Interactive Power Toothbrush With or Without App vs Manual Toothbrush

Summary

It has been suggested that interactive power toothbrushes (PTBs), developed in recent years, provide more successful results in plaque control and effective use of brushing time by enabling patient collaboration and self-treatment, thanks to the application features associated with mobile phones. Interactive PTB synchronized with smartphones, including real-time feedback, session length, applications that prevent excessive brushing force, and focus brushing on specific areas with position detection technology, increases the brushing performance by increasing oral hygiene motivation.

Studies report that both power and manual toothbrushes cause gingival abrasion, a localized reversible lesion of the epithelium. While the opinions about the cause of gingival abrasion are not clear yet, the discussions regarding brush strength yet continue. While it is possible to control the interactive PTB force thanks to the mobile application, it is known that these high-speed rotating brushes control plaque effectively, but there is not enough evidence about its effect on gingival abrasion.

The primary purpose of this clinical study is to determine whether interactive PTB with application feature provides an additional benefit on plaque removal efficacy and reduction of gingival inflammation. In addition, this study aims to determine the effect of interactive power toothbrush with application on gingival abrasion by comparing it to interactive PTB without application and manual toothbrush. The study's null hypothesis in terms of gingival abrasion is that interactive PTB do not show a significant difference from other brushing methods.

Conditions

• Toothbrushes

Interventions

DEVICE

Oral-B Genius® 8000 power toothbrush with CrossAction brush head with smartphone app(Procter&Gamble,Ohio, USA)

All the participants were asked to brush with fluoride toothpaste (Pro-Expert Professional Protection- Ipana, Gross-Gerau, Germany) with a pea-sized amount (0.25 g) of the toothbrushes, which were given oral and applied instructions for use, twice a day in the morning and evening. The installation and operation of the toothbrush application (app) on the smartphone was activated in the PTB with the app group

DEVICE

Oral-B Genius® 8000 power toothbrush with CrossAction brush head without smartphone app(Procter&Gamble,Ohio, USA)

All the participants were asked to brush with fluoride toothpaste (Pro-Expert Professional Protection- Ipana, Gross-Gerau, Germany) with a pea-sized amount (0.25 g) of the toothbrushes, which were given oral and applied instructions for use, twice a day in the morning and evening. The installation and operation of the toothbrush application (app) on the smartphone were not activated in the PTB without the app group.

DEVICE

Oral B ClinicLine Pro-FlexSoft (Procter&Gamble,Ohio, USA)

All the participants were asked to brush with fluoride toothpaste (Pro-Expert Professional Protection- Ipana, Gross-Gerau, Germany) with a pea-sized amount (0.25 g) of the toothbrushes, which were given oral and applied instructions for use, twice a day in the morning and evening. They were instructed to brush with the Modified Bass technique.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gazi University

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

25 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-05-12

Primary Completion

2017-08-17

Completion

2017-08-17

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations