Duration of tooth brushing with a manual and an electric toothbrush in children and adults with fixed appliances

Not Applicable

• Conditions: K02.0; K02.1; K05.0; K05.1; K05.2; K05.3; K05.4; K03.6; Caries limited to enamel; Caries of dentine

• Registration Number: DRKS00012463
• Lead Sponsor: Oral-B® Procter & Gamble Service GmbH,

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-05-24
• Study Completion: 2021-04-16
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 55

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children 10-13 and adults more than 18 years of age
2. Fixed appliances (buccal technique / both jaws)
3. At least 22 teeth with brackets
4. After leveling and aligning
5. Stainless steel ligatures on conventional brackets or self-ligating brackets

Exclusion Criteria

No mental or movement disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time (duration) of effective tooth brushing will be measured in the form of mm:ss (mm: minutes, ss: seconds) at the first and second visit after enrolment by means of an electronic digital stopwatch. For the statistical analyses, these data will be converted to seconds (continuous outcome).