Clinical Evaluation of Newly Designed Toothbrushes for Elderly in Plaque Removal Efficacy and Reduction of Gingival Inflammation: a Crossover Study
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- gingivitisplaque
- Registration Number
- TCTR20220310003
- Lead Sponsor
- Office of Research Affairs, Faculty of dentistry, Chulalongkorn University
- Brief Summary
All toothbrushes had post-brushing PI scores 1.58-1.98 at buccal surfaces. CUdent/ Extra soft and Soft showed significantly better PI score at buccal surfaces than GoodAge. CUdent/ Soft revealed the lowest PI score in every comparison for other areas, but not significant.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 27
Inclusion Criteria
Aged 60 or older, No systemic disease or controlled systemic disease, Have bleeding on probing at least 10%, Probing depth not more than 5 mm, Have at least 16 scorable teeth with at least four molars, Have baseline mean full mouth plaque score(Turesky,1970) at least 2.0
Exclusion Criteria
Uncontrolled systemic condition, Disease related to motor function, Smoking, Large or deep dental caries or caries exposed pulp, Teeth with cervical abrasion more than 30% of scorable teeth
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method plaque score 2 weeks Quigley Hein plaque index modified by Turesky 1970,bleeding on probing 2 weeks gingival bleeding index (Ainamo&Bay, 1975)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method /A N/A N/A