Testing Two Different Treatments for Gum Health in Braces Wearers: Laser Therapy vs. Oxygen Gel
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K050- Acute gingivitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/04/066034
- Lead Sponsor
- radhika hedda
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA-
1) Aged between 17 and 25 years who received active orthodontic treatment for at least 4 to 6 months.
2) Participants with at least 24 natural teeth (excluding 3rd molars).
3) Participants with gingival index score of more than 1 (Loe and Silness, 1963)
Exclusion Criteria
EXCLUSION CRITERIA-
1) Medically compromised patients
2) Those requiring special health care needs
3) Patients having a history of antibiotic intake for last 3 months.
4) Patients who had used any type of antibacterial mouthwash 2 weeks before the study ? smokers
5) pregnant or lactating women
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To assess the efficacy of – <br/ ><br>a) Low level LASER therapy (LLLT) in the treatment of gingival inflammation in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. <br/ ><br>b) Oxygen based oral gel in the treatment of gingival inflammation in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. <br/ ><br>c) Scaling and root planing in the treatment of gingival inflammation in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 14 days <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the efficacy of LLLT, oxygen based oral gel and scaling and root planing in the treatment of gingival inflammation in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 14 days