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Water Flossing Versus Dental Floss for Oral Hygiene in Children Aged 10-15 Years: A Randomized Trial

Saudi Arabia55 participantsStarted 2024-11-01

Plain-language summary

The goal of this Randomized Clinical Trial is to compare the effectiveness of water flossing versus regular flossing in reducing dental plaque in children aged 10-15 years. The main question is the water flossing equal or more effective than regular flossing. Each participant will use both interdental cleaning methods, water flossing and regular flossing, in two separate visits and the plaque Index (PI) will be recorded. Regular Dental Floss Group: Unflavored, unwaxed regular dental floss (Oral-B, USA), or Water Flosser: Water flosser (Waterpik Cordless Plus Water Flosser, USA)

Who can participate

Age range10 Years – 15 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * The inclusion criteria included children aged 10-15 years, medically fit and systemically healthy, with no active orthodontic treatment or space maintainer with no use of any type of dental floss within the previous 24 hours. Exclusion Criteria: * Children with fewer than four posterior proximal contacts were excluded from the study

What they're measuring

Plaque Index (PI)

Timeframe: 16 days, 1st visit followed by 14 days washout period then 2nd visit

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07469839

SponsorKing Abdulaziz University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-04-30

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