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UnknownNCT03119441
Effect of Dental Waterjet on Oral Hygiene for Patients With Braces
The Efficacy of Dental Water Jet in Plaque Removal During Orthodontic Treatment With Fixed Appliances: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 12 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of dental water jet in plaque removal and gingival health during orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances.
Detailed description
Subjects will be randomized into two groups. The first group will receive a dental water jet and the second group will receive dental floss. Plaque accumulation using plaque index and gingival health using gingival index will be measured at baseline and after four weeks for each group and then, results will be compared.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Dental Water Jet | Dental Water Jet will be used by subjects to clean their teeth in the interproximal areas. |
| DEVICE | Dental Floss | Dental Floss will be used by subjects to clean their teeth in the interproximal areas. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2017-12-13
- Primary completion
- 2019-06-01
- Completion
- 2019-10-01
- First posted
- 2017-04-18
- Last updated
- 2018-12-31
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03119441. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.