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Powered Toothbrush Versus Manual Toothbrush on Plaque and Gingivitis After a Six-Week Period of Home Use

NCT07691814 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 104

Last updated 2026-07-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if powered toothbrushing is more effective than manual toothbrushing in removing dental plaque. It will also learn about the safety of power toothbrushing. The main questions the study aims to answer are:

Does power toothbrushing remove more dental plaque than manual toothbrushing? Does power toothbrushing reduce symptoms of gingivitis better than manual toothbrushing?

Participants will:

Brush their teeth twice a day with either a manual or power toothbrush Visit the clinic twice during the study, after two and six weeks after the study starts.

Keep a diary of when they brushed their teeth

Conditions

  • Gingivitis

Interventions

DEVICE

power toothbrush

Sonicare Powered Toothbrush and All-in-One Brush head

DEVICE

manual toothbrush

Colgate Classic Adult manual toothbrush

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Philips Clinical & Medical Affairs Global

    lead INDUSTRY

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-05
Primary Completion
2020-11-20
Completion
2020-11-20
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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