Biofilm Capacity Removal and Gingival Abrasion After Utilization Medium and Soft Toothbrushes
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Biofilm Removal
- Sponsor
- Franciscan University Center
- Enrollment
- 25
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Gingival abrasion
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 15 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study compared the removal of dental biofilm between soft and medium toothbrushes. The patients refrained from performing mechanical or chemical plaque control for 96 hours to allow dental biofilm accumulation on the tooth surfaces. After the period of dental biofilm formation, the quadrants were randomized and the participants brushed different quadrants with soft and medium toothbrushes, with or without dentifrice. The plaque indices were analyzed by a blinded examiner before and after toothbrushing. The 2Tone was used for plaque disclosure and analysis was performed by the Quigley-Hein index modified by Turesky et al. (1970).
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •The study was conducted on 25 participants selected among undergraduate dental students of UNIFRA (Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
- •Males and Females
- •All systemically healthy
- •Aged 18 to 30 years (mean age 21.4 ± 3.9 years) with at least 20 present teeth
Exclusion Criteria
- •The exclusion criteria comprised presence of sites with attachment loss ≥ 2mm
- •Orthodontic appliances
- •Prostheses
- •Dental implants
- •Aabrasions, restorations and/or carious lesions on the cervical region
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Gingival abrasion
Time Frame: Presence of gingival abrasion
All gingival quadrants were analised by photographs made in different experimental times. After that, all photographs were evaluated in a blinded manner, according to the methodology suggested by Danser, et al. (1998), dividing the region to be analyzed in three areas: cervical, interdental and mid-gingival. In each area, the presence of gingival abrasion was assessed dichotomically.