NCT07155798RecruitingNot Applicable
Eco-friendly or Effective? Evaluating Plaque Removal in Adolescents Using Bamboo and Conventional Plastic Toothbrushes: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Heba Helal1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentStarted: September 20, 2025Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- plaque score
Study Overview
Brief Summary
evaluation of bamboo and conventional toothbrushes in plaque removal
Detailed Description
evaluation of the use of two tooth brushed bamboo and conventional tooth brushes in plaque removal in adolescence
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 12 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •healthy and medically free participants
Exclusion Criteria
- •disabled participants who cannot perform tooth brushing
Arms & Interventions
conventional toothbrush
Active Comparator
conventional toothbrush
Intervention: bamboo toothbrush (Device)
conventional toothbrush
Active Comparator
conventional toothbrush
Intervention: conventional toothbrush (Device)
bamboo toothbrush
Experimental
recent tooth brush
Intervention: bamboo toothbrush (Device)
bamboo toothbrush
Experimental
recent tooth brush
Intervention: conventional toothbrush (Device)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
plaque score
Time Frame: T0 baseline, T1 at 7 days and T2 at 2 weeks
measurement of plaque accumulation in scale from 0 till 5 0 indicates no plaque and 5 indicated 2/3 of the tooth surface is covered with plaque
Secondary Outcomes
- bristle contamination(after 2 weeks)
Investigators
Heba Helal
lecturer
Cairo University
Study Sites (1)
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