Efficacy of regular floss vs water jet after a single use in plaque reduction among adults- A Randomized clinical trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- To compare the efficacy of regular floss and water floss in reduction of plaque scores.
研究概览
简要总结
A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted to compare the plaque removal efficacy of water flosser and regular floss. It is a Single blind study with split mouth technique.The study will be explained to the study participants and informed consent will be obtained. Subjects will be selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and Rustogi et al modified navy plaque index (RMNPI) will be used to measure plaque index using WHO probe for all the subjects prior to the intervention by an examiner. The type of floss used will be randomly assigned to each side of the oral cavity; unflavored waxed regular floss will be used in one side, while a water flosser will be used in the other side.
Regular floss was coded as ‘1’ and water flosser was coded as ‘2’. For each subject a coded chit was picked and assigned to right side and the other floss was assigned to left side.
Standardized oral hygiene instructions and use of the regular floss & water flosser will be demonstrated to all subjects.
Under supervision of a trained investigator subjects will be asked to use unflavored waxed regular floss & water flosser as assigned and post intervention plaque scores were again obtained.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc
- 盲法
- Outcome Assessor Blinded
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 45.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •1.Subjects aged 18–45 years 2.people with fair to poor oral hygiene.
- •3.People especially who have lower canines and premolars with no rotations or crowding.
- •4.Pocket depth less than 3 5.Subjects didn’t use any floss type for the last 24 hours and who gave informed consent.
- •6.Subjects with no known medical history.
排除标准
- •1.Presence of aggressive periodontitis and presence of severe periodontitis, that is, clinical attachment loss of greater than or equal to 5 mm.
- •2.Subjects with any physical limitations that might compromise the normal flossing technique.
- •3.Evidence of neglected oral hygiene or major hard or soft tissue lesions or trauma, gross caries or the other hard tissue pathology, heavy calculus, orthodontics, prosthodontics, and oral piercings, a medical condition with a requirement of prophylactic antibiotic coverage before dental treatment.
- •4.Use of antibiotic therapy or anti-inflammatory medications in the previous 28 days.
结局指标
主要结局
To compare the efficacy of regular floss and water floss in reduction of plaque scores.
时间窗: baseline and immediately after intervention
次要结局
- 1. To know the reduction in plaque score when regular floss is used before & immediately after intervention.(2. To know the reduction in plaque score when water floss is used before & immediately after intervention.)