Oral Hygiene in Patients With Orthodontic Fixed Appliances

Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Oral Hygiene

Treatments: Device: Manual toothbrush; Device: Superfloss; Device: Dental Water Jet; Device: Electric Toothbrush

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03789812

REU/Proposal2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to compare the efficacy of the use of different methods of teeth cleaning on the oral hygiene in patients with orthodontic fixed appliance

Full description

Subjects were randomized into four groups, the first group will receive manual tooth brush with super floss, the second group will receive electric tooth brush with super floss, the third group will receive manual tooth brush with water dental flosser and the fourth group will receive electric tooth brush with water flosser.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. participants with fixed orthodontic appliance.
2. participants age 14 years and above and didn't have mental of physical disabilities.
3. participants willing to comply with given oral hygiene instructions.

Exclusion criteria

1. patients with mental retardation.
2. patients with systematic diseases.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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100 participants in 4 patient groups

Manual Toothbrush with Superfloss

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive Manual Toothbrush (Oral B) and Superfloss (Oral B) and will be instructed to use them three times a day.

Treatment:

Device: Superfloss

Device: Manual toothbrush

Electric Toothbrush with Superfloss

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive Electric Toothbrush (JETPIK) and Superfloss (Oral B) and will be instructed to use them three times a day.

Treatment:

Device: Electric Toothbrush

Device: Superfloss

Manual Toothbrush with Water Flosser

Experimental group

Description:

Patient in this group will receive Manual Toothbrush and Dental Water Jet and will be instructed to use them three times a day.

Treatment:

Device: Manual toothbrush

Device: Dental Water Jet

Electric Toothbrush with Water Flosser

Experimental group

Description:

Patient in this group will receive Electric tooth brush (JETPIK) and water flosser and will be instructed to use them three times a day.

Treatment:

Device: Electric Toothbrush

Device: Dental Water Jet