NCT06288581

U Shaped Toothbrush in Removing Plaque in Children

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a U-shaped Toothbrush in Removing Plaque In Pre-school Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Damascus University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 5 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a U-shaped toothbrush in removing plaque in preschool children which can be a simple, acceptable, and effective way to remove plaque in children in order to improve their oral health in the absence of parental supervision. Children accepted in the study will be randomly divided into two groups: The traditional toothbrush group and the U-shaped toothbrush group, All children aged four to five years will have their plaque assessed with the Turesky Modified Quigley Hein Index (TMQH)

Detailed description

This study will evaluate the effectiveness U-shaped toothbrush in removing plaque and improving oral health. Children were randomly assigned to one of the following groups: Group A: children in this group will use a traditional brush first to clean their teeth then will use U shaped brush later. Group B: children in this group will use a U-shaped brush first to clean their teeth then will use a traditional brush later The plaque will be assessed by a blinded evaluator using the Turesky Modified Quigley Hein index (TMQH) in both groups at 4 different times(T0): before brush (T1): after brush (T2): a week after use (T3): a month of use The toothbrush will be changed after one month of use.

Conditions

• Dental Plaque

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Traditional toothbrush group	Children in this group will use a traditional brush with a traditional toothpaste first to clean their teeth then after 30 days they will use a U shaped brush with a traditional toothpaste for another 30 days.
OTHER	U shaped toothbrush group	Children in this group will use a U shaped brush with a traditional toothpaste first to clean their teeth then after 30 days they will use a traditional brush with a traditional toothpaste for another 30 days.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-01
• Primary completion: 2024-05-01
• Completion: 2024-08-15
• First posted: 2024-03-01
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Syria