Comparison Between Modified Bass and Horizontal Brushing Techniques

CMH Lahore Medical And Dental College

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Tooth Plaque

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05734456

CMHLahore001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to determine mean plaque scores to compare the effectiveness after using modified bass and horizontal brushing technique in undergraduate dental students. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:

• Modified bass method is less effective than the horizontal brushing technique for plaque removal in undergraduate dental students
• Modified bass method is more effective than the horizontal brushing technique for plaque in undergraduate dental students.

Participants will check plaque scores with the help of probe and disclosing agents after applying both techniques in a separate quadrant on the same subject. Researchers will compare modified bass and a horizontal brushing technique to see which one is reliable and more effective.

Enrollment: 83 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 24 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Dental students between the ages of 19-24; irrespective of gender
• Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Students undergoing orthodontic treatment
• Students having periodontal pocket
• Students who underwent scaling less or equal to 3 months ago

Trial design