Evaluation of the Optimum Brushing Force on Dental Plaque Removal and the Abrasive Effect of Brushing Force on Enamel Surface.

the Optimum Brushing Force for Dental Plaque Removal and the Effect of Brushing Force on Enamel Characteristic Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of the Optimum Brushing Force on Dental Plaque Removal and the Abrasive Effect of Brushing Force on Enamel Surface: An in Vitro Study.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04675736
• Other study ID #: MU-DT/PY-IRB 2017/DT105
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: December 2020
• Source: Mahidol University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Objective

1. To determine the optimum brushing force for dental plaque removal.

2. To investigate the effect of brushing force on enamel characteristic.

Hypothesis H0 : Structural tooth loss is not significantly different between before and after brushing with excessive force on enamel surface.

H1 : Structural tooth loss is significantly different between before and after brushing with excessive force on enamel surface.

Study design: Experimental study

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 72
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: January 1, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• extracted bovine incisors

Exclusion Criteria:

• no

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dental Plaque
• the Optimum Brushing Force for Dental Plaque Removal and the Effect of Brushing Force on Enamel Characteristic

Intervention

Procedure:
• brushing force
Using duplication method, vertical force was applied from 1-5.5 N in linear mesial-distal brushing motion at 4 strokes per second for 5 seconds Force was increase 0.5 N in every testing until plaque was completely removed from enamel surface

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Thailand	Faculty of Dentistry	Ratchathewi	Bangkok

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mahidol University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Thailand, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	optimum force	The toothbrush holder was adjusted allowing toothbrush bristle to press onto the tooth surface until the loading monitor indicated the designated vertical loading force. Loading force was applied from a minimum of 1 N, with an increment of 1 N to a maximum of 6 N. The optimum force which remove all dental plaque from tooth surface will recorded.	5 seconds