Anti-calculus Efficacy of a Dentrifice Containing Sodium Pyrophosphate and Potassium Pyrophosphate in Heavy Calculus Formers

Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: ANTICALCULUS EFFICACY OF PYROPHOSPHATE IN HEAVY CALCULUS FORMERS

Treatments: Drug: PLACEBO DENTRIFICE WITHOUT PROPHOSPHATE; Drug: DENTRIFICE CONTAINING 5% SODIUM AND POTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02738541

GDCRI/ACM/PG/PhD/2/2014-2015FN

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to determine the anti-calculus effect of dentrifice containing 5% sodium pyrophosphate and potassium pyrophosphate in a triple-mask placebo controlled randomized clinical trial.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age group 15-30 years.
2. Subjects who have not received periodontal therapy within preceding 1year.
3. Heavy calculus formers with simplified calculus index score 1.5-3 .

Exclusion criteria

1. Age group 15-30 years.
2. Subjects who have not received periodontal therapy within preceding 1year.
3. Heavy calculus formers with simplified calculus index score 1.5-3 .

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Group 1

Active Comparator group

Description:

DENTRIFICE CONTAINING 5% SODIUM AND POTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE WAS PRESCRIBED AND SUBJECTS WERE EVALUATED AT 3MONTH AND 6 MONTHS

Treatment:

Drug: DENTRIFICE CONTAINING 5% SODIUM AND POTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE

Group 2

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

PLACEBO DENTRIFICE WITHOUT PYROPHOSPATE WAS PRESCRIBED AND SUBJECTS WERE EVALUATED AT 3MONTH AND 6 MONTHS

Treatment:

Drug: PLACEBO DENTRIFICE WITHOUT PROPHOSPHATE