Durability of toothbrushes in orthodontic patients: a randomized clinical trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Dental HygieneE06.761
- Registration Number
- RBR-45vq9cb
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal do Pará
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Patients in the permanent dentition phase; between 13 and 50 years old; with upper and lower fixed braces; bonded or banded from molar to molar; of both sexes; in good health and with a minimum of 20 permanent teeth, excluding third molars
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with active caries; patients with dental development defects; pregnant women; patients with systemic diseases (diabetics or smokers); patients using medications that may affect gingival health (such as calcium channel blockers; cyclosporine and anticoagulants) will be previously excluded; individuals allergic to the plaque discloser and who have limited manual dexterity and cognitive difficulties; cleft lip and palate; syndromes and/or craniofacial anomalies
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected to find a difference in the durability of the orthodontic brush over a period of 3 months, verified by the Comforti and collaborators index, based on the observation of a variation of at least 5% in the T3-T0 measurements
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluate the oral hygiene efficiency of the orthodontic brush over a period of 3 months, verified by the plaque index and Loe gingival index, based on the observation of a variation of at least 5% in the T3-T0 measurements;Evaluate the patient's degree of satisfaction with the use of orthodontic brushes over a 3-month period, verified by the Willing to Pay index, based on the observation of a variation of at least 5% in the T3-T0 measurements