Can plaque indices reflect the true amount of plaque?
- Conditions
- Quantification of plaque amounts
- Registration Number
- DRKS00033908
- Lead Sponsor
- ZZMK - Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung und Präventive Zahnheilkunde, Gießen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Informed consent, complete dentition (except wisdom teeth), without extensive restorations on vestibular and oral smooth surfaces.
Exclusion Criteria
Intolerance to the materials used (Mira-2-Ton® solution: sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, C. 45410, C. 42090; OptraGate lip retractor: styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), cavitated caries, fillings with defects on the surface to be examined, which favour plaque retention, tooth malformations, gaps between teeth and gingival recessions of more than 1/3 of the root length, fixed orthodontic appliances (retainers are allowed), physical or mental limitations of any kind that affect the performance of oral hygiene measures.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method As soon as all three scans (3 different points in time) have been taken from 30 test subjects. The clinical part is then complete.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method After the planimetric and index-based evaluation to create the evaluation data.