Plaque Control Efficacy Between Interdental Brushes Versus Dental Floss

Periodontal Diseases Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Comparison of Plaque Control Efficacy Between Interdental Brushes Versus Dental Floss in Patients With Periodontal Disease

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05439785
• Other study ID #: FatimaJDC420
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: May 30, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: June 2022
• Source: Fatima Jinnah Dental College
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare between plaque control efficacy of interdental brushes versus interdental floss , for the prevention of periodontal disease (gingivitis) and to determine the most convenient routine interdental plaque control method amongst the two

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: May 30, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: May 20, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients above 18 years of age with gingivitis

• patients of both gender

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients who refuse participate in the study

• patients with systemic medical problems

• patients using medications that may affect gingival tissue (overgrowth/bleeding)

• patients habitual of betel nut/tobacco smoking/substance abuse

• patients with fluorosis or any other enamel and dentinal deformity

• pregnant women

• patients undergoing orthodontic treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dental Plaque
• Periodontal Diseases

Intervention

Device:
• Dental floss/Interdental brush
Initially plaque disclosing tablets were used to disclose plaque and plaque and bleeding scores will be recoded. After mechanical plaque debrided, instructions regarding the allocated interdental device given to the patient along with motivation to continue practicing good oral hygiene. After six weeks patients were recalled for reevaluation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Fatima Jinnah Dental College and Hospital	Karachi	Sindh

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Fatima Jinnah Dental College

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change from baseline in plaque score records according to Silness and Loe and O'Leary et al plaque score/index at week 6	Silness and Loe Plaque Index and O'Leary et al plaque index are used as tools to measure plaque score by disclosing plaque, using a chewable plaque disclosing tablet. Possible score range from 0 (absence of microbial plaque) to 3 (large amount of plaque in sulcus or pocket along the free gingiva margin). Change = ( week 6 score - baseline score)	baseline and week 6