29
Primary Completion
2022-12-31
Completion
2022-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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