Study of an Experimental Toothbrush for Treatment and Prevention of Gingivitis

Dental Devices, Home Care Clinical Trial

Official title: Efficacy of an Experimental Toothbrush on the Treatment and Prevention of Gingivitis

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is 6 weeks long with 6 visits to a clinical site. People participating in this study will be asked to brush their teeth two times a day with a provided toothbrush. For one of those six weeks people will be asked to rinse with a mouthwash. During that time, people will use the mouthwash two times a day and will not be allowed to brush their teeth at all. The mouth, teeth, tongue and gums will be looked at by a dentist. At each visit, people will rinse with a pink liquid that will dye their mouths pink. The dye is temporary and will go away by the end of the day. They may also be asked to complete a short questionnaire about their experience.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a 42-day, randomized, observer-blind, parallel group, single-center clinical trial. Generally healthy adults will be recruited from a database of known plaque formers. A sufficient number of subjects meeting the necessary inclusion/exclusion criteria will be enrolled into two groups, so that 140 subjects (70 per treatment group) would reasonably be expected to complete the study.

The study will have a pre-experimental phase, which will last 2 weeks followed by an experimental phase that is 4 weeks in duration. At the start of the pre-experimental phase (Day 0), subjects will undergo an initial oral exam, during which gingivitis and pre-brushing plaque evaluations will be performed. Supragingival plaque levels will be assessed on all scorable teeth according to the Rustogi Modified Navy Plaque Index (RMNPI) and gingivitis will be scored according to the Modified Gingival Index (MGI). Subjects with a whole mouth mean plaque level > 0.60 and a whole mouth mean MGI ≥ 1.75 will then brush their teeth with their assigned toothbrush using American Dental Association (ADA) Accepted fluoride toothpaste. They will be provided with written and verbal instructions to use their toothbrush twice a day, for the next 7 days (Normalization period), allowing the participants to get familiar with the assigned test product. During the second visit (Day 7), the subjects will return the products to the clinical site, and start the experimental gingivitis phase, during which they will only be allowed to use a placebo rinse (W002194-0221P) as means of oral hygiene. The objective of the experimental gingivitis phase is to standardize the levels of plaque and gingivitis in both groups.

At visit 3 (Day 14), subjects will undergo a second gingivitis and pre-brushing plaque evaluation and receive their assigned brush, instructions and diary. They will brush with their assigned toothbrush for two weeks (14 days), using an ADA accepted fluoride toothpaste. During the fourth visit (Day 28), the subjects will return to the site and undergo a third gingivitis and post-brushing plaque evaluation. At the last visit (Day 42), the study participants will undergo final gingivitis and post-brushing plaque evaluations and return all used products. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dental Devices, Home Care
• Gingivitis

• NCT number: NCT01224158
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 13, 2010
• Completion date: October 29, 2010