NCT02883244

Curved Soft-Picks on Plaque Accumulation on Patients With Gingivitis

Effect of Curved Design Soft-Picks on Plaque Accumulation on Patients With Signs of Gingivitis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sunstar Americas · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a new interdental cleaning device (Soft-Picks Advanced), as compared to a leading brand floss; and, how ease of use can promote the establishment of a hygienic routine of cleaning interproximal spaces.

Detailed description

The Soft-Picks Advanced has a new curved design allowing a user to easily access to difficult interdental sites, such as spaces between premolars and molars. This study is a single center with parallel design, single blinded, which will randomize eligible subjects into two treatment groups.

Conditions

• Gingivitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Soft-Picks Advanced	Soft-picks Advanced will be used once a day to clean interdental sites at home.
DEVICE	Floss	Floss will be used once a day to clean interdental sites at home.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-12-01
• Primary completion: 2017-05-01
• Completion: 2017-05-01
• First posted: 2016-08-30
• Last updated: 2018-12-11
• Results posted: 2018-11-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States