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Effects of Electric Toothbrushes on Periodontal Health and Oral Microbial Flora in Children With Space Maintainers

NCT07196969 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2025-09-29

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Summary

Objectives: To evaluate and compare the effects of electric and manual toothbrushes on periodontal health parameters and salivary microbial flora in children with fixed and removable space maintainers.

Materials and methods: Sixty-eight children (30 girls, 38 boys; mean age 8.8 years) requiring fixed (n=34) or removable (n=34) space maintainers were randomly allocated to electric (n=17) or manual (n=17) toothbrush subgroups. Periodontal indices; plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), bleeding on probing (BOP), probing pocket depth (PPD) and salivary levels of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus were assessed at baseline (T0), 1 month (T1), and 3 months (T2).

Conditions

  • Periodontal Parameters
  • Oral Microbial Colonization
  • Periodontal Health

Interventions

DEVICE

Electric toothbrush

Two minutes; twice a day; 3-months.

DEVICE

Manual toothbrush

Two minutes; twice a day; 3-months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pamukkale University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-18
Primary Completion
2023-04-26
Completion
2023-04-26

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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