Effectiveness of a Novel Concept for a Manual Toothbrush Broscyl® (BROSCYL)

University Hospital Center (CHU) Dijon Bourgogne

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Healthy Subjects

Treatments: Device: Manual toothbrush Broscyl®; Device: Manual toothbrush reference; Procedure: Measure of the dental plaque

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01950988

ZWETYENGA PHRC IR 2011

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim is to determine the efficacy and the satisfaction/adaptability of the manual Broscyl® toothbrush as compared with a standard " soft " manual toothbrush ADA (American Dental Association) reference using the modified Stillman brushing technique, in children, adults and elderly persons, after 3 months of daily use.

Enrollment: 142 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children attending school aged between 8 and 15 years
• OR adults aged from 18 to 45 years
• OR elderly persons aged more than 65 years old
• Presenting at least one incisive, one canine, one premolar and one molar in each quadrant
• Able to brush their own teeth at least twice a day
• Persons who have provided written informed consent
• Persons covered by the national health insurance agency

Exclusion criteria

• Persons with acute periodontal disease
• Persons in a period of postsurgical healing
• Persons with an acute oral pain syndrome
• Persons undergoing orthodontic treatment with a fixed brace
• Persons not covered by the national health insurance agency
• Pregnant women
• The use of adjuvants

Trial design

142 participants in 3 patient groups

Children

Other group

Treatment:

Device: Manual toothbrush reference

Device: Manual toothbrush Broscyl®

Procedure: Measure of the dental plaque

Adults

Other group

Treatment:

Device: Manual toothbrush reference

Device: Manual toothbrush Broscyl®

Procedure: Measure of the dental plaque

Elderly people

Other group

Treatment:

Device: Manual toothbrush reference

Device: Manual toothbrush Broscyl®

Procedure: Measure of the dental plaque