CompletedPhase 1/2

Capacity of Biofilm Removal and Gingival Abrasion After Utilization Medium and Soft Toothbrushes

Brazil25 participantsStarted 2009-01

Plain-language summary

This study compared the removal of dental biofilm between soft and medium toothbrushes. The patients refrained from performing mechanical or chemical plaque control for 96 hours to allow dental biofilm accumulation on the tooth surfaces. After the period of dental biofilm formation, the quadrants were randomized and the participants brushed different quadrants with soft and medium toothbrushes, with or without dentifrice. The plaque indices were analyzed by a blinded examiner before and after toothbrushing. The 2Tone was used for plaque disclosure and analysis was performed by the Quigley-Hein index modified by Turesky et al. (1970).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 30 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * The study was conducted on 25 participants selected among undergraduate dental students of UNIFRA (Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) * Males and Females * All systemically healthy * Aged 18 to 30 years (mean age 21.4 ± 3.9 years) with at least 20 present teeth Exclusion Criteria: * The exclusion criteria comprised presence of sites with attachment loss ≥ 2mm * Orthodontic appliances * Prostheses * Dental implants * Aabrasions, restorations and/or carious lesions on the cervical region

What they're measuring

Gingival abrasion

Timeframe: Presence of gingival abrasion

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01125007

SponsorFranciscan University Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2010-05

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