The Efficacy of Dental Water Jet in Plaque Removal During Orthodontic Treatment With Fixed Appliances: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in plaque index
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of dental water jet in plaque removal and gingival health during orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances.
详细描述
Subjects will be randomized into two groups. The first group will receive a dental water jet and the second group will receive dental floss. Plaque accumulation using plaque index and gingival health using gingival index will be measured at baseline and after four weeks for each group and then, results will be compared.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 —（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Subjects having orthodontic fixed appliance.
- •Subjects aged 12 years old and above who own mobile phones and no mental or physical disabilities.
- •Subjects willing to comply with given oral hygiene instructions.
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
Dental water jet
Dental water jet (Jetpik JP210)
干预措施: Dental Water Jet (Device)
Dental floss
Dental floss
干预措施: Dental Floss (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in plaque index
时间窗: At baseline and after 4 weeks.
Plaque index: 0, no plaque, 1, plaque seen on the tip of the explorer or with disclosing agent, 2. plaque seen with the naked eye, 3, abundance of plaque.
Change in gingival index
时间窗: At baseline and after 4 weeks.
Gingival index: 0, normal gingiva, 1, mild inflammation - slight change in color, slight edema and no bleeding on probing, 2, moderate inflammation - redness, edema and glazing and bleeding on probing, 3, severe inflammation - marked redness and edema, ulceration and tendency to spontaneous bleeding.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Omar Alkadhi
Assistant professor
Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy