Oral Hygiene in Patients With Orthodontic Fixed Appliances

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Oral Hygiene
• Interventions: Device: Manual toothbrush; Device: Electric Toothbrush; Device: Superfloss; Device: Dental Water Jet

• Registration Number: NCT03789812
• Lead Sponsor: Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy

Brief Summary

The study aims to compare the efficacy of the use of different methods of teeth cleaning on the oral hygiene in patients with orthodontic fixed appliance

Detailed Description

Subjects were randomized into four groups, the first group will receive manual tooth brush with super floss, the second group will receive electric tooth brush with super floss, the third group will receive manual tooth brush with water dental flosser and the fourth group will receive electric tooth brush with water flosser.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2018-12
• Study Start: 2018-12-03
• Study First Submitted: 2018-12-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-12-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-12-27
• Study First Posted: 2018-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 2018-12-31
• Primary Completion: 2019-05-30
• Study Completion: 2019-07-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. participants with fixed orthodontic appliance.
2. participants age 14 years and above and didn't have mental of physical disabilities.
3. participants willing to comply with given oral hygiene instructions.

Exclusion Criteria

1. patients with mental retardation.
2. patients with systematic diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Manual Toothbrush with Superfloss	Superfloss	Patients in this group will receive Manual Toothbrush (Oral B) and Superfloss (Oral B) and will be instructed to use them three times a day.
Manual Toothbrush with Water Flosser	Manual toothbrush	Patient in this group will receive Manual Toothbrush and Dental Water Jet and will be instructed to use them three times a day.
Electric Toothbrush with Superfloss	Superfloss	Patients in this group will receive Electric Toothbrush (JETPIK) and Superfloss (Oral B) and will be instructed to use them three times a day.
Manual Toothbrush with Superfloss	Manual toothbrush	Patients in this group will receive Manual Toothbrush (Oral B) and Superfloss (Oral B) and will be instructed to use them three times a day.
Electric Toothbrush with Superfloss	Electric Toothbrush	Patients in this group will receive Electric Toothbrush (JETPIK) and Superfloss (Oral B) and will be instructed to use them three times a day.
Manual Toothbrush with Water Flosser	Dental Water Jet	Patient in this group will receive Manual Toothbrush and Dental Water Jet and will be instructed to use them three times a day.
Electric Toothbrush with Water Flosser	Electric Toothbrush	Patient in this group will receive Electric tooth brush (JETPIK) and water flosser and will be instructed to use them three times a day.
Electric Toothbrush with Water Flosser	Dental Water Jet	Patient in this group will receive Electric tooth brush (JETPIK) and water flosser and will be instructed to use them three times a day.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in plaque index	baseline, after 4 weeks and after 8 weeks	plaque index: 0 no plaque, 1 plaque seen only on tip of explorer or with disclosing agents, 2 plaque seen with naked eye, 3 abundance of plaque
Change in gingival index	baseline, after 4 weeks and after 8 weeks	gingival index: 0, normal gingiva, 1 mild inflammation- slight change in color, slight edema and bleeding on probing. 2 moderate inflammation - redness, edema and bleeding on probing. 3, sever inflammation - redness, edema, and tendency to spontaneous bleeding

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Omar AlKadhi; 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia