NCT03515902

The Effects of Mouthguard and Desensitizing Toothpaste in Reducing Dental Hypersensitivity

The Effects of Mouthguard With Desensitizing Toothpaste in Reducing Dental Hypersensitivity in Swimmers : A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: Khon Kaen University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 13 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Tooth hypersensitivity due to dental erosion is one of the most common problem related to swimming in improper pH chlorinated pools. Because the teeth are exposed to acidic water for a long time, which cause the loss of dental hard tissue. Tooth hypersensitivity can lead to a negative effect on daily life such as dietary selection, maintaining optimal dental hygiene and beauty aspects. It has been found that using mouthguard while swimming can prevent the teeth directly contact to chlorinated water, so it can protect tooth structure and decrease tooth hypersensitivity. Moreover, using mouthguard with viscous products can seal the gaps between mouthguard and teeth which can help to protect tooth structure and decrease dental hypersensitivity more effectively. At present, there are many desensitizing products such as toothpaste, mouthwash and chewing gum. Desensitizing toothpaste is the most common over-the-counter (OTC) materials in desensitizing. Many research has endorsed the properties of desensitizing toothpaste that can reduce tooth tissue loss and helps to reduce tooth hypersensitivity effectively. So it can be hypothesize that when use the combination of mouthguard with desensitizing toothpaste, it might have synergistic effect on reducing tooth hypersensitivity in swimmers.

Detailed description

Tooth erosion is the loss of dental hard tissue due to acidic agents without bacteria involvement. Mouthguard is a protective appliance use for covering the teeth and gums to prevent the teeth from acidic chlorinated water. Desensitizing toothpaste is toothpaste containing 8 percent arginine and calcium carbonate that can reduce tooth demineralization and promote remineralization.

Conditions

• Dentine Hypersensitivity
• Tooth Erosion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	mouthguard	mouthguard
DEVICE	mouthguard with desensitizing toothpaste	mouthguard with desensitizing toothpaste containing 8% arginine with calcium carbonate

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-06-18
• Primary completion: 2018-12-31
• Completion: 2019-05-31
• First posted: 2018-05-04
• Last updated: 2019-08-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand