Effect of Water Rinsing After Topical Fluoride Application on Dental Plaque pH

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dental Caries

Treatments: Procedure: cleansing teeth after topical fluoride therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01569165

89629

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to determine whether rinsing with water or cleansing teeth after topical fluoride therapy affect the dental plaque pH.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 29 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy people (Without any systemic disease)
• normal unstimulated salivary rate

Exclusion criteria

• Active dental caries
• taking any medication with any effect on saliva rate
• taking antibiotic (or antibacterial mouth rinses) during last 4 weeks
• usig fluoride mouth rinses during last 2 weeks.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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25 participants in 5 patient groups

washing after 30 min

Experimental group

Description:

washing with water after 30 min following APF treatment

Treatment:

Procedure: cleansing teeth after topical fluoride therapy

washing after 15 min

Experimental group

Description:

washing with water after 15 min following APF treatment

Treatment:

Procedure: cleansing teeth after topical fluoride therapy

immediately washing with water

Experimental group

Description:

immediately washing with water after APF treatment

Treatment:

Procedure: cleansing teeth after topical fluoride therapy

cleansing teeth with cotton roll

Experimental group

Description:

cleansing teeth with cotton roll immediately following APF treatment

Treatment:

Procedure: cleansing teeth after topical fluoride therapy

no fluoride therapy

No Intervention group

Description:

control group