NCT05439785

Plaque Control Efficacy Between Interdental Brushes Versus Dental Floss

A Comparison of Plaque Control Efficacy Between Interdental Brushes Versus Dental Floss in Patients With Periodontal Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fatima Jinnah Dental College · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare between plaque control efficacy of interdental brushes versus interdental floss , for the prevention of periodontal disease (gingivitis) and to determine the most convenient routine interdental plaque control method amongst the two

Conditions

• Periodontal Diseases
• Dental Plaque

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Dental floss/Interdental brush	Initially plaque disclosing tablets were used to disclose plaque and plaque and bleeding scores will be recoded. After mechanical plaque debrided, instructions regarding the allocated interdental device given to the patient along with motivation to continue practicing good oral hygiene. After six weeks patients were recalled for reevaluation

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-01
• Primary completion: 2022-05-20
• Completion: 2022-05-30
• First posted: 2022-06-30
• Last updated: 2022-06-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan