Cleansing effect of dentipur and brushing for removable orthodontic appliances
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Presence of microbial plaque on orthodontic appliance.Other streptococcus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
- Registration Number
- IRCT20150101020523N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion Criteria
Full time wear of orthodontic appliance
Tooth brushing with medium hardness brush and bass technique 3 times per day
Plaque index lower than 30
One month of complete compliance with appliance wear and hygienic instruction regarding brushing the appliance
Exclusion Criteria
Presence of systemic or immunodeficient diseases
Poor compliance of appliance wear
Poor compliance of hygienic instructions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Area of orthodontic removable appliance covered with microbial plaque. Timepoint: Before intervention, 1 month after brushing, 1 month after combined use of brush and dentipur tablet. Method of measurement: Microbial plaque is revealed by disclosing agent. Then a photograph is taken from orthodontic appliance and the area of disclosed region is calculated by aid of Image J software.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method