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Water Flossing Versus Dental Floss for Oral Hygiene in Children Aged 10-15 Years: A Randomized Trial

NCT07469839 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2026-03-18

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Summary

The goal of this Randomized Clinical Trial is to compare the effectiveness of water flossing versus regular flossing in reducing dental plaque in children aged 10-15 years. The main question is the water flossing equal or more effective than regular flossing. Each participant will use both interdental cleaning methods, water flossing and regular flossing, in two separate visits and the plaque Index (PI) will be recorded.

Regular Dental Floss Group: Unflavored, unwaxed regular dental floss (Oral-B, USA), or Water Flosser: Water flosser (Waterpik Cordless Plus Water Flosser, USA)

Conditions

  • Plaque Accumulation

Interventions

DEVICE

Unflavored, unwaxed regular dental floss (Oral-B, USA)

Plaque removal

DEVICE

Water flosser (Waterpik Cordless Plus Water Flosser, USA)

Plaque removal

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • King Abdulaziz University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-01
Primary Completion
2025-04-30
Completion
2025-04-30

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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