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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

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEDental Water JetDental Water Jet will be used by subjects to clean their teeth in the interproximal areas.
DEVICEDental FlossDental 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.