Effect of time on the efficacy of the rotating needles device in cleaning complete dentures (CD)
Phase 3
- Conditions
- - Plaque accumulation on CD. - Plaque removal from CD. - Effect of time on the efficacy of the rotating needles device in cleaning CD.Z29.8K06Other specified prophylactic measuresOther disorders of gingiva and edentulous alveolar ridge
- Registration Number
- DRKS00014373
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Greifswald
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 44
Inclusion Criteria
Patients treated at Greifswald University, Policlinic of Prosthetic Dentistry, Center of Oral Health with CD.
- All participants were patients who had received and adapted to their CDs for at least two months.
Exclusion Criteria
- Mental disorders
- Poor general health (Class III-IV according to the classification of the American Society of Anesthesiology
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cleaning efficacy: Before and after the cleaning procedure the whole denture will be stained using a plaque disclosing liquid and photographed on all sites. After conducting the clinical examination for the last patient the images of different denture parts (buccal, lingual, occlusal, tissue side and teeth) will be analyzed by evaluating the proportion of the stained plaque areas to the unstained denture surface using the Photoshop software (Planimetry).<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comparison of the cleaning efficacy between different parts of CDs (complete dentures) adjusted by sex, patient`age, jaw, CD`age, home cleaning behaviour and diet habits